{"id":74197,"date":"2013-03-27T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T22:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=74197"},"modified":"2013-03-27T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T11:02:27","slug":"massive-vodacom-prepaid-data-price-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/74197-massive-vodacom-prepaid-data-price-cuts.html","title":{"rendered":"Massive Vodacom prepaid data price cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Vodacom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227063-Vodacom\">Vodacom<\/a> has slashed the price of its prepaid data products, which also sees the return of the operator\u2019s popular 20GB for R499 promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom\u2019s prepaid data promotion is available on nine data bundles, ranging between 30MB and 20GB in size.<\/p>\n<p>All Prepaid customers qualify for the promotion and there are no restrictions on the quantities sold. Bundles are valid up to 24h00 on the 30th day from the day of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>The out of bundle rate for the new promotional data bundles remain at R2 per MB.<\/p>\n<p>Most of these data bundles are already available to contract and top-up customers, with the exception of the 30MB, 5GB and 20GB packages.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that this promotion is a direct response to consumer requests to also provide prepaid customers with aggressive data prices.<\/p>\n<p>This promotion is available from today, and will run until the end of April 2013.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9F1404\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Bundle<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9F1404\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Bundle size (MB) <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9F1404\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Current price<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9F1404\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Promotional price<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#9F1404\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Price reduction<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyMeg 30<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">30<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R25<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R12<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyMeg 100<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">100<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R49<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R29<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyMeg 250<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">250<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R99<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R59<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyMeg 500<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">500<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R159<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R99<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyGig 1<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">1,024<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R279<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R149<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyGig 2<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">2,048<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R369<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R249<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyGig 3<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">3,072<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R499<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R299<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyGig 5<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">5,120<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R829<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R399<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MyGig 20<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">20,480<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R3,199<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">R499<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">84%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Vodacom has confirmed that these promotional bundles &#8220;are\u00a0definitely available to customers with LTE devices and in LTE coverage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 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