Local operator 8ta and internet giant Google have teamed up to announced – Free Zone, a service that will allow 8ta customers to access web based internet searches,email (GMail only) and Google+ services without incurring mobile data cost. “Effectively it means that all South Africans can have access to Google Search, Google email and Google ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has unveiled its “game changing” promotion which offers customers unlimited voice calls to any national mobile network as well as any national fixed line network at any time of the day/night, the offer is a first for South Africa. “Mobile voice services have fast become the communication medium of choice for ...

8ta have unveiled their latest innovation which offers free Wi-Fi broadband access to anyone who uses the more than 150 8ta Wi-Fi enabled cabs that operate across Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. The cabs ‘follow the people’ so whether there’s a sporting event, passengers are at a hotel, OR Tambo International, King Shaka International or Cape Town ...

Cell C has launched two new data promotions dubbed GigaNite bundles, GigaNite offers customers cheaper data to use from midnight (00:00) until 6am (06:00) daily, and according to Cell C, the promotion was created “in response to customer demand”. Customers can either get a 10GB bundle at R149 per month or the 20GB bundle at ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has announced plans to offer a free Long Term Evolution (LTE) trail to 8ta customers who live across the Gauteng region, the trial will run from 1 November 2012 until 31 March 2013. Those who wish to take part in the trial will need to confirm if there is LTE coverage ...

8ta has announced that they have boosted their call centre customer care by offering assistance in four official South African languages, mainly – English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and Sesotho. “Even though South Africa has 11 official languages, this initial step demonstrates 8ta’s interest and effort to accommodate the most popular languages with the greatest geographical reach,” ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has announced their new prepaid rewards system called – 8ta More, the offering rewards customers instantly with free airtime every time they recharge with R10 or more. The free airtime reward can be used for calls, data, SMS and MMS anytime and to any South African network. “We are excited to ...

Motorola SA have announced that the Motorola RAZR MAXX has been launched in South Africa, the Android-powered RAZR MAXX promises longer talk-times of up-to 17.6 hours, as-well-as all the features users can expect from today’s smartphones. The Motorola RAZR MAXX features a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED touch-screen powered by a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor with 1GB ...

Local mobile operator Cell C has launhced two new BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) plans – BlackBerry Social, and BlackBerry Social and Email. Pre-paid and Top Up customers can activate the new BlackBerry service plans via USSD code *147# or via a customer service agent, BlackBerry Social is available for R27 per month and R37 per ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has launched a new BlackBerry social and email plan which is a BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) that offers BBM, BlackBerry mail, internet browser, social networking, and BlackBerry App World and a web-based e-mail account (8ta-mail, Gmail or Yahoo mail) for R30 prepaid. “We are dedicated to providing our customers’ real value ...

8ta has launched their new self-service Apple iPad app which aims to assist Prepaid and Contract customers in managing all their 8ta data needs, even when the customer has no airtime or data bundles. The app will alllow 8ta customers to manage their airtime and data bundle balances, redeem airtime vouchers, top-up online as well ...

Local mobile operator 8ta has announced that they have extended their popular 10GIG, 3GIG and 120GIG data promotions till the end of March 2013. The 10GIG 24 month contract promotion is available at a cost of R199 per month for a 10GB data bundle with the option of an additional 10GB Night Surfer add-on bundle ...