Wednesday,
In a first for the South African market, Cell C is eliminating yet another of the many hoops that contract subscribers are expected to jump through with the launch of Cell C?s Contract Buy-Out proposition.
Cell C will give customers up to R10 000 to help them buy themselves out of their contract should they want to move to Cell C but still have an outstanding value to settle before they can cancel.
“So many South Africans are feeling trapped in long-term contracts by their providers that ask for extortionary cancellation fees for early termination. Cell C?s Contract Buy-Out proposition releases customers from those fees by offering to help buy themselves out of their existing contracts,” says Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos.
Postpaid and TopUp customers can qualify for an amount of between R1 000 and R10 000, plus a new handset, if they sign up for one of the seven new EPIC plans.
“All they have to do is visit one of our stores, take their latest up to date invoice and trade in their current handset to find out how much they qualify for,” says Dos Santos.
The new EPIC products, ranging from R69 per month through to the unlimited package at R999 per month, are all based on flexibility of value, allowing customers to decide whether to spend their contract value on voice, data or SMS. These new packages offer an average discount of 30% on the subscription fees. For Example, pay R129 per month and receive R200 value to use as you please on EPIC 200.
“We understand that carriers must recoup costs for the handset when customers leave before a contract comes to an end, but charging any percentage of the remaining contract subscription as a termination fee is ludicrous. Some of our competitors are charging exorbitant amounts disguised as „reasonable early termination fees? to customers who wish to end their contracts before the contract term,” says Dos Santos.
In another first in the mobile industry, Cell C is also guaranteeing that customers signing up for the EPIC Contract packages will not be subject to any price increases for the duration of the contract.
Current Cell C customers will be eligible to migrate to the new EPIC packages should they choose to switch from their current plans.
Below is a table with the EPIC package SIM only details and contract buy-out values. EPIC deals will be available on a range of handsets for customers to choose from.
PACKAGE (Postpaid and Hybrid) EPIC 100 EPIC 150 EPIC 200 EPIC 350 EPIC 500 EPIC 650 EPIC 1000 EPIC INFINITY
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION (SIM only Fee) R99.R 69 R 199 R 129.00 R 229 R 339 R 449 R 699 R 999
Buy-out Value Postpaid R 1000 R 2500 R 4000 R 6000 R 10 000 R 10 000
Buy-out VBuy-out Value Hybrid R 4000 R6000 R10 000 N/A
INCLUSIVE AIRTIME R100 R 150 R200 R 350 R 500 R 650 R 1000 *Unlimited Calls, SMSs and 3GB Data
*Sign-up today and get 7GB additional data for 4 months.
For more information on Cell C Contract Buy-Out and our new EPIC plans, customers can visit a Cell C franchise store, contact the Business Helpdesk on 084 194 4000 or visit www.cellc.co.za.
Buy-Out promotion ends 30 September 2015.
Cell C is a leading mobile provider in South Africa offering a wide range of products and services, including voice, data, device and SIM deals to more than 20 million customers.
