Mobile Phone in SA

Hi Pals

Will arrive South Africa shortly.
Is there any Pre-paid mobile phone sim-card available in South Africa?
Can I get one easily at the kiosk or convenience store?

"Old Guy" wrote in message
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Hi Pals

Will arrive South Africa shortly.
Is there any Pre-paid mobile phone sim-card available in South Africa?
Can I get one easily at the kiosk or convenience store?

Yes, they are available at every petrol station, conveinience
store in denominations of +/- R20 to R200. A word of caution
phone calls are a lot more expensive here than in Europe, I think
pay as you go is about R2-60 a minute.
Enjoy your stay.
Richard.

Statistics about SA mobile operators:
http://www.cellular.co.za/stats/stat...uth_africa.htm

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For all GSM providers PEAK TIME hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 8pm.
The rest - OFF PEAK.
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Overview of Pre-paid packages of 3 GSM providers (MTN, Vodacom, Cell
C) in South Africa.


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# MTN #
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http://www.mtn.co.za/personal/payg/default.asp

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=-=-= CLASSIC =-=-=

[fewer calls during the peak offs]
Charged for full minute

MTN to MTN
R 2,60 /min - 0.32 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,40 /min - 0.17 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

MTN to other
R 2,85 /min - 0.35 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,55 /min - 0.19 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
86c - 0.11 eur (ALL DAY)

International SMS text messages
R 1,58 - 0.19 eur (ALL DAY)

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=-=-= CALL PER SECOND =-=-=

[a lot short calls and a lot off peak SMSs]
Charged per second

MTN to MTN and Telkom
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,65c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

MTN to Other
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,83c /sec - 0.0022 eur/sec = 0,13 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
86c - 0.11 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)

International SMS text messages
R 1,58 - 0.19 eur (ALL DAY)

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# VODACOM #
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http://www.vodacom.co.za/prepaid/packages.asp

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=-=-= STANDART =-=-=

[who makes calls during peak and off peak]
Charged for full minute

Calling
R 2,85 /min - 0.35 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,55/min - 0.19 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)

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=-=-= SMART STEP =-=-=

[who makes longer than 1min calls during peak]
Charged for full minute

Calling (ALL DAY)
R2,70 for the 1st minute, R1,55 per minute thereafter

SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)


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=-=-= 4U PREPAID =-=-=

[who calling during off peaks. per second billing]
Charged per second

Vodacom to Vodacom and National Voice Calls
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,65c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

Vodacom to MTN / Cell-C and VAS Calls
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,8c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)

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# CELL C #
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Comparing to MTN and Vodacom this provider's Coverage is rather small:
http://www.cellc.net/renderxml.asp?sectionpage=coverage
But still enough for 3 months stay, i guess.

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=-=-= EASY CHAT STANDART =-=-=

[Calling during peak and off peak]
Charged for full minute

Cell C to Cell C
R 2.55 - 0.31 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1.35 - 0.16 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

Cell C to other
R 2.80 - 0.34 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1.45 - 0.18 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
75c - 0.09 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)

International SMS
R 1.50 - 0.18 eur

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=-=-= EASY CHAT PER SECOND =-=-=

[Calling at night at during weekends]
Charged for full minute

Calling
R 3.60 - 0.44 eur/min (PEAK)
96c - 0.12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)

SMS text messages
75c - 0.09 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)

International SMS
R 1.50 - 0.18 eur

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=-=-= EASY CHAT ALL DAY =-=-=

[calling during the day]
Charged for full minute

Calling
R 2.00 - 0.24 eur/min (ALL DAY)

SMS text messages
50c - 0.06 eur

International SMS
R 1.50 - 0.18 eur