How much to go online? – here are the prices for Zimbabwean internet services

Nigel Gambanga ( @nigelrtg )
Posted Apr 29, 2015 in Broadband and Connectivity · 2 mins read

Take a look at the calendar, the month of April is as good as over. This means that we have breezed through the first one-third of the year. In local tech and broadband, a lot has come with that passage of time, including a review of voice tariffs.

We all hoped the Government and POTRAZ, the regulator, would jump in and prompt all Internet service providers and broadband merchants to also lower prices. This wasn’t the case. Luckily, the invisible hand of Economics appears to be working in our favour as consumers and since we last took a look at internet packages and prices, some adjustments have been made.

There have been product and price reviews from Powertel and Africom as well as new internet services now available from TelOne in the form of WiFi and Fibre. Nothing has changed from the mobile telecoms operators in terms of price, but the proliferation of very cheap WiFi might just cause a product/price rethink.

So how cheap, or expensive, is to go online in Zimbabwe right now? If you are in Harare (and Victoria Falls) it can be free from a ZOL spot or $1 for 100MB of WiFi from TelOne. These seem to be the best options available for quick access. For home internet, it still looks like its economical to get TelOne ADSL at $25 for 10GB.

Here are most of the internet packages available right now and their prices.

AFRICOM

Super Data Promotion Packages

PRICE ($US)	SIZE	VALIDITY (Hours)
0.50	20 MB	24
1	80 MB	24
2	200 MB	24
6	500 MB	24
10	1 GB	48

MiChoice and Flexi-Bundles Packages

Package/ Bundle	Price	Validity (Days)
MiChoice - (Offers Unlimited Social Media Access, Browsing)
MiChoice Bronze	$5	7
MiChoice Silver	$10	14
MiChoice Gold	$25	30

Flexi - Bundles (Pay As You Go Data Package)
11MB	$1	30
50MB	$5	30
200MB	$15	30
500MB	$20	30
1GB	$40	30
2GB	$60	30
3GB	$75	30
5GB	$125	30
10GB	$250	30

POWERTEL

Weekly Fiesta Unlimited Package

DATA PLAN	COST ($USD)	UNLIMITED BROWSING DURATION
100 MB	2.50	1 day
500 MB	12.50	3 days
1 GB	23.00	7 days
2 GB	39.00	14 days

Regular Package

Data Bundle	Cost ($US)
1 GB	23
2GB	39
3GB	58
20GB	230

TELONE

ADSL

Package	Price($US)	Download Cap
Basic	25	10GB
Silver	45	25GB
Gold	85	50GB
Platinum	160	Unlimited

TelOne Fibre to the Home

Package	Price ($USD)	Download Speed
Starter	36	5Mbps (usage capped at 20GB)
Boost	70	10Mbps (usage capped at 50GB)
Intense	118	20Mbps (unlimited)

ZOL ZIMBABWE

Package	Price($USD)	Download Speed
Plus	49	up to 1 Mbps
Enhanced	99	up to 2 Mbps
Ultra	129	up to 3 Mbps

ZOL Fibroniks
Basic Essentials	39	up to 5Mbps (capped at 15GB per month)
Family Essentials	89	up to 10Mbps (capped at 30GB)
Entertainment Pack	149	up to 20Mbps
Modern Family Pack	199	up to 30Mbps
Power Pack	259	up to 50Mbps
Turbo Pack	339	up to 100Mbps

APTICS

Package(all packages are unlimited)	Cost($US)	Speed
Aptics Bargain	50	256Kbps
Aptics Basic	75	512Kbps
Aptics Standard	120	1Mbps
Aptics Deluxe	180	2Mbps

iWay Africa

Package	Cost ($US)	Speed	Data Allowance

Mobile Internet	42	3.1Mbps download speed	unlimited
WiMax	from 99	from 1Mbps	from 40GB p/m
Fibre	from 99	from 1Mbps	from 40GB p/m

uMax Internet Packages

musheMAX	monthlyMAX	skyMAX
$45/ month	$75/month	$150/month
15GB allowance	40 GB allowance	150 GB allowance
2 Mbps download speed	3 Mbps speed	up to 5 Mbps
15GB access off-peak (12am -6am)	40 GB accessible off-peak (between 10pm and 6am)	Unlimited access off peak (between 10pm and 6am)