Vodacom just announced that their data prices will effectively drop from the 1st of May. While you wont necessarily spend less on your mobile data, you will get more data for your money. First off, here is the “advanced” bundles, which are ideal for people who do not want to spend a lot when they exceed their data bundle.
| Bundle Option | Allocated In-bundle MB |
Monthly Subscription |
In-bundle MB rate |
Out-of-bundle MB rate |
| MyMeg 150 | 150 | R 149.00 | R 0.99 | R 0.99 |
| MyMeg 250 | 250 | R 189.00 | R 0.76 | R 0.76 |
| MyMeg 500 | 500 | R 279.00 | R 0.56 | R 0.56 |
| MyGig One | 1024 | R 389.00 | R 0.38 | R 0.38 |
| MyGig Two | 2048 | R 599.00 | R 0.29 | R 0.29 |
| MyGig Three | 3072 | R 799.00 | R 0.26 | R0.26 |
| MyGig Five | 5120 | R 1,199.00 | R 0.23 | R 0.23 |
| MyGig Ten | 10240 | R 2,199.00 | R 0.22 | R 0.22 |
| MyGig Twenty | 20480 | R 4,099.00 | R 0.20 | R 0.20 |
Out of bundle megabytes are calculated at the same price as in bundle prices. If you are however a less demanding user, the standard broadband prices are as follows:
| Bundle Option | Allocated In-bundle MB |
Monthly Subscription |
In-bundle MB rate |
Out-of-bundle MB rate* | |
| 24 month Contract |
Top-Up Contract |
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| MyMeg 5 | 5 | R 9.25 | R 1.85 | R 2.00 | R 2.00 |
| MyMeg 20 | 20 | R 28.00 | R 1.40 | R 2.00 | |
| MyMeg 75 | 75 | R 88.00 | R 1.17 | R 2.00 | |
| MyMeg 150 | 150 | R 119.00 | R 0.79 | R 2.00 | |
| MyMeg 250 | 250 | R 139.00 | R 0.56 | R 1.50 | |
| MyMeg 500 | 500 | R 189.00 | R 0.38 | R 1.20 | |
| MyGig One | 1024 | R 289.00 | R 0.28 | R 1.20 | |
| MyGig Two | 2048 | R 389.00 | R 0.19 | R 1.20 | |
| MyGig Three | 3072 | R 589.00 | R 0.19 | R 1.00 | |
| MyGig Five | 5120 | R 989.00 | R 0.19 | R 1.00 | |
| MyGig Ten | 10240 | R 1,989.00 | R 0.19 | R 0.50 | |
| MyGig Twenty | 20480 | R 3,899.00 | R 0.19 | R 0.45 | |
Well, any better value for our money is welcome. However, this does not necessarily mean we will spend less on our data costs – the free megs are just little enough that I am pretty sure most people will just stick to the plan they are already on. Now Vodacom – does this mean Vodacom iPhone contracts now get 300 megs included? That is still not enough.
