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An idea that I certainly hope takes off in South Africa is Giff Gaff. Giff Gaff, whose website is at giffgaff.com, is a mobile virtual network operator running off the O2 network in the United Kingdom. Basically, while using the network it allows itself to be user driven, so there is not very much support, but the payback is that the data and phone call packages are considerably less than what you would pay on the High Street, or directly even from the parent company, O2 itself.
This business has won numerous business awards in the United Kingdom including the most innovate community award and they were one of the finalists for the marketing society’s brand of the year during their first year of operation, 2010. You can only top up your account by using the UK credit or debit card but for example for £20 or R260,00 a month you could get the following package: 800 minutes of calls per month, unlimited text (or what South Africans call SMS’s) and unlimited Internet and data for the month!
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Friday 06-Jul-12
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Kaylene said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 04:54 PM
I hope it does take off in South Africa, but I doubt it will be very soon.
Robyn said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 10:29 AM
This would be amazing. I also hope it takes off. It would save me quite a few bucks!
Angelique said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 10:25 AM
Geez!!!!!!!! Things like this make me so mad! What exactly are we paying so much for then?
cherise said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 10:00 AM
I also hope this will take off in South Africa , I doubt it will anytime soon though , we are so behind at times with technology.
Simone said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 09:13 AM
We could only dream...
I think South Africa is still very behind considering this...
Julie said:
on Monday 09-Jul-12 08:40 AM
We are all making more and more use of text messaging and it has become quite quick and effective. I am not on a contract at the moment. Pay as you go is quite costly.
Daniela said:
on Friday 06-Jul-12 03:05 PM
I really hope that it it does take off here. We are ripped of on a daily basis by our service providers.
For R315 p/m (R55 more than in the UK) you get 120 minutes and an average phone here. THAT IS ALL. It's ridiculous that we are so far behind in this field.
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!
