MY PERSONAL VODAFONE REVIEW

mamertz
By mamertz

MY PERSONAL REVIEW OF VODAFONE

I purchased my new Vodaphone sim last night.

My review:

Pro:
- Very cheap international rates 0.50 Dh per minute.
- Cheap cellphones available upon purchase of SIM. (I bought mine for 115 QR, with a 50 QR discount - making it 65 QR only)
- The Flexi plan comes with free (Vodafone to Vodafone) calls.
eg. I purchase a 55QR Plan. ASide from the usual 60QR (55+5QR bonus) which can be used for calling Qtel etc., I also got another 55QR for V to V calling.

Cons:
- Due to a large sellout, it takes few hours to activate account
- To avail of their postpaid, you have to have a Credit card
- I'm getting a very weak signal here at work (Ras Laffan)
- The 0.5 Dh is temporary (until sept). Who knows what's next?

Overall judgement:
I'll be trying this for a few months. I will still keep my old Qtel with me. I might revert from QTEL postpaid to QTEL prepaid if I'll still enjoy their rates after September.

By mamertz• 26 Jul 2009 15:00
Rating: 4/5
mamertz

I bought mine in Lulu Hypermarket (in Matar Qadeem).

I heard there is one at Villagio, and another at LandMark.

By anonymous• 26 Jul 2009 10:43
anonymous

later on, it will prove beneficial. Where are Vod outlets?

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

By Pintham• 26 Jul 2009 10:40
Pintham

Thank you mamertz

By anonymous• 25 Jul 2009 11:50
anonymous

I don't know..... the DU experience in Dubai tells me VodaFona may very well become disaster.

Now VodaFone is internationally established but I am sure that QTEL will not sit back and let them take over the market. +- 1.4 Million is not a very large market to share.

Eventually, I believe, the company with the Q will win.

By mamertz• 25 Jul 2009 10:55
Rating: 3/5
mamertz

@tallg

Yap, it is a limited offer!! Until Sept only. After that, we still don't know what they got under their sleeves.

Probably, they would reveal a new scheme. Hmmmm...

@pintham

It's 0.5 Dh all-in-all for international calls.

By novita77• 25 Jul 2009 10:52
novita77

or put the price up ....

By Pintham• 25 Jul 2009 09:57
Pintham

Is this 0.50QR international rate is in addition to the local mobile charge per minute? Or whether it is ONLY 0.50/minute? Please let me know

Thanks

By tallg• 25 Jul 2009 09:54
Rating: 4/5
tallg

"Very cheap international rates 0.50 Dh per minute."

This is a limited offer, isn't it?

By anonymous• 25 Jul 2009 09:46
anonymous

is there any air surcharge as qtel is charging?

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