Talk:South Africa/@comment-33115922-20170916201822

Avoid Vodacom like the plague.

1. Their staff either do not understand their products or systems or they will lie to you.

2. SIMs are slow to register.

3. They don't accept non-South African credit cards on their website, in shops, or via USSD purchases. Outside of non-Vodacom store-bought coupons, there is no way to recharge.

MTN can't even register their own SIMs on their network.

Cell C also will not accept a non-SA card for web purchases, even though you can use one in their shops.

Finally, if you buy multiple SIMs from any telco, there's a very good chance that one of them will not even be recognised as one of their own numbers if you try to link them to one customer account.

And I've probably been flagged by South African authorities as a criminal because this heady mix of incompetence and deceit has resulted in me buying 9 SIMs in less than 24 hours just trying to get anything to freaking work. Unbelievable.