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3G Data in South Africa is becoming cheaper every few months, and the country has some of the cheapest 3G data prices in the world. Even Cell C is currently investing R5 billion in their own 3G data network after having offered only GPRS/EDGE since they started up a few years ago. While 3G speeds are faster than Telkom's fastest ADSL service, the bandwidth prices are still far higher than what you can get for your ADSL connection.
It is estimated there are over 1 million active 3G connections in South Africa, and this is increasing steadily every day as providers and retailers bundle 3G data contracts with laptop and netbook deals.
Below we list MTN 3G, Vodacom 3G, Cell C GPRS, Virgin Mobile GPRS, Neotel CDMA and iBurst data package prices, sorted by provider and cap size. |
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Vodacom 3G Data Packages |
3G Data Package |
Type |
Cap |
Price |
| MY MEG 8 |
Prepaid |
8MB |
R9.25 |
| MY MEG 30 |
Prepaid |
28MB |
R28.00 |
| MY MEG 110 |
Prepaid |
110MB |
R88.00 |
| MY MEG 175 |
Prepaid |
175MB |
R119.00 |
| MY MEG 300 |
Prepaid |
300MB |
R160.00 |
| MY MEG 600 |
Prepaid |
600MB |
R189.00 |
| MY GIG 1.2 |
Prepaid |
1229MB |
R289.00 |
| MY GIG 2.3 |
Prepaid |
2355MB |
R389.00 |
| MY GIG 3 |
Prepaid |
3072MB |
R589.00 |
| MY GIG 5 |
Prepaid |
5120MB |
R989.00 |
| MY GIG 10 |
Prepaid |
10240MB |
R1989.00 |
| MY GIG 20 |
Prepaid |
20480MB |
R3899.00 |
| MY MEG 600 |
24 Months |
600MB |
R249.00 |
| MY GIG 1.2 |
24 Months |
1024MB |
R349.00 |
| MY GIG 2.3 |
24 Months |
2355MB |
R449.00 |
| MY GIG 3 |
24 Months |
3072MB |
R649.00 |
| MY GIG 5 |
24 Months |
5120MB |
R1049.00 |
| MY GIG 10 |
24 Months |
10240MB |
R2049.00 |
| MY MEG 300 |
24 Months |
300MB |
R159.00 |
MTN 3G Data Packages |
3G Data Package |
Type |
Cap |
Price |
| 10MB |
Prepaid |
10MB |
R10.00 |
| 100MB |
Prepaid |
100MB |
R80.00 |
| 350MB |
Prepaid |
350MB |
R169.00 |
| 500MB |
Prepaid |
500MB |
R189.00 |
| 1024MB |
Prepaid |
1024MB |
R289.00 |
| 2048MB |
Prepaid |
2048MB |
R389.00 |
Cell C GPRS Data Packages |
3G Data Package |
Type |
Cap |
Price |
| Prepaid Data |
Prepaid |
1MB |
R2.00 |
| Smartdata 25MB |
Monthly |
25MB |
R39.00 |
| Smartdata 100MB |
Monthly |
100MB |
R100.00 |
| Smartdata 200MB |
Monthly |
200MB |
R175.00 |
| Smartdata 500MB |
Monthly |
500MB |
R185.00 |
| Smartdata 1000MB |
Monthly |
1000MB |
R285.00 |
Virgin Mobile GPRS Data Packages |
3G Data Package |
Type |
Cap |
Price |
| Prepaid 1MB |
Prepaid |
1MB |
R0.60 |
| Prepaid 10MB |
Prepaid |
10MB |
R6.00 |
| Prepaid 25MB |
Prepaid |
25MB |
R15.00 |
| Prepaid 100MB |
Prepaid |
100MB |
R60.00 |
| Prepaid 250MB |
Prepaid |
250MB |
R150.00 |
| Prepaid 500MB |
Prepaid |
500MB |
R300.00 |
| Prepaid 1000MB |
Prepaid |
1000MB |
R600.00 |
| Prepaid 2000MB |
Prepaid |
2000MB |
R1200.00 |
| Prepaid 3000MB |
Prepaid |
3000MB |
R1800.00 |
| Prepaid 5000MB |
Prepaid |
5000MB |
R3000.00 |
| Prepaid 10000MB |
Prepaid |
10000MB |
R6000.00 |
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