Huge free data increase from Vodacom
Vodacom is increasing the monthly data allowance of its subscribers on legacy data products by up to 500% – for free.
Subscribers on legacy products are basically migrated to a much higher data package – 3GB or 5GB – at the same price.
The migration started in August, and according to the company’s estimates the process will be completed this week.
This migration means that customers who signed up for legacy data products will now benefit from the current data promotion prices.
The much higher monthly data allowances further means that these customers are less likely to go out of bundle, limiting the chance of data bill shock.
It is understood that this additional value forms part of Vodacom’s drive to add more value to customers depending on their individual profiles.
Vodacom spokesperson Nomsa Thusi said that they are rewarding our loyal contract customers by proactively moving them to plans or services that offer them more value at no additional cost.
“This way, they too can also enjoy great value as do customers who benefit from current promotional deals,” said Thusi.
Thusi explained that the additional value is based on a customer’s usage and tenure, which means that the offer may be different for each individual customer.
The following table provides an overview of the data increases, which range between 50% and 500%.
| Customer’s current package | Migrated to this promotional package | Data increase | |||||
| Plan | Price | Data | Plan | Price | Data | Extra data | Percentage |
| My Gig 2 | R149 | 2GB | MyGig 3 | R149 | 3GB | 1GB | 50% |
| My Meg 500 | R149 | 0.5GB | MyGig 3 | R149 | 3GB | 2.5GB | 500% |
| My Meg 500 Advanced | R185 | 0.5GB | MyGig 3 | R185 | 3GB | 2.5GB | 500% |
| My Meg 750 | R220 | 0.5GB | MyGig 3 | R220 | 3GB | 2.5GB | 500% |
| My Gig 1 Advanced | R285 | 1GB | MyGig 5 | R285 | 5GB | 4GB | 400% |
| My Gig 1.5 | R299 | 1.5GB | MyGig 5 | R299 | 5GB | 3.5GB | 233% |
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