What is the difference between the packages available for telkom wireless data?
It is confusing for tech savvy people – probably more so for the general public
Wireless data is internet connection and data using cell phone towers that are 3g, 4g (LTE) and 5g. The 3g, 4g and 5g just allows different speeds but is the same microwave technology to allow network packets to be sent across.
Telkom Tariffs
There are 3 types of prepaid options:
- Telkom Thola More
- Telkom More
- Telkom SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid
LTE/LTE-A Once off
Unfortunately all LTE/LTE-A Once off data packages have an expiry date – forcing you to use the data by a certain date
| Amount of Data | Price | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| 3 GB | R50 | 14 days |
| 7.5 GB | R100 | 31 days |
| 10 GB | R150 | 31 days |
| 20 GB | R250 | 61 days |
| 40 GB | R360 | 61 days |
| 60 GB | R460 | 61 days |
| 80 GB | R560 | 61 days |
| 120 GB | R760 | 61 days |
| 220 GB | R1060 | 61 days |
You get an equal night surfer amount – another bullshit marketing ploy – to force you to use data after midnight to 7 am when we are all asleep. I do not include it in the above table
I rounded the price up by R1
The Telkom terms and conditions for LTE/LTE-A Once Off and FAQs_for_SmartBroadband_Wireless_Prepaid_26112018
You have to be on the SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid tariff type.
Also take note that this data will only work when you are connecting to a telkom run cell tower – not on any other network.
Beware the SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid charges excessive fees for calls, smses and out-of-bundle data:
- Calls: R 2.75 on per second billing basis
- SMSs: 50c/Sms
- Out of bundle data: R0.30 per megabyte (R307.2 per GB)
Out of bundle means you have depleted your LTE bundle and now use airtime to pay for datat – you can turn off outof-bundle data
To change tariff:
- *180#
- Select the option for tariff change
- Change to SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid
Once-off All Network Data Bundles
- Available on any tarrif type: More, Thola More and SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid
- Once-off Mobile data bundles work on both Telkom and MTN networks
- Once-off internet bundles have longer expiry times
| Amount of Data | Price | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| 35MB | R7 | 6 months |
| 75 MB | R14 | 6 months |
| 150 MB | R30 | 6 months |
| 300 MB | R50 | 6 months |
| 500 MB | R70 | 6 months |
| 1 GB | R80 | 2 months |
| 1.5 GB | R90 | 2 months |
| 2 GB | R140 | 2 months |
| 3 GB | R200 | 2 months |
| 5 GB | R300 | 2 months |
| 10 GB | R470 | 2 months |
| 20 GB | R700 | 7 months |
| 50 GB | R1500 | 13 months |
| 100 GB | R 2500 | 13 months |
Once off mobile data bundles do have night-surfer data however it expires after 31 days
The Telkom Once-off Mobile Data bundles FAQ and Telkom Once-off Mobile Data bundles Terms and Conditions
Telkom Forces you to be High Time Preference
Telkom forces its subscribers and customers to burn up the data and keep topping up like addicted peasants.
It also doesn’t make it easy for customers to understand things – there are so many options and configurations that you can only figure out by trying them – at cost.