Afrihost moves the data needle

Fresh from announcing that it will once more be an independent company, the broadband service provider has unveiled three dramatically different new data deals.

In the wake of announcing this week that it will buy back a controlling share currently held by MTN,

Afrihost has also declared it “will practically be giving data away to all new and existing clients”.  It has announced three separate initiatives aimed to change the way people think about connectivity.

“Afrihost is always working to change the face of connectivity in South Africa and giving clients more for less,” it said in a statement. The strategic intention is to redesign the concept of capped ADSL by introducing a number of cost-cutting options, and boosting potential data use dramatically,

Free-Time, described as a first in South Africa, gives Monthly Capped DSL clients Unlimited Free Internet between midnight and 6pm every day. This means that Afrihost Monthly Capped clients will only use their data cap between 6PM and midnight, essentially giving them free unlimited internet for 18 hours of the day.

Afrihost is also offering their clients Double-Data on all Monthly Capped DSL Packages, including Bundles, for the rest of the year. In other words, if a client signed up for the 100GB Capped DSL package normally receives 100GB Monthly Data, with the Double-Data offering they will receive an additional 100GB of Promotional Data – so they will have 200GB of data to use each month at the price of 100GB.

Thirdly, Afrihost has also addressed  Uncapped clients by introducing cost reductions, without sacrificing quality of service. The price of the Afrihost Home Uncapped DSL packages will drop by 20% upward, with the 1Mbps package falling over 50% – making it the cheapest Uncapped DSL available in South Africa. This price change, says Afrihost, has no effect on the quality or speed of the Home Uncapped DSL Packages. These price updates are also applicable to bundles.

The revised pricing will take effect today for all new signups, and current clients will be charged the new rate from the next billing cycle.

Price changes to Uncapped Data Packages: