Zimbos put the fear of God into NetOne over the ridiculous data prices & Econet 5G

Episode Notes

Last week NetOne announced a price adjustment for its OneFi packages that would have seen 80GB going for ZWL$99,000 which was US$800 at the auction rate. After a day-long public outcry, the state-owned mobile network operator saw the light and reduced the prices to a more realistic range.

It was one of the rare instances where social media pressure, forced a state-run company to recant and put things right.

TECHZIM'S MARKET APP HAS BEEN ZERO-RATED, NOW YOU DON'T NEED DATA TO BUY NETONE, TELECEL AIRTIME WITH MONEY IN YOUR ECOCASH. YOU CAN ALSO BUY NYARADZO POLICIES, TELONE PACKAGES AND MORE. CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE APP - https://www.techzim.co.zw/download-techzim-app/

$99,000 for 80 GB?! NetOne’s new data prices (February 2022) - https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/02/99000-for-80-gb-netones-new-data-prices-february-2022/

US$800 for 80GB, NetOne’s new One Fi prices are killing its MiFi use case - https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/02/us800-for-80gb-netones-new-one-fi-prices-are-killing-its-mifi-use-case/

Netone reverses price hikes after public outcry. How much should they charge? - https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/02/netone-reverses-price-hikes-after-public-outcry-what-should-they-charge/

Find out more at http://www.techzim.co.zw

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