When you opt to get yourself a new Africell SIM card, which will cost you UGX 2,000, it comes pre-loaded with UGX 1,000 airtime valid of seven days as well as free minutes, SMS and data available upon your first recharge of the activated card.
It is with the new card that you get to enjoy Africell’s revised voice bundles that extensively offer a whole new set of affordable package. You can also enjoy the new voice combo bundles that get you on-net and off-net minutes, SMS, as well as data in the package.
All you have to do is dial *134# and get the package that suits you!
Let’s take a look at each and make a comparison with the competition.
Africell Unbeatables voice bundles
Africell daily voice bundles:
- UGX 100 gets you 3 minutes to call Africell customers
- UGX 250 gets you 10 minutes to call Africell customers
- UGX 500 gets you 25 minutes to call Africell customers
- UGX 1,000 gets you 75 minutes to call Africell customers
- UGX 1,250 gets you unlimited call bundles and an extra 25 MB data
Africell weekly voice bundles:
- UGX 5,000 gets you 350 minutes to call Africell customers
- UGX 7,000 gets you unlimited call bundles and an extra 50 MB data
What does the competition offer?
There are a number of options that the competition offers but you will find it hard to refuse the Africell offer – probably the reason for the unbeatables name.
MTN Uganda already had a set of existing MyPakaPaka voice bundles where one can dial *160*1# to enjoy making calls and sending SMS messages to fellow MTN customers at a discount. Here, 60 minutes and 60 SMS cost UGX 1,100; 45 minutes and 45 SMS cost UGX 900; while 30 minutes and 30 SMS cost UGX 700.
Also, there are the normal daily bundles that customers find at *160*2#: including 6 minutes at UGX 500, 10 minutes at UGX 700, 20 minutes at UGX 1000, and 60 minutes at UGX 2000. These are the ones that the company is manipulating into all-network voice bundles.
Airtel, on the other hand, has a My Pakalast offering that lets you get on-net mintes, SMS and data customized based on your spending habits.
Africell new voice combo bundles
Africell daily voice combo bundles:
- UGX 500 gets you 20 minutes to call Africell customers, 2 minutes to call other networks, 20 SMS, and 20 MB
- UGX 750 gets you 30 minutes to call Africell customers, 3 minutes to call other networks, 30 SMS, and 50 MB
- UGX 1,000 gets you 50 minutes to call Africell customers, 5 minutes to call other networks, 50 SMS, and 100 MB
- UGX 2,000 gets you 150 minutes to call Africell customers, 15 minutes to call other networks, 150 SMS, and 300 MB
Africell weekly voice combo bundles:
- UGX 5,000 gets you 200 minutes to call Africell customers, 20 minutes to call other networks, 200 SMS, and 200 MB
- UGX 10,000 gets you 500 minutes to call Africell customers, 50 minutes to call other networks, 500 SMS, and 500 MB
What does the competition offer?
MTN Uganda has an equivalent offer called the Go Bundles. The daily offer goes for UGX 2,500 and gets you 25 minutes to call MTN customers, 5 minutes to call other networks, 30 SMS, and 30 MB. The weekly offer goes for UGX UGX 20,000 and gets you 200 minutes to call MTN customers, 50 minutes to call other networks, 250 SMS, and 250 MB.
Airtel Uganda has an equivalent offer called Kyabise Combo Bundles. The daily package includes three offers. UGX 2,500 gets you 75 minutes, 75 SMS and 75 MBs; UGX 1,500 gets you 20 minutes, 20 SMS and 20 MBs; while UGX 750 gets you 10 of each of minutes, SMS and MB. The weekly offer goes for UGX UGX 10,000 and gets you 300 minutes, 300 SMS, and 300 MB.
