Uncapped fixed-5G price showdown

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South Africans can get uncapped fixed-5G packages for as little as R249 a month, with some providers offering speeds up to 500Mbps for R449 per month.

However, it should be noted that while these plans are uncapped, some are subject to fair usage policies (FUPs).

The analysis found that MTN’s MyMTN Home Starter is the cheapest fixed-5G package on the market at R249 for a month-to-month service.

It offers speeds up to 10Mbps but throttles the connection to 2Mbps once the user has reached 100GB of usage.

MTN also has the second cheapest fixed-5G connection with its MyMTN Home Pro package. It offers speeds up to 20Mbps and throttles the connection to 5Mbps after 300GB of usage.

The MyMTN Home Pro plan costs R399 on a month-to-month basis.

Rain recently revamped its product offerings, replacing its fixed-5G packages with Rain One (stylized rainOne).

The plan combines mobile and fixed-wireless connectivity, offering uncapped data, free monthly calls and data for two phones, and a fixed-5G connection for R559 monthly.

The R559 per month price applies to its base Rain One package, which offers speeds up to 30Mbps.

Customers can upgrade their speed to 60Mbps and 100+Mbps (unlimited) for R200 per “level”, going to R759 and R959 per month, respectively.

Axxess doesn’t designate its uncapped fixed-5G products based on speeds, instead offering a best-effort service on all of its packages.

It differentiates its uncapped fixed-5G products based on the usage limit before throttling is applied to the connection.

Its lowest-tier package —Axxess Standard 5G — starts throttling the connection to 2Mbps after 300GB of usage, while its top-tier Axxess Ultra 5G plan lets customers use 1,600GB of data before reducing speeds.

Axxess says its uncapped fixed-5G products offer speeds up to 500Mbps.

It should be noted that although Vodacom offers fixed-5G products, it implements a hard cap once a certain threshold is met. Therefore, its products aren’t truly uncapped and weren’t included in this comparison.

The table below compares the uncapped fixed-5G packages available in South Africa.

It should be noted that Telkom’s uncapped 5G products are only available on 24- or 36-month contracts. Prices shown are for 24-month contracts.

Uncapped 5G packages
Package	Fair Usage Policy (FUP)	Router included	Price
10Mbps – 30Mbps
MyMTN Home Starter (10Mbps)	After 100GB usage: Speeds throttled to 2Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R249
MyMTN Home Pro (20Mbps)	After 300GB usage: Speeds throttled to 5Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R399
RainOne	None	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R559
30Mbps – 50Mbps
MyMTN Home Premium (35Mbps)	After 500GB usage: Speeds throttled to 10Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R499
Afrihost Pure 5G 50Mbps	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy your own for R2,999	R749
Telkom 5G 50Mbps Unlimited	After 500GB usage: Throttled to 4Mbps After 550GB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	Owned after 24- or 36-month contract	R979 (Indoor) R1,167 (Outdoor)
60Mbps
MyMTN Home Ultra (60Mbps)	After 800GB usage: Speeds throttled to 10Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R699
RainOne + 60Mbps upgrade	None	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R759
100Mbps
Afrihost Pure 5G 100Mbps	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy your own for R2,999	R849
RainOne + 100Mbps upgrade	None	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R959
Telkom 5G 100Mbps Unlimited	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 4Mbps After 1.05TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	Owned after 24- or 36-month contract	R1,129 (Indoor) R1,317 (Outdoor)
500Mbps
Axxess Standard 5G	After 300GB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy own for R1,999	R449
Axxess Pro 5G	After 600GB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy own for R1,999	R759
Axxess Pro+ 5G	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy own for R1,999	R959
Axxess Ultra 5G	After 1.6TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	No, must bring or buy own for R1,999	R1,459
Best effort (no package speed limit)
Supersonic Home 5G Lite	After 400GB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R699
Afrihost Pure 5G Unlimited	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 1Mbps	Free if subscription stays active for 6 months	R949
MyMTN Home Infinite	After 1.5TB usage: Speeds throttled to 15Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R999
Supersonic Home 5G Premium	After 1TB usage: Throttled to 2Mbps	Free-to-use on month-to-month	R999
Telkom 5G No Limits Unlimited	After 2TB usage: Throttled to 4Mbps After 2.05TB: Throttled to 2Mbps	Owned after 24- or 36-month contract	R1,229 (Indoor) R1,417 (Outdoor)