South Africa and Africa in general is a booming mobile market. One problem that many people seem to be having is crossing over from prepaid to contract. It’s quite a cumbersome process that frustrates many.
With the mobile market growing at the rapid pace that it is in the developing world there need to be more solutions popping up. I was alerted to one such solution that I think illustrates that market is not only growing in size but in competitiveness too.
Flexicell‘s primary business is to convert prepaid product users to month-to-month contract. They do this in a slightly different way though; by deducting a set amount from your bank account and loading it in to your cell account as airtime month to month. It’s a contract, but month to month. They basically get rid of the long term 24 month tie-in vibe. You simply give them a one month notice period to end your contract and it’s over. Simple and effective apparently.
Apparently the airtime purchasing price on their month to month “contract” is significantly cheaper than prepaid airtime. Which makes it somewhat interesting as a proposition too.
If you’ve given Flexicell a try let me know how it goes.
Good to see local companies innovating in the more steadfast markets.
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June 13th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Interesting post, we sit on the other side of the fence, where we have a tremendous amount of people trying to get out of their contracts in an effort so save money on mobile calls.
Not having a contract allows one the flexibility to spend only what you need to during a down turn and not be locked into a monthly sum which a number of people can’t afford.
Thanks for keeping South Africa rocking…
June 13th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
The whole structure to their system is that it allows you to decide how much from a month to month basis, rather than going with a company like Vodacom, MTN or Cell C, which have premade packages.
I think by deciding your contract, you fall into a position less obliged than the other options, but I know what you mean about people wanting to get out of contracts to experience the freedom.
June 14th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Once you’re in a contract with Flexicell, what is the procedure to cancel the contract?
June 15th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
John, I would suggest calling Flexicell on their support line during office hours to chat to someone who can run you through the full process of cancelling an account – 0861 83 84 85
Naturally, like most cellphone contracts, you’d have to pay a penality fee of sorts, but I could be incorrect.
Please let me know what the outcome is..
July 22nd, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I’ve been using Flexicell for a number of years, and have read quite a lot of complaints about the company, but I’m yet to experience a problem. I guess that goes for all services these days, some people are happy and other’s aren’t.
Flexicell did give me the opportunity to never worry about needing airtime, which was brilliant for me as I travel a lot.
I’m clearly a fan
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