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Vodacom’s reduced data rates here
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kaspaas
Expert Member
Vodacom is providing a nice product for the budget conscious.
If they could only get Pre-Paid bundles working.
And end-of-the month rollover implemented...
If they could only get Pre-Paid bundles working.
And end-of-the month rollover implemented...
web
Executive Member
Vodacom’s smallest bundle is a 20 MB service priced at R 28-00 while its flagship 1 GB bundle now costs R 399-00.
i thought it was R470.00
i thought it was R470.003GisDaMan
Well-Known Member
They are quoting the 3G tarrifs, not HSDPA
This is complete BS. The out of bundle tariff remains unchanged! As usual the majority are getting screwed again. I can understand why HSDPA users would pay more, but why is the out of bundle price still the same? What about all those people still using GPRS without a bundle? Should they be forced to pay the same price as the fastest vodacom connection for the slowest vodacom connection?
web
Executive Member
3GisDaMan said:
yes and the 3g tarrifs are R470/ gig ?
or am i really missing something ?Moederloos
Honorary Master
Farquaon said:
Exactly. MTN have basically said "We are not going to reduce costs, instead, we will introduce value-add products that no one really wants to justify the higher prices".
web
Executive Member
ic said:
ok think i get it, but then if i upgrade to a 2gig 3g packet is that R479 + R399 or
R 479 x 2 ?
web
Executive Member
emmanuel said:
Log onto vodacom4me.co.za check uner services it will show that your 1gig 3g package now costs R479.01 but to add 500meg costs R280. All the rest are free as there is no value next to them. think i will add a 10gig because it says it doesnt cost anything
It would be better if they made pay-as-you-go gprs/3g.
You can buy sms bundles prepaid. why not a data bundle, prepaid eg:
20mb @ R28
50mb @ R60
100mb @ R90
You load it onto phone/data card/whatever and off you go. They'll be getting much more people using the service then. And prepaid users will eventually change over to contract bundles.
With being able to connect your cellphone to your computer and browse the net via gprs, many will do this instead of going with Telscum. What do you guys think?
EDIT: I know they doing it with bundles and contracts now because they want to sell their data cards but this idea is both commercially viable and much less hassle to both the consumer and Vodacom. I hope one of the networks does this soon. Whichever does, I'm changing to them.
You can buy sms bundles prepaid. why not a data bundle, prepaid eg:
20mb @ R28
50mb @ R60
100mb @ R90
You load it onto phone/data card/whatever and off you go. They'll be getting much more people using the service then. And prepaid users will eventually change over to contract bundles.
With being able to connect your cellphone to your computer and browse the net via gprs, many will do this instead of going with Telscum. What do you guys think?
EDIT: I know they doing it with bundles and contracts now because they want to sell their data cards but this idea is both commercially viable and much less hassle to both the consumer and Vodacom. I hope one of the networks does this soon. Whichever does, I'm changing to them.
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It would be better if they made pay-as-you-go gprs/3g. You could buy a voucher like the prepaid airtime ones, eg:
20mb @ R28
50mb @ R60
100mb @ R90
They'll be getting much more people using the service then. And prepaid users will eventually change over to contract bundles.
With being able to connect your cellphone to your computer and browse the net via gprs, many will do this instead of going with Telscum. What do you guys think?
20mb @ R28
50mb @ R60
100mb @ R90
They'll be getting much more people using the service then. And prepaid users will eventually change over to contract bundles.
With being able to connect your cellphone to your computer and browse the net via gprs, many will do this instead of going with Telscum. What do you guys think?
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
A contradiction... or a paradox... in order to pay less, you will need to pay more... it just boggles the mind...Mouse said:
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Sadly, the lowest common denominator still is, and will be for a while, telkom.