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Being ripped off for cellular calls and data in South Africa
I think people would fall over backwards if they knew the rates that people overseas pay, in competitive markets, for cellular contracts and data. For example, in the UK, it is quite common to pay £35 a month and in return you get unlimited data for the entire month, unlimited SMS’s or what they call texts, and a 1 000 minutes of calls, if not more! That is essentially R385,00 and for R385,00 in South Africa you will probably get a 600Mb of data with your iPhone and pay another R1 600,00 for the 1 000 minutes, not to mention having to take a SMS package and then still paying for those. In short, what costs about R385,00 in the UK will cost you in excess of R2 000,00 in South Africa on a phone that dominates in the UK, and is similarly popular in South Africa, namely the iPhone.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Thursday 04-Aug-11
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Safia said:
on Thursday 04-Aug-11 11:47 AM
Knowing that one should speak less on the phone and it will save you lots of money , after all 20 years ago people did not have cell phones .
Bianca said:
on Thursday 04-Aug-11 11:36 AM
Wow! And for the service you receive it really does make it worse.
Lucretia said:
on Thursday 04-Aug-11 11:33 AM
Corruption in its truest form - will it ever stop?
Jeandre said:
on Thursday 04-Aug-11 11:26 AM
Out if experience I agree that SA cellphone companies totally rip your pocket.
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
