{"id":36201,"date":"2013-04-19T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=36201"},"modified":"2013-04-19T16:01:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T14:01:26","slug":"telkom-intros-new-data-lte-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/36201\/telkom-intros-new-data-lte-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Telkom Mobile intros new data, LTE offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telkom Mobile today (19 April 2013) unveiled a new range of data offerings, which the company said is \u201caimed at slashing prices to offer the best in-bundle rates in the market\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The new SmartInternet and SmartInternet Saver post-paid data plans will be available from 21 April 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers can opt for a bundled offer that includes a device, or for a SIM only option which can be used with their own device.<\/p>\n<p>The plans come with an allocation of Telkom Mobile data, Telkom Mobile Night-Surfer data, LTE speeds in LTE coverage areas and access to free Wi-Fi at Telkom Mobile hot spots around the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Contract &amp; Hybrid Data promotions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SmartInternet\/Saver (Contract\/Hybrid)<\/td>\n<td>750MB<\/td>\n<td>1.5GB<\/td>\n<td>3GB<\/td>\n<td>7.5GB<\/td>\n<td>15GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>49.0<\/td>\n<td>69.0<\/td>\n<td>119.0<\/td>\n<td>249.0<\/td>\n<td>399.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telkom Mobile network<\/td>\n<td>750MB<\/td>\n<td>1.5MB<\/td>\n<td>3GB<\/td>\n<td>7.5GB<\/td>\n<td>15GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Night surfer<\/td>\n<td>750MB<\/td>\n<td>1.5GB<\/td>\n<td>3GB<\/td>\n<td>7.5GB<\/td>\n<td>15GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Unlimited Wi-Fi<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td>Out of bundle data rate<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\">30c for contract and R1 for hybrid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td>Telkom Mobile prepaid data promotions<\/td>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>250MB Telkom Mobile only<\/td>\n<td>R38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>500MB Telkom Mobile only<\/td>\n<td>R69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1GB Telkom Mobile only<\/td>\n<td>R119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5GB Telkom Mobile only<\/td>\n<td>R349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10GB Telkom Mobile only<\/td>\n<td>R999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ccccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td colspan=\"2\">Out of bundle rate: R1; valid up to the end of the next calendar month from date of activation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe have also extended our successful data promotions. The pre-paid promotions have proved popular with those who want great control over their data use,\u201d said Vitai. These include the 60GB + 60GB, 10GB + 10GB (post-paid) and 2GB + 1 GB data bundles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelkom Mobile will bring more new and different data products to the market over the next few weeks. We\u2019re especially looking forward to offering products based on LTE and Wi-Fi technologies in an innovative way that solves real needs of customers,\u201d said Vitai.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td colspan=\"4\">Limited Data promotions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telkom Mobile network only<\/td>\n<td>2GB + 1GB<\/td>\n<td>10GB + 10GB<\/td>\n<td>60GB + 60GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>R149<\/td>\n<td>R299<\/td>\n<td>R1800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anytime Data Use<\/td>\n<td>2GB<\/td>\n<td>10GB<\/td>\n<td>60GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Night Surfer Use (11pm \u2013 5am)<\/td>\n<td>1GB<\/td>\n<td>10GB<\/td>\n<td>60GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Validity<\/td>\n<td>Up to the end of the next calendar month from date of activation<\/td>\n<td>Monthly allocation valid up to the end of the current calendar month<\/td>\n<td>Valid for 12 calendar months from date of activation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Type<\/td>\n<td>Pre-paid<\/td>\n<td>24 month contract<\/td>\n<td>Pre-paid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Out of bundle rate<\/td>\n<td>R1.00<\/td>\n<td>30c<\/td>\n<td>R1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td colspan=\"3\">Telkom Mobile pre-paid free Wi-Fi access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #cccccc; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">\n<td>Recharge Value<\/td>\n<td>Usage window<\/td>\n<td>Fair use limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>R50-R99.99<\/td>\n<td>7 days<\/td>\n<td>2GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>R100+<\/td>\n<td>30 days<\/td>\n<td>10GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Mobile<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Telkom Business Mobile \u2013 new voice plans (April 2013)\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/profiles\/35159\/cell-c-hits-back-at-vodacom-mtn\/\"><strong>Telkom Business Mobile \u2013 new voice plans (April 2013)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vodacom slashes broadband prices\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/73120-vodacom-slashes-broadband-prices.html\"><strong>Vodacom slashes broadband prices<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vodacom vs MTN vs Cell C vs 8ta: data prices compared\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/72948-vodacom-vs-mtn-vs-cell-c-vs-8ta-data-prices-compared.html\"><strong>Vodacom vs MTN vs Cell C vs 8ta: data prices compared<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"MTN 2GB for R99 data promotion\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/71462-mtn-2gb-for-r99-data-promotion.html\">MTN 2GB for R99 data promotion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telkom Mobile has unveiled a new range of data offerings aimed at \u201cslashing prices to offer the best in-bundle rates in the market\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":33901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[26,525,65,1075],"class_list":["post-36201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-headline","tag-lte","tag-telkom","tag-telkom-mobile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36201"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36208,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36201\/revisions\/36208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}