Telkom unveiled its Big Deal for April 2020, which would make sure you don’t run out of data.
1. The SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours & Business Hours (Uncapped LTE)
The deal includes the following:
- Uncapped LTE (All hours)
- Connects up to 64 devices
- LTE/fibre plug and play Wi-Fi router
- R99 once-off activation fee
- R899 per month
2. The Prepaid LTE Data Bundle
The deal includes the following:
- 5GB Anytime data
- 5GB Night Surfer data
- R99 a month
Uncapped LTE
SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours & Business Hours shall be available on a 24-month deal contract and as a SIM-only offer.
Subscribers who sign up for a deal contract shall receive a SIM card and an LTE/LTE-A WiFi router with the SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours & Business Hours services.
Telkom’s LTE network currently supports voice calls and is activated by default to make and receive voice calls using the standard Plain Old Telephone Service handset plugged into voice port at the back of the LTE/LTE-A WiFi Router. The voice calling out of bundle rate of R0.70 cents per minute (per-second billing) to all-networks applies.
Existing LTE subscribers that wish to migrate to the SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours & Business Hours service can only do so by submitting their applications via the applicable sales channels.
Standard Fair Usage Policy applies across both the SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours & Business Hours products whereby on the 1st of each month customers will receive 150 GB of data that allows for an up to 10Mbps speed and once the 150GB is depleted then an additional 50GB of data is provided at an up to 4Mbps speed and once the 50GB/4Mbps bundle has been depleted the service then provides unlimited data at an up to 2Mbps speed for the remainder of the month.
Peer to peer and NNTP type protocols are further speed restricted.
The SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited Business Hours product will provide service strictly between Midnight – 5:00 pm 7 days per week.
Prepaid LTE
The LTE/LTE-A once-off bundles shall be available for purchase as once-off data bundles by SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid subscribers, and existing post-paid subscribers which are: SmartBroadband Wireless Post-paid, SmartBroadband Wireless Top-Up, SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited All Hours and SmartBroadband Wireless Unlimited Business Hours subscribers only.
The LTE/LTE-A once-off bundles shall have Anytime data and Night Surfer Data. Night Surfer shall be valid between 12 am – 7 am.
The data validity period for LTE/LTE-A Once Off Anytime data bundles shall be 61 days, excluding the anytime data for 5GB and 10GB which are valid for 31 days. i.e. LTE/LTE-A Once-off Anytime bundles shall expire 61 days from the date of activation and for the 5GB and 10GB shall expire 31 days from the date of activation.
The data validity period for LTE/LTE-A Once Off Night Surfer data bundles shall be 31 days, i.e. LTE/LTE-A Once-off Night Surfer bundles will expire 31 days from the date of activation.
There is no limit to the number of LTE/LTE-A Once-Off bundles that a subscriber can purchase in a month and First In First Out (FIFO) shall apply to the order of consumption.
No modems will be bundled with the LTE/LTE-A Once-off bundles and subscribers will have the freedom to use existing modems or buy a modem that suits their needs but should note that for best experience a Telkom Mobile certified and tested LTE hardware device should be used.
Unused Anytime data bundle will not be carried over once it expires.
A flat rate of R 2.75 on per-second billing basis will apply for any voice call on SmartBroadband Wireless Prepaid service, with exception of emergency services (10111, 10177 and 112) and Telkom helpdesk 081 180 which are free from a Telkom Mobile SIM card.
