Vodacom has launched a new product called \u201cInternational Calling Plus\u201d which allows customers to call 118 countries from as little as 89 cents per minute on per second billing.<\/p>\n
The product will be available from this Sunday, 26 May 2013.<\/p>\n
Vodacom\u2019s consumer business head, Phil Patel explained that they tested the waters late last year with their 89c calling promotion to 52 countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt proved so popular that we\u2019ve added 3 new zones with additional countries priced at R1.19, R1.79, and R2.89 respectively and made it a permanent product available to all customers,\u201d said Patel.<\/p>\n
Some of the popular destinations customers can call at the rate of 89c per minute include Australia, China, France, Nigeria, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition, customers can now also call neighbouring countries such as Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Swaziland for only R1.79 per minute,\u201d Vodacom said.<\/p>\n
Vodacom highlighted that the new International Calling Plus product provides savings of up to 88% over the standard rates.<\/p>\n
To qualify for the new prices, however, means that consumers have to pay a R5 per-month subscription service.<\/p>\n
In October 2012 Cell C launched an international calling promotion which offers subscribers calls to 50 international destinations at 85c per minute on per second billing.<\/p>\n
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