Just in case 3G isn't fast enough, with Vodacom’s you can now select 3G HSDPA to download even faster – it is described as “3G on steroids”

A technology called HSDPA, for high-speed downlink packet access, delivers speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps presently, faster than both Telkom’s DSL 1024 and iBurst’s 1 Mbps offerings. 3G HSDPA allows users to browse Web pages faster
on their cell phones than broadband users can do today on their personal computers. Such speeds make video streaming and the downloading of MP3 music files easier on mobile phones.

3G HSDPA offers an uplink speed of 128 kbps; double the current 3G standard. This technology should be capable of reaching speeds of more than 8 to 10 mbps eventually.

The new PCMCIA data cards will be able to connect using HSDPA, 3G, EDGE or GPRS, a significant advantage over the previous 3G/GPRS cards while the new upgraded Vodacom network can handle speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps, the current HSDPA data cards have an upper limit of 1.8 Mbps.

The strategic alliance with Vodafone has enabled Vodacom to offer customers access to the 3G HSDPA service first and exclusive use of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G Broadband card. The pricing for 3G HSDPA will initially be the same as the current 3G data rates, but Vodacom expects pricing to drop in future.

3G HSDPA is available from all Cellucity stores.

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DATA USAGE SMS NOTIFICATIONS

Vodacom has introduced another data usage SMS notification option to its
customers - one that would allow a notification via SMS to be sent to an
alternate cellphone number as specified by the customer.

Customers would ideally use this option if they are not able to receive
their current data usage SMS notifications via their existing Vodafone
Mobile Connect Software.

Please advise customer to follow the following steps to enable this feature:

DATA ROUTER (devices not able to receive SMS notifications)
DATA CARDS / MODEMS (devices able to receive SMS notifications)

Remove the data SIM card from the data card and insert it into another
device / cellphone.

Send an SMS "altnum 0xx xxxxxxx" (last 9 digits of the alternate cellphone
number they wish their notifications to be sent to) to 123, free of charge.
Using their data SIM card, send an SMS with "altnum 0xx xxxxxxx" (last 9
digits of the alternate cellphone number they wish their notifications to be
sent to) from the dashboard software to 123, free of charge.

An activation notification message will be sent to the customer's specified
alternate cellphone number.
An activation notification message will then be sent to the customer's
specified alternate cellphone number.

From then on all data usage threshold alerts will be redirected to the
alternate cellphone number.

NOTE: the 10 digit cellphone number identified does NOT have to be on
the Vodacom network. i.e. the customer can choose to have his data SMS
notifications sent to his MTN or Cell C cellphone number.