Vodacom slashes roaming
From 20 July, Vodacom subscribers travelling to the United Kingdom will be able to save up to 76% on calls made to South Africa and they will not be charged for receiving calls.
Vodacom customers travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) are
set to enjoy savings of up to 100% on international roaming. However, these
savings, which will be applicable to Vodacom Prepaid, Contract and Top Up
customers, will only be available from 20 July to 16 September 2012.
This promotion will include 60% savings for local calls in
the UK. Customers will also save 76% on calls to South Africa, 45% on SMS
messages and 71% on data roaming. During the promotional period, customers will
also save 100% on calls received from any network since they will not be
charged for receiving calls.
“Vodacom is always looking at ways of providing value to its
roaming customers. In April this year, we reduced data roaming rates by
more than 70% for customers travelling to six African countries where Vodacom
and Vodafone operate. Now we’re offering customers travelling to the UK up to
100% savings so they can stay connected to their friends and loved ones without
worrying about the cost,” says Minnie Maharaj, Managing Executive: Wholesale
and International Services at Vodacom.
Promotional rates:
|
|
Local Calls (UK) |
Calls back to SA |
Sending an SMS |
Data rates per MB |
Receiving Calls |
|
Current Roaming rates |
R7.20 |
R21.15 |
R2.75 |
R17.50 |
R6.00 |
|
Promotional Roaming rates |
R2.90 |
R5.00 |
R1.50 |
R5.00 |
FREE |
|
Savings |
60% |
76% |
45% |
71% |
100% |
Promotional rates will apply on Vodafone only and standard
rates will apply to all other networks. Customers should therefore ensure that
they are roaming on the Vodafone network and if necessary, manually select
Vodafone UK as the preferred network provider on their handset.
The reduced roaming rates will be available to all Vodacom
customers by default; no opt-in will be required. Contract and Prepaid
customers should have international roaming active to make use of roaming
services and to qualify for the reduced rates. Top Up customers already have
international roaming activated by default and will be automatically charged
reduced rates during the promotional period. Data roaming is available to
contract customers only.
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Comments on 'Vodacom slashes roaming'
Posted by Craig on 14 July 2012 @ 05:33 PM
Please note Vodacom's standard data roaming rate is R128/MB, not R17.50/MB as indicated above. You have to opt in on Vodacom's Super Saver program to obtain the R17.50/MB rate. You also need to ensure you roam only on the Voda network. If you do not manually select the Voda network on your phone, you may roam on another network and incur the R128/MB charge. The same is true for the promotion. BEWARE.
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