Cell C unveils first broadband tariffs

Cell C finally showed its hand in broadband pricing on Friday as it switched on its third-generation mobile network in the Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth.

As expected, the company will offer two broadband packages. The first, which costs R1 499 up-front, including a USB modem capable of 7,2Mbit/s, buys consumers 2GB/month of data for a year for a total of 24GB. The second package, with a 21Mbit/s modem costs R 2 999 and offers 5GB/month of bandwidth, or 60GB over a year.

Out of bundle rates are set at a relatively low 39c/MB.

Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt says the prices are significantly cheaper than data connectivity offered by rivals MTN and Vodacom.

Reichelt says for users who consume 250MB/month, Cell C’s new rates work out to about 33c/MB, versus 60c/MB and 56c/MB on MTN and Vodacom respectively. For people using 1GB/month, the rate falls to 8c/MB versus 29c/MB on both MTN and Vodacom.

He says the rates become even more competitive for heavy bandwidth users. For those who consume 5GB/month, the cost of data on Cell C’s network is 3c/MB versus 19c/MB and 18c/MB on MTN and Vodacom.

“We believe this is a very good and interesting offer,” Reichelt says.

“Why are we doing this? It’s our launch offer and we want to raise interest. And we feel we have to go in very low. Occasionally our network will be a bit wobbly and we’re not saying this network is perfect and experience won’t always be super excellent.

“We don’t want people to feel they are paying too much for something that might still be a little unstable.

“But it’s a very exciting step for us and for our customers because we are making broadband available at a good speed and we’re making it affordable.” — Staff reporter, TechCentral

TechCentral is covering the launch event in Port Elizabeth. Check back regularly on Friday for more…

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“Out of bundle rates are set at a relatively low 39c/MB” – Relatively low!!! you must be kidding me
nicki

Out of Bundle 39c/MB! Not bad!
Glen

Cell C’s data pricing is a step in the right direction indeed. R2999 for 5GB / month = 60GB / year .. that works out to R249 / month including the modem. I wonder what their pricing would be if you want to go on a month-by-month package. Hopefully they’ll launch a month-to-month package or a contract package of some sort where you don’t have that huge initial outlay.
http://twitter.com/adielslarmie adiel

Vodacom & MTN will react…in about 2 years
Jackson

Watch CellC’s network fall over once they have all the cheapscates rushing to buy the bluff. They cant even get voice right…What makes you think data is going to be any more reliable?
Jelly Been

Cell C and broadband in the same sentence…ja right. This I have to see. Lets just wait for it.
Mni

# Jackson & Jelly you both sound hard to satisfy and in real life Cell C has really launched data in our own South Africa in the city of Port Elizabeth. I think we should begin smelling the coffee and experience the new Cell C with all their promises. In my mind a cellphone user who understand the industry should automatically be excited that so much is offered for so low in price and one could further suggest like what Glen in saying Cell C should also include month to month. I challenge both of you to buy this and then comment on your experience because at the moment you have no facts..
Kirsty

Give Cell C a chance guys they are bringing us a new technology. Rome was not built in a day and vodacom and MTN are not much better. at least they are honest and trying.
Arno van der Walt

If we do not support the challenger namely Cell-C the duopoly of MTN and Vodacom will stay comfortable with charging what the thanks for supporting us premiums. We should give Cell-C an opportunity to prove that they can be a significant challenger in this market.

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