Econet and NetOne recently adjusted the pricing of their mobile data – as has become the norm. There are 2 bundles that hadn’t been adjusted by either of the two operators in their last 2 tariff increases – the Private WiFi bundle from Econet and the One-Fi bundle from NetOne.
When Econet announced new pricing for their Private WiFi bundle there were protests online but NetOne has followed suit albeit with different pricing. We compare the two and see which provider is offering the better value;
| Data Allocation | Econet Private WiFi | NetOne One-Fi $ | % difference |
| 25GB | ZW$1300 | ZW$650 | 50% |
| 50GB | ZW$2000 | ZW$1250 | 37.5% |
| 80GB | N/A | ZW$1500 | N/A |
NetOne is clearly the cheaper option but there are few things to consider. Because of the slight bump from ZW$400 to ZW$650, if local currency continues to lose value NetOne might be forced to push up the prices earlier than Econet.
Another thing to note how well NetOne’s mobile internet will work in your area. Where I stay I only get a 3G connection – which wouldn’t deter me from getting their cheaper connection since that will suffice for what I do on my phone but for others that might differ.
All things being equal though – NetOne is clearly offering a better value. It’s hard to discount the fact that with ZW$2000 you’ll get 80GB of data and keep $500 in your pocket whilst Econet subscribers will only get 50GB for the same amount
17 comments
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Netone LTE is super fast besides the cost benefit. I will use Netone data any day.
Netone internet is good even when up to 7 devices connected you still enjoy great internet speed
Netone is faster than Econet and am enjoying the One fi
Despite large network coverage area by Econet…..Netone is the best
No netone coverage in my home area ,netone please improve coverage
Net one is the best and its also fast. Im enjoying the one fi bundle
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I switched to NetOne from Econet, Net1 is superfast in my area compared to Econet. I am really enjoying the cheap bundle
Netone is very slow in my area please make a plan
I agree netone is the best
Netone is way faster on data than econet anyway.
I’m planning on moving from econet to netone but internet network coverage isn’t reliable in Mbizo 17,18,20. Why?
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Netone internet network coverage is slow in Babourfields that’s one thing hindering me from using it
Netone is very fast but the problem is the bundles quicky deplete than yu will be expecting, 10GB one fi will be finished within 10 days worse will be using whatsapp and facebook only.