One of the major downsides to the current electricity crisis in South Africa is the loss of a fixed Internet connection.
There are ways to mitigate this problem however, and one of them is to purchase a fixed-LTE broadband package to continue browsing when the lights go out.
These packages are available from all major operators except Rain, which discontinued its fixed-LTE product last year.
To see how they compare, we looked at the fixed-LTE products available directly from local operators Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, and Telkom.
Fixed-LTE comparison
For the comparison, fixed-LTE packages available from mobile operators, including SIM-only products, were considered.
Cell C offers a number of LTE-A SIM-only deals on its website, with capped packages ranging from 15GB to 200GB in capacity.
Vodacom offers two LTE-A deals directly to customers, bundled with a Huawei B618 router and AnyTime and Night Owl data.
MTN’s Made for Me Home LTE-A offerings include a Huawei B612 router and include capped packages ranging from 15GB to 110GB in size.
Telkom offers the widest selection of fixed-LTE deals to customers, with promotional data available on all capped products along with a separate uncapped package.
It should be noted that the uncapped fixed-LTE package offered by Telkom comes with a strict fair-usage policy.
The best fixed-LTE deals available directly from South African mobile operators are below.
Package | Data | Price |
---|---|---|
Vodacom | ||
LTE-A Data Plan + Huawei B618 | 50GB Anytime + 50GB Night Owl | R699 |
LTE-A Data Plan + Huawei B618 | 100GB Anytime + 100GB Night Owl | R999 |
MTN | ||
MTN Made for Me Home + Huawei B612 | 15GB Anytime + 15GB Night Express | R369 |
MTN Made for Me Home + Huawei B612 | 30GB Anytime + 30GB Night Express | R669 |
MTN Made for Me Home + Huawei B612 | 60GB Anytime + 60GB Night Express | R1,069 |
MTN Made for Me Home + Huawei B612 | 110GB Anytime + 110GB Night Express | R1,469 |
Cell C | ||
Cell C LTE-A SIM Only | 15GB | R150 |
Cell C LTE-A SIM Only | 25GB | R241 |
Cell C LTE-A SIM Only | 50GB | R289 |
Cell C LTE-A SIM Only | 100GB | R469 |
Cell C LTE-A SIM Only | 200GB | R789 |
Telkom | ||
SmartBroadband Wireless + Huawei B525 | 10GB Anytime + 10GB Night Surfer | R249 |
SmartBroadband Wireless SIM Only | 20GB Anytime + 20GB Night Surfer | R355 |
SmartBroadband Wireless SIM Only | 40GB Anytime + 40GB Night Surfer | R455 |
SmartBroadband Wireless SIM Only | 60GB Anytime + 60GB Night Surfer | R555 |
SmartBroadband Wireless + Huawei B525 | 100GB Anytime + 100GB Night Surfer | R759 |
SmartBroadband Wireless + Huawei B525 | 200GB Anytime + 200GB Night Surfer | R1,059 |
SmartBroadband Wireless + Huawei B525 | Uncapped (150GB FUP) | R899 |
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