{"id":549362,"date":"2006-06-29T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2006-06-29T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/549362-iburst-launch-monthly-data-carry-over-offering.html"},"modified":"2006-06-29T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2006-06-29T14:52:35","slug":"iburst-launch-monthly-data-carry-over-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/549362-iburst-launch-monthly-data-carry-over-offering.html","title":{"rendered":"iBurst launch monthly \u2018data carry over\u2019 offering"},"content":{"rendered":"

This new policy will allow their customers to carry over the unused portions of their monthly data top-up bundles to the following month.<\/font> <\/p>\n

Currently subscribers with wireless broadband accounts are forced to use their allotted bandwidth or loose it.<\/font> <\/p>\n

ADCO is available immediately for iBurst subscribers meaning all unused additional data bought in June 2006 will be carried over until the end of July.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The monthly carry-over of data is something that broadband consumers have been requesting for a long time, and it is encouraging to see that their demands are starting to filter through to operators.<\/font> <\/p>\n

"We’re listening to our customers to determine how to provide a better deal for them and South African broadband customers in general," said Thami Mtshali, CEO of iBurst.<\/font> <\/p>\n

This is good news for broadband consumers who have become accustomed to having their requests fall on deaf ears. Another notch in iBursts belt is the fact that this service is effective immediately.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The bad news is that ADCO does not apply to the data included as standard in iBurst packages, but rather to any additional data bundles purchased as data top ups.<\/font> <\/p>\n

iBurst sells additional data in bundles from 512 megabytes to 3 gigabytes costing between 11c and 27c per megabyte, depending on the bundle and volume purchased.<\/font> <\/p>\n

"That a company only 15 months old is the first to implement what should’ve been obvious to any broadband provider interested in providing a fair deal to customers speaks volumes," said Mr Mtshali.<\/font> <\/p>\n

Data can only be carried over to the month following that in which it was bought. <\/font><\/p>\n

Over the last few months iBurst has implemented many policies which can be considered consumer centric and the result shows in their impressive growth of 122% to 20 000 subscribers.<\/font> <\/p>\n

The fixed wireless broadband provider recently reduced prices on modems and antennas. They also scrapped connection fees and implemented a free delivery policy.<\/font> <\/p>\n

Discuss this article<\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n

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