ZOL now has US$ prices for their internet packages. ZW$ is still the cheaper option

I went on ZOL’s website yesterday and I was met with a new development. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) now has US$ pricing for each and every one of the packages listed on the site.

Fibroniks US$ pricing

Package	Data cap	ZW$ price	US$ price
Fibroniks Zoom	10GB	$630.94	11
Fibroniks Lite	40GB	$1 663.39	29
Fibroniks basic essentials	50GB	$2 236.97	39
Fibroniks family essentials	100GB	$5 104.89	$89
Fibroniks Come Alive	150GB	$5 735.83	$100
Fibroniks family entertainment	Unlimited	$8 546.39	$149
Fibroniks modern family	Unlimited	$11 414.31	$199
Fibroniks turbo pack	Unlimited	$19 444.47	$339

It seems paying in US$ is actually more expensive since the prices listed on ZOL’s website are using a ZW$:US$ rate of 57.35. This was the “official rate” 3 weeks ago but no longer reflects the official auction-rate which now lies at 68.89.

If you’re getting your US$ from the parallel market (which most people do) the rate there is around 80-84 and thus it is much cheaper to just keep paying for the packages in RTGS unless you have money to burn – pun definitely not intended.

PS: It might be that ZOL’s website is out of date and they’ve since adjusted those figures in-store to match the current rates. But at the time of writing that’s what’s on the site.

Wibroniks pricing

Data	duration	ZW$ price	US$ price
2GB	15 days + 15 days rollover	Z$172.07	USD3
3GB	15 days + 15 days rollover	Z$286.79	USD5
5GB	15 days + 15 days rollover	Z$573.58	USD10
10GB	15 days + 15 days rollover	Z$1,089.81	USD19
15GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$1,376.60	USD24
20GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$1,548.67	USD27
25GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$1,892.82	USD33
30GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$2,294.33	USD40
60GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$3,441.50	USD60
100GB	30 days + 30 days rollover	Z$4,588.67	USD80
Unlimited	30 days	$6,825.64	US$119