SIM Card Purchase for South Africa	Need a phone with this SIM?
Warning! This SIM Card must be activated in South Africa before 7/15/2010. If you do not activate before 7/15/2010, your SIM Card will EXPIRE.

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Cellular Abroad SIM Card for South Africa
A South African Prepaid SIM Card, together with a tri-band unlocked GSM cell phone, will allow you not only to have a local cell phone number for South Africa but also to pay local rates - and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous and even include unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere in the world. For your next trip to South Africa, make sure to purchase a prepaid SIM card.

Information and Talk Rates Chart

*You can find more detailed information on rates and charges here.

Detailed Features

• Unlimited FREE incoming calls
• Low rates within South Africa and overseas, including international calls to the US and Europe at $0.94 and within South Africa as low as $0.14/min.
• Voicemail
• No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
• Initial Credit: 55 ZAR (approx. USD$8.00)
• SMS messaging - only $0.10 local or $0.24 international.

Activating your service:

• You must dial 100 and press the SEND key to activate your service in South Africa.
• You must add the initial recharge voucher code that was included with your package in order to make and receive calls. This is done by dialing 100 from your mobile phone in South Africa and following the voice instructions to enter the Recharge PIN.

Your South Africa SIM Card Cell Phone Number:
Your cellular phone number for South Africa is easily found in your Prepaid SIM Card package. It is written on the back of the SIM package and starts with "07." Your phone number will also be emailed to you by Cellular Abroad after your order has been shipped.

Checking Your Credit:
You can check your account balance anytime, all you have to do is:

• Dial *, (this is a free call) from your mobile phone anytime.
• Follow voice instructions (option 2)

Recharging Your SIM Card:
Recharge cards, called the "Vodacom top up voucher" may be purchased in many denominations between 20 and 200 ZAR at many outlets, including convenience stores and gas stations. Even if you have zero credit, since incoming calls are always free, you will still be able to receive calls.

To add talk time, simply follow these easy instructions:

1. Scratch off the scratch-off area to expose your unique PIN number.
2. Dial *100*01*[PIN]# and press the SEND key
3. A message should appear confirming your credit has been added.

Detailed Rates:
Rates are expressed in South African Rand and are per minute charges. One Rand is approximately is approximately 13 US cents. For up-to-date currency exchange rates, use the Currency Converter.

While you're in South Africa, incoming calls are always FREE, regardless of the origin. Retrieving voicemail and incoming SMS messages is also FREE!

Voicemail:
Dial 121 and follow the instructions.

Coverage:
Here are a few major cities that our service covers: Alberton, Benoni, Cape Town, Carltonville, Durban, East London, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Newcastle, and Port Elizabeth. If you have questions regarding a specific location, please contact us.

Customer Service:
You may contact Customer service for free by dialing 111 from your cell phone. You must call from South Africa in order to make this call.

Service Life:
If you don't make an outgoing call within 90 days, your cell phone number will no longer function nor can it be reinstated.

Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming National Geographic Talk Abroad™ SIM Card that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)