2degrees, which on Friday announced it had signed 206,000 customers during its first 180 days, is raising the cost of its sim cards from $2 to $5.A member of Geekzone spied the change on the telco's website.
2degrees, which on Friday announced it had signed 206,000 customers during its first 180 days, is raising the cost of its sim cards from $2 to $5.
A member of Geekzone spied the change on the telco’s website.
A 2degrees sim card used to cost $2, and came with $2 credit pre-loaded. A new deal is being phased in that sees a sim card cost $5, with $1 credit pre-loaded. A $20 sim card deal (with $20 credit loaded) remains the same.
2degrees waives the $5 sim card fee for those who bring their Telecom or Vodafone number with them to the new telco.
Also spotted was a some fine print that indicated 2degrees was about to double its mobile data price from 50 cents a megabyte to $1 a megabyte - a price mentioned in new terms and conditions due to kick in February 12.
However, a spokeswoman for 2degrees said the mention of $1 a megabyte data was a “typo”, and that there will be no change to data pricing.
On Friday, 2degrees chief executive Eric Hertz described 50 cents per megabyte as appropriate for a casual rate.
Telecom and Vodafone both offer data at 10 cents per megabyte on pre-pay plans.
2degrees will move to a completely different pricing model when it upgrades its network to 3G later this year, Mr Hertz indicated.
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