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Statistics about SA mobile operators:
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For all GSM providers PEAK TIME hours: Monday to Friday, 7am to 8pm.
The rest - OFF PEAK.
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Overview of Pre-paid packages of 3 GSM providers (MTN, Vodacom, Cell C) in South Africa.
The information below was collected in March 2004.
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=-=-= CLASSIC =-=-=
[fewer calls during the peak offs] Charged for full minute.
MTN to MTN
R 2,60 /min - 0.32 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,40 /min - 0.17 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
MTN to other
R 2,85 /min - 0.35 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,55 /min - 0.19 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages: 86c - 0.11 eur (ALL DAY)
International SMS text messages: R 1,58 - 0.19 eur (ALL DAY)
=-=-= CALL PER SECOND =-=
[a lot short calls and a lot off peak SMSs] Charged per second.
MTN to MTN and Telkom
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,65c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
MTN to Other
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,83c /sec - 0.0022 eur/sec = 0,13 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages
86c - 0.11 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
International SMS text messages: R 1,58 - 0.19 eur (ALL DAY)
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=-=-= STANDART =-=-=
[who makes calls during peak and off peak]. Charged for full minute.
Calling
R 2,85 /min - 0.35 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1,55/min - 0.19 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
=-=-= SMART STEP =-=-=
[who makes longer than 1min calls during peak] Charged for full minute.
Calling (ALL DAY): R2,70 for the 1st minute, R1,55 per minute thereafter
SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
=-=-= 4U PREPAID =-=-=
[who calling during off peaks. per second billing] Charged per second.
Vodacom to Vodacom and National Voice Calls
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,65c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
Vodacom to MTN / Cell-C and VAS Calls
6c /sec - 0.007 eur/sec = 0,42 eur/min (PEAK)
1,8c /sec - 0.002 eur/sec = 0,12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages
80c - 0.10 eur (PEAK)
34c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
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Comparing to MTN and Vodacom this provider's Coverage is rather small:
=-=-= EASY CHAT STANDART =-=-=
[Calling during peak and off peak] Charged for full minute.
Cell C to Cell C
R 2.55 - 0.31 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1.35 - 0.16 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
Cell C to other
R 2.80 - 0.34 eur/min (PEAK)
R 1.45 - 0.18 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages
75c - 0.09 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
International SMS: R 1.50 - 0.18 eur
=-=-= EASY CHAT PER SECOND =-=-=
[Calling at night at during weekends] Charged for full minute.
Calling
R 3.60 - 0.44 eur/min (PEAK)
96c - 0.12 eur/min (OFF PEAK)
SMS text messages
75c - 0.09 eur (PEAK)
30c - 0.04 eur (OFF PEAK)
International SMS: R 1.50 - 0.18 eur
=-=-= EASY CHAT ALL DAY =-=-=
[calling during the day] Charged for full minute.
Calling: R 2.00 - 0.24 eur/min (ALL DAY)
SMS text messages: 50c - 0.06 eur
International SMS: R 1.50 - 0.18 eur
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1: With Cell C you can use either Cell Cs network or roam (without extra cost) at Vodacom's network, i.e. you have very good coverage.
2: You can buy a 100 SMS card for R36.50, i.e. R0.365 per SMS both ON- and OFF-peak. Combined with Easy Chat per second, you can send cheap SMS on-peak, and call cheaply during off-peak
3: International SMS, both receiving and sending, does not always work. It might depend on the network in the other country.(?) | 
