Prepaid ADSL
vouchers
ADSL
South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 17 May
2007
Dotco (they are the ISP
behind All You Can Eat
Broadband) has
launched prepaid ADSL vouchers that will enable ADSL
users to top-up bandwidth.
Dotco’s prepaid ADSL vouchers are
‘…similar to prepaid top-up vouchers for mobile airtime’
(Prepaid ADSL vouchers here, MyADSL, 17 May 2007). According to
Dotco MD, Johan Ferreira: “Running out of bandwidth can be very
frustrating for ADSL users, so we've developed a simple way of
adding extra gigabytes immediately with a prepaid voucher. Just
like cellular vouchers, a code is provided which, when entered,
instantly adds bandwidth whenever needed” (Prepaid ADSL
vouchers here, MyADSL, 17 May 2007).
In other words, one is be able to
buy a prepaid ADSL voucher from Dotco and use the code that
comes with the voucher to top-up bandwidth
instantly.
What are the benefits of prepaid ADSL
vouchers?
A list of
benefits:
-
No frustration, lost productivity
& wasted
time
– According to Dotco the prepaid ADSL
vouchers “…solves the frustration, lost
productivity and wasted time associated with the
'hard cap' on ADSL services” (Prepaid ADSL vouchers
here, MyADSL, 17 May 2007).
In
other
words, productivity and time savings are some
of the key benefits of prepaid ADSL
vouchers.
-
Available to any ADSL
user – According to MD of Dotco,
Johan Ferreira: “…the prepaid voucher allows any
ADSL user to open an account or add bandwidth to
their existing account…” (Prepaid ADSL vouchers
here, MyADSL, 17 May 2007).
In other words, any
ADSL user can open a new Dotco ADSL account or use
an existing Dotco ADSL account to add bandwidth
with ease and convenience.
-
No loss of unused
gigabytes – “Most importantly, the
voucher allows unused gigabytes to be banked,
meaning no wastage of hard earned Rands” (Prepaid
ADSL vouchers here, MyADSL, 17 May
2007).
In other words, no
worries that you will lose unused bandwidth because
you decided to top-up close to month
end.
-
Suitable bandwidth
allocations
–
‘Top-up cards are available in bandwidth
allocations of 0.5 GB, 1 GB, 2 GB, 3 GB, 5 GB and
10 GB…’ (Prepaid ADSL vouchers here, MyADSL, 17 May
2007).
In other words,
prepaid ADSL vouchers that cater to both low-end
and high-end ADSL users are
available.
Will
the prepaid ADSL vouchers be freely
available?
Yes.
‘…will be available from selected
Internet cafes and convenience stores’ (Prepaid ADSL vouchers
here, MyADSL, 17 May 2007).
In other words, the top-up cards
will be freely available.
What about
pricing?
‘The prices for the vouchers are as follows:
0.5GB for R42, 1GB for R82, 2GB for R159, 3GB for R230, 5GB for
R357 and 10GB for R580’ (Prepaid ADSL vouchers here, MyADSL, 17
May 2007).
ADSL South Africa
(Broadband South Africa) welcomes the prepaid ADSL vouchers
since it will definitely help to make life a little bit easier
for many ADSL users in South Africa.
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