Rain, the telecommunications operator specialising in fixed-wireless entry merchandise, now has a standalone providing aimed toward cell units.
The brand new product, named Rain Cell, presents a 4G Sim with 2GB of knowledge, 60 minutes and 100 SMSes for R165/month on a month-to-month foundation.
The transfer unbundles Rain’s cell providing, launched in Could 2023, from its rainOne bundle, which mixes 5G mounted wi-fi and 4G cell Sim choices. RainOne, which prices R559/month with no lock-in, consists of “limitless” 5G house Wi-Fi, plus free month-to-month calls and information for 2 telephones, every with 2GB of knowledge and 60 minutes of voice calls.
The unbundling places Rain in a greater place to compete straight with extra established cell operators, Vodacom, MTN, Telkom and Cell C. From a pricing perspective, the Rain Cell bundle at R165 is about 40% cheaper than the closest related providing by its rivals. In some situations, it’s a number of occasions cheaper.
VoLTE
Rain’s cell providing relies on 4G/LTE expertise and doesn’t help the older 2G and 3G requirements. For its high-definition voice companies, Rain makes use of voice-over-IP expertise, or VoLTE (voice over LTE), which facilitates voice calls in the identical method that apps like WhatsApp do.
Many 4G-capable units are able to VoLTE calls by way of their native cellphone apps; for people who don’t, Rain Cell customers can obtain the RainTalk app for voice calls. – © 2024 NewsCentral Media
