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Vodacom, G-Connect unveil WiFi bundles

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 15 Apr 2014
Vodacom expects the G-Connect WiFi network to consist of over 6 000 national hotspots by 2019.
Vodacom expects the G-Connect WiFi network to consist of over 6 000 national hotspots by 2019.

Vodacom has launched G-Connect WiFi bundles to enable prepaid, TopUp, uChoose and contract customers to connect to over 1 500 integrated G-Connect WiFi Hotspots throughout SA, including AlwaysOn hotspots and G-Connect's in-flight WiFi on board Mango Airlines.

Vodacom says customers will be able to use either mobile or WiFi data, depending on their location and circumstances, on their Vodacom account.

The G-Connect WiFi bundles are priced as follows: R19 for 100MB (19c in-bundle rate), R29 for 250MB (12c in-bundle rate), R39 for 500MB (8c in-bundle rate) and R99 for 2GB (5c in-bundle rate).

G-Connect WiFi can also be bundled with new 24 month Vodacom data contracts and pricing is as follows:

1GB + 1GB: R79 for 200MB WiFi allocation, 6.7c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 5c in-bundle rate WiFi data, R1 out-of-bundle Vodacom data;

2GB + 2GB: R119 for 400MB WiFi allocation, 4.8c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 5c in-bundle rate WiFi data, R1 out-of-bundle Vodacom data;

3GB + 3GB: R199 for 600MB WiFi allocation, 5.5c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 5c in-bundle rate WiFi data, 50c out-of-bundle Vodacom data;

5GB + 5GB: R299 for 1GB WiFi allocation, 5.1c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 4c in-bundle rate WiFi data, 50c out-of-bundle Vodacom data;

10GB + 10GB: R579 for 2GB WiFi allocation, 4.9c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 4c in-bundle rate WiFi data, 50c out-of-bundle Vodacom data; and

20GB + 20GB: R1 099 for 4GB WiFi allocation, 4.9c in-bundle rate Vodacom data, 2c in-bundle rate WiFi data, 44c out-of-bundle Vodacom data.

Prepaid, TopUp, uChoose and contract customers can purchase WiFi bundles in-store, through the My Vodacom app, the Vodacom portal and mobi, USSD (*111#) and customer care on 082111/155. Contract customers can sign up for a 24 month data contract which includes WiFi in-store.

When purchasing a G-Connect WiFi bundle, says Vodacom, customers will automatically be registered as a WiFi user on the G-Connect WiFi network or any of its integrated, third party WiFi networks.

Vodacom says the G-Connect WiFi hotspot network and footprint is set to consist of over 6 000 national WiFi hotspots by 2019.

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