Government wants operators in South Africa to switch off their legacy 2G and 3G networks. There's just one big problem.
Government wants operators in South Africa to switch off their legacy 2G and 3G networks. There's just one big problem.pressure on operators in South Africa to switch off their legacy 2G and 3G networks. Yet some of the best-selling phones in 2024 still only support 2G, a TechCentral investigation can reveal.
The cheapest dual-Sim feature phone is the Mobicel C1, which retails for R169 through MTN’s channels. Mobicel is a South African brand founded in 2007. Other brands prominent in the feature phone category include Stylo, Dixon and Nokia, whose popular 105 retails for R249 through Takealot and other retailers and offers a rugged build with longer battery life.
According to Edwards, one of the major reasons feature phones remain popular is their low cost. The cheapest feature phone available through Pep and Pep Cell stores costs R149, while the cheapest 4G device “can be two or three times more expensive”.
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