MTN said that it has no working relationship with DATA SIM \u2013 the company behind the R149 per month data SIM which offers unlimited data.<\/p>\n
MyBroadband reported on 13 January 2015 that DATA SIM was offering MTN-powered SIM cards<\/strong><\/a> which provide unlimited Internet browsing, social media usage, Skype video calling, and file downloads.<\/p>\n The company promises un-throttled speeds on MTN\u2019s 3G and LTE network, using an MTN APN. However, MTN said that this is not the case.<\/p>\n \u201cMTN can categorically state that it has no working relationship with this entity, and neither has it endorsed a product offered by this company,\u201d said Alpheus Mangale, MTN SA\u2019s chief enterprise officer.<\/p>\n \u201cMTN offers wholesale mobile data to ECS\/ECNS licenced operators only via a model that is usage-based for contract terms ranging from 12-60 months,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Mangale said\u00a0that consumers should exercise caution before signing up for the R149 unlimited data service.<\/p>\n DATA SIM founder Saeed Moosa said that he has partnered with a company – which has an APN with MTN – to offer the unlimited data service.<\/p>\n \u201cMTN can check and see that the APN is active. While DATA SIM doesn’t have an APN directly from MTN, we are using our partner\u2019s APN,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Moosa provided the name of the company to MyBroadband, but asked for the name not to be published.<\/p>\n He explained that this was in fear that the APN may be discontinued, or that others may then approach the company to compete with them.<\/p>\n MyBroadband contacted the company in question, and the managing partner confirmed they had a reseller relationship with DATA SIM.<\/p>\n He said that they develop tailor-made mobile data packages for their resellers – which includes DATA SIM \u2013 using their existing platform.<\/p>\nDATA SIM founder explains<\/h3>\n
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