Wi-Fi from 8c/MB
Internet Solutions (IS) announced in a press statement today that it will be restructuring its pricing across its AlwaysOn Hotspot offerings.
The company claims that this makes it the most cost-effective Wi-FI offering in the market.
IS also claims that it has the largest footprint of hotspots across South Africa, with more than 750 live sites.
“The reduction in prices will be made across all packages, but the most significant impact will be on the higher-end packages of 1 GB and over,” says Craig Stewart, Wi-Fi product manager at Internet Solutions.
In their press statement, IS said that the average cost of Wi-Fi is 35c per MB.
“The new pricing will see users paying 18 cents per MB for a 1 GB package, while the 3 GB and over packages will be priced at 8 cents per MB.”
“Our AlwaysOn hotspots can be accessed at key locations such as all ACSA airports, roughly 80% of hotels in SA and a variety of restaurants and coffee shops,” says Stewart.
IS also has interconnect agreements with a variety of international carriers. “We currently have inbound interconnect agreements with the 24 international carriers, giving customers flexibility and ease of connection using the same account as they do in their own countries,” he says.
This also applies to South Africans travelling abroad, the press statement said. According to IS their outbound interconnect agreements allows access to over 200 000 hotspots across the globe, which grants South African citizens travelling overseas access to these Wi-Fi hotspots.
“Wi-Fi should be playing a much more prominent role in connecting people,” says Stewart. “It is however perceived to be very expensive, largely because it is incorrectly compared to ADSL services.”
Stewart concluded with a bold statement: “We are already at a point where we can provide customers with speed and quality of connection that is superior to 3G and now it will be a lot more affordable as well.”
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