{"id":71310,"date":"2013-02-26T11:08:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T09:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=71310"},"modified":"2013-02-26T11:23:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T09:23:07","slug":"new-mtn-data-rates-announced-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/71310-new-mtn-data-rates-announced-soon.html","title":{"rendered":"New MTN data rates announced soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

MTN<\/a> said in a press release issued today (26 February 2013) that it would soon announce data rates to make Internet connectivity \u201ceven more affordable to BlackBerry<\/a> customers\u201d.<\/p>\n

The rest of the release dealt with the introduction of a 200MB \u201cfair usage policy\u201d<\/a> on MTN\u2019s R59\/month BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS<\/a>) package, which will be renamed to \u201cBlackBerry Absolute\u201d from 1 March 2013.<\/p>\n

MTN said that it will be offering an extra 200MB free to customers using more than 200MB for the first three months of the launch of Blackberry Absolute.<\/p>\n

Once customers have depleted their data allocation, they will stay connected to BIS by either using their Internet bundle or getting charged directly from their airtime balance, MTN said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe BlackBerry Absolute Plan is aimed at optimising the network to make it efficient so as to provide a world-class experience for our customers,\u201d Devan Chetty<\/a>, GM of core & IP planning at MTN SA was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is important to note that the BlackBerry Absolute Plan will not limit our customers\u2019 experience and connectivity on their BlackBerry handsets,\u201d Chetty added. \u201cOur analysis of usage behaviour shows that the majority of our BlackBerry customers fall within the 200MB usage pattern on a monthly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Chetty, it was with this understanding in mind that they designed BlackBerry Absolute.<\/p>\n

When asked whether existing BIS customers would be capped, Chetty said that the BlackBerry Absolute Plan will observe the expiry dates of all existing prepaid BIS recharges before it kicks in.<\/p>\n

“MTN will honour its agreement with existing BlackBerry contract customers until the end date of their contracts, when the BlackBerry Absolute Plan will be loaded automatically upon contract renewal,” Chetty said.<\/p>\n

New BlackBerry contracts will automatically be loaded with BlackBerry Absolute as of 1 March, Chetty said.<\/p>\n

More MTN, data and BlackBerry news<\/h3>\n

BlackBerry Internet Service capped on MTN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Free BBM with BlackBerry Z10 on Cell C<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bye bye BIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New BlackBerry packages: what you need to know<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New MTN BlackBerry Absolute package revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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