Vodacom 5G Pricing Rain

Vodacom 5G Launches in South Africa – Full Pricing and Rain Comparison

Yesterday Vodacom enabled the first 5G towers in South Africa and while coverage is limited, it is a start. This includes towers in Johanessburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. The company plans on rolling more support out over the course of the year. However, this may take some time. There is no rush though as the Vodacom 5G pricing is crazy and speeds are limited at launch. The company claims they will reach above 1Gbps soon but for now, the service is limited to 150Mbps – 200Mbps.

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So what can you expect to pay the Vodacom 5G pricing? Well, a lot of money. The service provider does not come in cheap and when compared to the likes of Rain who is a lot cheaper, the experience seems to be rather lacklustre for the “world-class service provider”. Firstly, we have the limited speed and secondly, Vodacom is only supporting 5G through contracts over 24 and 36-month durations. In addition, all of them are also capped.

Vodacom offers two ways to purchase 5G but before you do, check out the coverage map.

Vodacom 5G Pricing;

Device Anytime Data Night Owl Data Price p/m
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 100GB 100GB R899 x 24
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 200GB 200GB R1,199 x 24
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 300GB 300GB R1,299 x 24
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 400GB 400GB R1,499 x 24
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 100GB 100GB R1,199 x24
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 200GB 200GB R1,499 x 24
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 300GB 300GB R1,599 x24
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 400GB 400GB R1,799 x 24
36-Months
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 200GB 200GB R999 x 36
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 300GB 300GB R1,099 x 36
Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 400GB 400GB R1,299 x 36
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 200GB 200GB R1,199 x 36
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 300GB 300GB R1,299 x 36
Huawei 5G CPE Pro 400GB 400GB R1,499 x 36

In comparison to Rain 5G;

Device Average Speed Anytime Data/Night Owl Data Price
Huawei 5G CPE X 30Mbps Unlimited R699
Huawei 5G CPE X 200Mbps Unlimited R999

Vodacom has some tough challenges ahead as the company is entering the 5G industry late in SA with tough competition thanks to Rain. What do you think of this Vodacom 5G pricing? Let us know down below.

Marco is the owner and founder of GLITCHED. South Africa’s largest gaming and pop culture website. GLITCHED quickly established itself with tech and gaming enthusiasts with on-point opinions, quick coverage of breaking events and unbiased reviews across its website, social platforms, and YouTube channel.

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