Vodacom customers can now buy with Google Play Store bundles to save on their data balance

Vodacom has collaborated with Google to offer a worry-free experience for its Android smartphone subscribers when accessing the Google Play Store. Vodacom will offer exclusive Google Play Store bundles enabling customers to browse, download and update their favourite apps from the Google Play Store, without the anxiety of additional data costs.

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This partnership makes Vodacom the world’s first mobile network operator to implement this service.

Vodacom prides itself on being a leading digital telco that strives to offer innovative services, solutions and continuous value for all our customers. We’re extremely proud to be the first telco in the world to offer Google Play Store bundles, enabling our customers to connect to the apps they love on the Google Play Store on the Vodacom network. As we continue our pricing transformation journey, we have set our sights on reducing the barriers to access the Google Play Store by introducing bundles that will simplify the process for consumers and translate to savings in data spend in the process. Our goal is to play an active role in enabling customers to fully optimise their smartphone use and connect today for a better tomorrow.

Zunaid Mahomed – Vodacom’s Group Digital and Fixed Officer

Vodacom’s introduction of Google Play bundles allows smartphone users to access millions of apps of their choosing, improving accessibility allowing all customers to become a part of the digital revolution.

We are pleased to support / facilitate Vodacom’s data users to browse, download and update their favourite applications and games from the Google Play Store without having to worry about their data balance. This is an important step in providing affordable access to the Google Play Store to data conscious smartphone users.

Mariam Abdullahi, Director, Platform Partnerships, Android and Play – Google

By purchasing a Google Play Store bundle, Vodacom customers will benefit from: 

Bundle AllocationValidityPrice
200MB Google Play Store Data2001 DayR5
250MB Google Play Store Data2503 DaysR15
500MB Google Play Store Data5007 DaysR29
1GB Google Play Store Data1GB30 DaysR55

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