Galaxy S4 Vodacom, Dion Wired pre-order prices emerge

Vodacom customers that put in Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders started reporting on Monday (22 April 2013) that representatives of the operator had phoned them to offer contract deals for the device.
Based on the feedback from these subscribers, Vodacom’s pre-order deals for the Samsung Galaxy S4 start at R469 for the Smart S contract.
A MyBroadband forum user also reported that Vodacom said that pre-order customers would receive an extra 250MB of data per month as part of their promotion.
When asked for confirmation on the deals and pricing, Vodacom declined to provide official details until the device is launched in South Africa.
“The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available at Vodacom World and at other participating outlets from the 27th of April 2013. Pricing information will be announced on Friday [26 April],” a spokesperson from Vodacom said.
According to the reports, only the black variant of the Galaxy S4 will be available initially, and Vodacom was set to start delivering devices to pre-order customers on Friday.
However, further reports indicate that Vodacom has called back to inform subscribers with pre-orders that delivery of their devices has been pushed back to Monday, 29 April 2013.
The following table summarises the pricing information reported by subscribers (and potential subscribers) who say they have been contacted by Vodacom:
Samsung Galaxy S4 reported pre-order pricing | ||||
Vodacom Smart plans | Price | Minutes | SMS | Data (with 250MB bonus) |
Smart S | R469 | 75 | 150 | 325MB |
Smart M | R499 | 120 | 240 | 370MB |
Smart L | R649 | 250 | 500 | 500MB |
Smart XL | R799 | 400 | 800 | 750MB |
MTN and Telkom Mobile were contacted for more information about their contract offerings on the Samsung Galaxy S4, but did not respond by the time of publication.
Previously Telkom Mobile told MyBroadband that price plans for the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be confirmed in the course of this week (21–27 April 2013).
Cell C announced its contract pricing for the Galaxy S4 last week Thursday (18 April 2013).
Off-contract prices
Dion Wired has also revealed its pre-order prices, which are a few Rand cheaper than pricing Incredible Connection announced on its website earlier in April 2013.
The retailer’s website indicates that it will have both the black and white versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in stock, but also warns that delivery is only in one or two weeks from the date the order is placed.

Dion Wired Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-order
Original forum thread: Samsung galaxy S4 – Vodacom – ordered and being delivered this Friday
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