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New International Roaming rates for all Vodacom customers!

Vodacom’s International Roaming services let you stay in touch with your loved ones, friends and colleagues while you are travelling internationally. This means you can conveniently make and receive calls, send and receive SMSs, and access the Internet, your email and your company’s network while you travel.
Thanks to Vodacom’s partnership with Vodafone, you benefit from the best roaming services which are offered by the world’s largest mobile operator. International Roaming is simple-to-use and easy to understand. Our predictable and transparent roaming costs keep you in complete control of your spending, and you know what to expect on your bill.
With our global roaming footprint, you can be assured that we cover the places you are likely to go.
... and anyone can use it. Regardless of whether you are a Vodacom Contract, Top Up or Prepaid customer, there is a suitable roaming option just for you!
Don’t say Goodbye, say Hello with Vodacom’s International Roaming services and stay in touch while you travel internationally.
Choose from our roaming options
The roaming option you choose will depend on how you would like to stay in touch (voice, SMS, data) while you're away. All of Vodacom’s International Roaming options provide you with great value when travelling, and our simple rates are also really easy to understand.
Simply choose the roaming option which is best for you, and you will be able to stay in touch, while enjoying your holiday or business trip with no fuss!
| What can I do? |
Voice calls, SMS, Data* |
Voice calls, SMS, Data* |
SMS Only |
| Who can use this service? |
Contract, Top Up &
Prepaid customers |
Contract customers only (not available to Top Up and Prepaid customers) |
Contract, Top Up &
Prepaid customers |
| What are the benefits? |
- All destinations belong to 1 of 3 simple World Zones.
- Flat rate pricing for Voice, SMS and Data in each zone.
- Predictable and transparent rates to better manage your roaming costs.
- 10% discount on all calls made when roaming on selected Vodacom or Vodafone partner networks.
- Data usage charged at fixed SA Rand rate per megabyte of data used.
- Massive savings with our Super-Saver data roaming rate of R17.50 (incl. VAT) per megabyte of data used.**
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- Talk longer for less, best suited for customers who intend making and receiving longer calls.
- Easier to predict exactly what each call will cost.
- Pay a fixed, once-off connection fee of R 17.50 per call made, plus the applicable local SA peak, off-net, mobile terminating call rate of your tariff plan for all local calls and calls back to South Africa.
- Only pay a fixed, once-off connection fee of R17.50 (incl. VAT) per call received.
- When Vodafone Passport is activated Data usage is charged at the applicable Vodafone World Zone rate for data roaming.
- Still qualify for massive savings with our Super-Saver data roaming rate of R17.50 (incl. VAT) per megabyte of data used.**
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- Most cost-effective way to stay in touch.
- Disables your voice and data capabilities and only allows you to send and receive SMSs.
- Available in more than 193 countries and 451 networks.
- Single rate of R2.75 per SMS sent irrespective of your destination.
- Receive SMS for free.
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To find out more about Vodafone World, click here |
To find out more about Vodafone Passport, click here |
To find out more about SMS Roamer, click here |
PLEASE NOTE:
* Typical activities requiring data usage include accessing the internet, your company network and email. Data roaming is currently only available to Vodacom Contract customers and is not currently available to Top Up and Prepaid customers.
** Applicable when roaming on selected Vodacom and Vodafone partner networks.
All rates are VAT inclusive