Gone are the freebies, as today Smart Uganda has posted on its twitter handle a change in data volumes, a move that has come as a disappointment for most of it’s users. Most of the mobile internet data bundles have been slashed by over half at the same price. In the new structure, a daily 1.5GB package is now 500 MB at the same UGX 999, a weekly 2GB package is now 1 GB at the same UGX 4,999 and a monthly 2 GB package is now 1 GB at the same UGX 9,999. Even with the new rates, Smart Telecom still remains the carrier, with most affordable mobile internet bundles.
The company hasn’t stopped there, they have made some adjustments to their Daily, Weekly and Monthly bundles as shown in the tweets below.
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Hey Family, A few changes have been made to the monthly build your bundle as follows: 4999shs – 400MBs 9999shs – 1 GB Let’s talk!
— Smart Uganda (@Smart_Uganda) February 25, 2015
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Hey Smart Family, A few changes have been made to the weekly build your bundle as follows: 1999shs – 120MBs 4999shs – 1 GB Let’s talk! — Smart Uganda (@Smart_Uganda) February 25, 2015
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Hey Smart Family, A few changes have been made to the Daily build your bundle, as follows: 249shs – 25MB 499shs – 120MB 999shs – 500MB
— Smart Uganda (@Smart_Uganda) February 25, 2015
[/blockquote] After our tantalizing post about how Vodafone Uganda’s new unlimited data pricing will push other telecos to revise their rates, this move from Smart Telecom comes as no surprise. While Smart Telecom is clearly trying to match their rates to the competition, it seems some devoted users are left somewhat disappointed. Reactions to the new pricing plan are just flowing in from other social media platforms like Facebook. You can be the judge from the comments below. [blockquote]
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