Do you wish to find out how to roll over data on Vodacom in South Africa? A lot of us buy data bundles that we hardly ever use. If you are a light user, you will reach the end of the month before you have exhausted all your Vodacom data bundle. Some people have free WiFi at work or at home and they never get to use their data bundles. In that case, you will be looking at how to extend the validity of your Vodacom data bundle.
How to extend Vodacom data bundles
In order to roll over your data bundle on Vodacom in South Africa, you need to buy a bundle of the same size and price before the initial bundle has expired. What this means is that if you had bought a 1GB bundle, you will then need to buy another 1GB bundle in order to extend the validity of the initial purchase.
Who is this facility for?
That’s how to roll over data on Vodacom. All networks in South Africa are required by regulations from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) to offer their customers the ability to rollover data in some way. But who is this service for?
Well, most people can never have enough data. Even as we are working now, we have to periodically turn off WiFi to conserve our bundles. Data anxiety is another of the banes of our modern existence, along with DSTV subscriptions and range anxiety on electric vehicles.
So, if you are like us, this facility is not for you. There are many people, however, who never get to use much of their data. They reach the end of the month and they have used only a few megabytes out of 1GB.
We have already explained that this could happen to people who have other sources of internet. These are the people who you will find wanting to learn how to extend their Vodacom data bundles.
DSTV does have an ultra cheap R29 bouquet, so our anxiety is probably not justified
You can transfer your data to friends and family
An alternative to extending the validity of the Vodacom data bundle, that you are not going to use anyway, is to transfer your data to friends and family before its expiry. That’s something that you can do on Vodacom.
Let’s assume that you are left with 5GB on the 28th of the month, with only a few days left before it’s expiry. What do you do?
You can simply distribute that 5GB among your associates. You can send 500MB to your wife, 3.5GB to your girlfriend and the remaining 1GB to your boys (or girls).
Here is how to check the balance on a Vodacom WiFi router.
Summary
In this article, we showed you how to rollover data on Vodacom. We noted that networks are required to provide this service by ICASA. On Vodacom, you can extend your data bundle’s validity by buying a similar bundle before the expiry of the bundle that you wish to extend.
How has Vodacom been preforming in terms of speed? Use our Vodacom speed test to find out. It’s important to always know how your network is doing. In most instances, people pay for a service that they do not get. If you were promised 10Mbps, you should be getting that. If not, then it may be time to make a new plan.