{"id":419366,"date":"2021-10-21T12:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=419366"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T11:00:11","slug":"telkom-slashes-data-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/419366-telkom-slashes-data-prices.html","title":{"rendered":"Telkom slashes data prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telkom has quietly reduced the prices of its 24-month SmartBroadband Wireless contracts by between 30% and 43%.<\/p>\n

The company has also introduced changes to its product portfolio, such as increasing the data allocation of its 80GB service to 90GB while simultaneously decreasing the price.<\/p>\n

It similarly increased its 120GB service to 130GB and cut the price.<\/p>\n

Telkom also introduced two new SmartBroadband Wireless packages offering 180GB and 300GB of anytime data.<\/p>\n

These deals are only available on Telkom\u2019s 2300MHz LTE\/LTE-Advanced network.<\/p>\n

Telkom has a roaming agreement with Vodacom to offer coverage where its own network does not reach, but its SmartBroadband Wireless packages do not work on the roaming network.<\/p>\n

All of these SmartBroadband Wireless services offer equal amounts of anytime and after-hours data. For example, the 20GB SmartBroadband Wireless package includes 20GB of anytime data and 20GB of \u201cNight Surfer\u201d data.<\/p>\n

Night Surfer data is consumed between midnight and 07:00 daily.<\/p>\n

Telkom has not changed the prices of its prepaid SmartBroadband Wireless packages.<\/p>\n

It last adjusted the prices for the prepaid versions<\/a><\/strong> of these bundles in 2019.<\/p>\n

However, Telkom has since removed the 5GB package and introduced a 3GB and 7.5GB product.<\/p>\n

MyBroadband asked Telkom for comment about these price cuts, but the operator did not respond by the time of publication.<\/p>\n

The table below summarises Telkom\u2019s changes to its 24-month SmartBroadband Wireless SIM-only contract packages.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Telkom SmartBroadband Wireless 24-month contract deals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Package<\/th>\nNew price<\/th>\nOld price<\/th>\nDiscount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
20GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR149<\/strong><\/td>\nR248<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR199<\/strong><\/td>\nR348<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR249<\/strong><\/td>\nR399<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR349<\/strong><\/td>\nPreviously 80GB for R499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR499<\/strong><\/td>\nPreviously 120GB for R699<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR599<\/strong><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR699<\/strong><\/td>\nR999<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300GB SmartBroadband Wireless<\/td>\nR799<\/strong><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
All packages include equal amounts Anytime and Night Surfer data. E.g. 20GB SmartBroadband Wireless has 20GB Anytime and 20GB Night Surfer data.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All prices are for 24-month contracts.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R99 activation fee.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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