MTN has reduced pricing on its internet data bundles and packages from 1 March 2013, as part of MTN’s efforts to offer its customers a “World-class Internet experience”. The news comes after their controversial move to hard-cap their BlackBerry Internet Service package to 200MB, the new plan dubbed BlackBerry Absolute Plan, will stop all internet services ...

MTN has taken the first steps at limiting / controlling BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) abuse by implementing a 200MB hard-cap dubbed the BlackBerry Absolute Plan. The “Absolute Plan” will cost R59 per month and will replace the current flat-rated “unlimited” MTN BIS plan. According to MTN, the majority of their BlackBerry customers fall within a ...

Telkom has taken a bold step by introducing soft caps – a replacement to their free local data bundle which capped ADSL clients could use after their blended cap allowance was reached. With soft caps, once Telkom capped ADSL users hit their monthly cap, they will still be able to access international sites and will ...

Look & Listen has teamed up with Vox Telecom to launch their new promotion which offers 40GB of gamer-optimised bandwidth with every purchase of gaming consoles (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U) and/or selected new game releases. The promotion coincides with the launch of Vox Telecom’s newest ADSL product – Wildfire, which was “designed for gamers ...

Cell C is launching two new promotional data packages that offer customers internet access at less than R9 for a full Gigabyte of data. The prepaid offering, Giga 200, will give customers a 50GB peak data bundle that can be used from 6am to midnight and a 150GB midnight data bundle that can be used from ...

Local ISP Afrihost has initiated price-cuts for its Business ADSL products, the cuts come as Afrihost recently moved their entire ADSL network onto MTN and “decided to start passing savings to their clients straight away, and is set to delight Unshaped Uncapped ADSL users with the lowest Business Uncapped prices to ever hit the SA ...

Local internet service provider MWEB has launch its latest promotion which offers new clients the first two months free, when signing a six month contract on any capped or uncapped MWEB ADSL package. MWEB accounts feature free uncapped website hosting for one year and five hours of free Wi-Fi per month at more than 750 ...

Telkom have launched a pilot programme to begin testing their high speed 20Mbps and 40Mbps broadband offerings. Telkom has deployed a “new generation access network kits” in five areas of three provinces in South Africa – Benmore Gardens, Fourways and Waterkloof in Gauteng; Durban North in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Durbanville in the Western Cape. The ...

Telkom‘s much anticipated ADSL line upgrades are well underway with the new upgrade schedule which now sets ADSL line speed upgrading from 24 August through till 1 October 2012. According to the upgrade schedule: The Up to 1024 kbps will be upgraded to Up 2048 kbps from the 24th of August 2012 and will continue ...

Cell C has announced that as part of its pricing revamp, the company has reduced its standard data rate to R0.15c per MB for in and out-of-bundle usage across its entire mobile data product offerings. “We are committed to offering customers deals that are affordable, transparent and simple. What you see is what you get. ...

Cell C has extended its existing Postpaid and Prepaid Data promotions until 31 October 2012, the promotion was initially launched to run until 31 July 2012. The company has also lowered the price of its entry-level 500MB data offer from R49 to R45 and while stocks last, this offer also includes a free 7.2Mbps speedstick. ...

Many broadband users have been patiently waiting for their ADSL speed upgrades which was set for 1st August 2012, well Telkom has announced their new upgrade schedule which now sets ADSL line speed upgrading from 24 August through till 1 October 2012. The new scheduled is quite a change from the previous upgrade time-frame of ...