Guess What!!! Celtel slashes tariffs in an unusual way. Annouced at a press conference today. This is supposed to take effect from 12 midnight 23rd March 2007. The packages are Simply special, simply smooth and simply smart Check this out:

Simply special

                     Old                          New
Package                                 Celtel 30             simply special
Access Fee                    N 0               N 0
Off-Peak, On-Net                0.65K               0.39K
Off-Peak, Off-Net            0.80K               0.39K
Peak, On-Net                 0.75K               0.66K
Peak, Off-Net                 0.80K               0.66K


Simple Smooth

                                                 Old New
Package                              Celtel 30 Simply Smooth
Access Fee                 N 0 N 400
Off-Peak, On-Net                 0.65K 0.33K
Off-Peak, Off-Net                 0.80K 0.33K
Peak, On-Net                 0.75K 0.59K
Peak, Off-Net                 0.80K 0.59K


Simply Smart


                               Old New
Package                              Celtel 30 Simply Budget
Access Fee                   N 0 N 3,600
Off-Peak, On-Net                  0.65K 0.33K
Off-Peak, Off-Net                  0.80K 0.33K
Peak, On-Net                  0.75K 0.61K
Peak, Off-Net                  0.80K 0.61K


Happy Hours

Elements                                    Old New
Celtel Happy Hours (CHH)    N/A 0.10K (midnight calls)



Elements                  Old New
Family & Friends N/A Up to 5 Numbers
Off-Peak Rate N/A 0.21K
Peak Rate N/A 0.25K


SMS


Elements                                Old                                  New
Local SMS, On-Net                15.00K (10.00K off peak) 9.00K
Local SMS, Off-Net                15.00K                                 9.00K
International SMS                15.00K                                 15
Free SMS/m (On-Net only) 6                                 15
Simply Smart: Free SMS per mth (On-Net only                 30

I hope it can be understood

It was more arranged than that when i posted it

Whats the reaction?? is this great or what

There is still more o!!

u will get it as it unfolds!!!

YAY !!!!!

great !



give me a link !

those still browsing now will be billed instead of being disconnected and for 10k per KB

Well, has the slash been effected yet?

Yes it has been effected already been effected

cabali abeg call me in 10 minutes.

That's good to know then.

thank God, i had started to seriously hold a grudge against Celtel

finally. they are awake. they have been robbing nigerians since

econet is no more (v-mobile replaced it)

celtel has bought out v-mobile, so the name of the company is no longer v-mobile, its celtel

My guy,

this is no price slash. It's just the same old "give with one hand, retrieve with the other". If they want to slash prices, they should do so and not put access charges there. The only people that will benefit are heavy callers but the average man who budgets 2 -3,000 naira per month for phone bills has absolutely no benefit whatsoever.

naijacutee:

I'm confused. Is Celtel the same as Vmobile? Is Vmobile the same as Econet?

That's reverse evolution.

The metamorphosis began with Econet, and is now on Celtel. We're yet to know the next stage.

what a good development, I was about to throw my Celtel Sim out of the window, If not that it is my business line, Anyway WHAT ABOUT MID-NIGHT CALLS, the guys will like that too abeg

here is d link to celtel websites on d packages

http://www.ng.celtel.com/en/personal-plans/unity/index.html#migrate

@ THE ONE

U have not read the product and u are making funny remarks


The simply special comes with zero i repeat zero accesss charge read the first post for details please

There is also 15 free sms to celtel lines monthly

their browsing is 10k/kb

They are the cheapest in tariffs for now

kollyp2000:

what a good development, I was about to throw my Celtel Sim out of the window, If not that it is my business line, Anyway WHAT ABOUT MID-NIGHT CALLS, the guys will like that too abeg

The midnight calls aint free 10k per sec 12.30-4.30 that aint the cheapest

Still on the fence as far as Celtel is concerned. I'm a postpaid subscriber and i'm pretty sure these plans don't include people on that plan. Already, Celtel postpaid subscribers pay more than their MTN and Glo counterparts.
Also, with the introduction of GPRS rates on par with prepaid subscribers, Celtel's already ABYSMAL GPRS service will be even more bogged down.

cabali seems to be in the know as far as Celtel is concerned. Can he or anyone else please tell me why Celtel GPRS hardly ever works in Port Harcourt? This is supposed to be a priority area and it sucks that my GPRS works like magic in lagos and Benin, but when i re-enter PH it never goes. even when i manage to connect it never browses.

I use a PDA phone and i rely on GPRS to download my yahoo and gmail mails to pocket outlook. This works seamlessly in most areas of Lagos, and benin, but it's useless in PH.
Abeg, someone tell these assholes to fix this ASAP or i take this to the newspapers. I can't justify averaging phone bills of 25k monthly and still get shafted by Celtel.

@ texazzpete

there is gprs in port and benin but not yet launched because they just got licence to implement 3G. The 3G, according to papers, was tested in port harcourt. so there is an upgrade (as u will here from them on 111) to intergrate this

cabali cabalo kabila - u are the best - up Cabali - up Celtel.

to change to

Special------ send YES to 701
Smooth send YES to 702
Smart " " " 703

Latest from 111

not sure u got me well.
i know there was testing of 3G in PH, i even posted here on NL that i regularly got UMTS 3G network on my fone in PH at one time. I'm talking about GPRS, which was sure supposed to have been operational long since on the celtel network in both Benin and PH. Benin works ok, PH sucks big time.

also, does Celtel have any plans for postpaid subscribers? They have higher tarrifs than the other competing networks?

There is gprs in those places but not yet established because of the upgrade it will be soon

meanwhile there is plans for post paid

glad 2 hear that!
Any word on the pricing scheme for 3G? Even if it's just a hint/rumor?

Personally, i'd suggest the 3 networks go for an affordable fixed rate. If they try price it as a premium service (like Glo's Blackberry) they'll fail so fast, !

Perhaps a fixed rate of at most 10K a month?

not too sure i need voice calls, just fast HSDPA data transfer and browsing!

It actually will be fast!! and i guess it wont be expensive; gprs is actually the cheapest with celtel for now

Celtel is too stingy, all the talks of FLAT or UNITY Rates of 33 kobo is a big lie! They should misinforming their customers.
Imagine! 100 naira migration fee in this age and time when MTN was forced by NCC to refund theirs.

Cabali more grease for ur info. nice one. Do you know if I can activate my Gprs, was browsing until last week my line was de-activated. Cheers.