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=== Some tips ===

* The venue (University of Cape Town) will have good Internet, most attendees won't need a mobile data connection for the duration of their stay. If you're planning to stay on after DebConf or need connectivity while out and about, getting a local sim card would be a good idea.
* Sim cards in South Africa are dirt cheap. You can typically buy a sim card for any provider from a supermarket or other retail outlet for between R0.50 and R2.00 (that's typically between US$0.03 and US$0.25 based on exchange rate fluctuations, provider and store).
* RICA: In South Africa, you are required to register your sim card before you can use it. To do this, you need to provide your proof of address when purchasing your sim.

== Table of providers and costs ==

There is a fairly complete comparison on [http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/South_Africa Wikia]. TL;DR: go for Vodacom with the B4IGO plan (for foreigners) if you accept to pay premium or a regular plan. In the latest case, it seems best to not go in a Vodacom shop at the airport. Instead, go upstairs to Woolworths store ("Shop No IDR, Domestic Departure Hall"). They sell the same plans without charging premium for the SIM card.

=== Cell C ===

* Website: http://www.cellc.co.za/
* Coverage map: http://www.cellc.co.za/network-coverage-map
* UCT Coverage: poor
* Frequencies: GSM: 1800MHz, 3G: 900MHz, 1800MHz, LTE: 1800MHz (chan 3), 2100MHz (chan 1)

=== Telkom ===

* Website: http://www.telkom.co.za/
* Coverage map: http://www.telkom.co.za/coverage/
* UCT Coverage: ?
* Frequencies: GSM: 1800MHz, 3G: 2100MHz, LTE: 2300MHz (chan 40)

=== MTN ===

* Website: http://www.mtn.co.za/
* Coverage map: https://www.mtn.co.za/pages/coverage-map.aspx
* UCT Coverage: ?
* Frequencies: GSM: 900MHz, 3G: 2100MHz, LTE: 1800MHz (chan 3)

=== Vodacom ===

* Website: http://www.vodacom.co.za/
* Coverage map: http://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/coverage-map
* UCT Coverage: good
* Frequencies: GSM: 900Mhz, 3G: 2100Mhz, LTE: 1800MHz (chan 3)

= Roaming from Other Countries =

== Roaming from UK mobile networks ==

This is generally very expensive!

=== Three ===
Data £3 per MB.  (South Africa is not a "feel at home" country so this is charged outside of inclusive allowance.)
Calls £1.40/min, texts 35p.

http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Roaming_and_international/Mobile_Roaming?content_aid=1214306363715

=== EE ===
Data requires a Zone B roaming data add-on, £20/week (for 40MB/week), £40/week (for 100MB/week), or other options.
Calls £1.50/min, texts 50p.

http://explore.ee.co.uk/roaming/ee/south-africa

=== O2 ===
Data £6 per MB(!).
Calls 80p/min, texts 40p

http://international.o2.co.uk/internationaltariffs/travelling_abroad

=== Vodafone ===
Website down at time of writing.

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/explore/costs/travelling-abroad/pay-as-you-go-travelling-abroad/index.htm

== Roaming from US mobile networks ==

=== T-Mobile ===

Data: Free. (2G speeds, proxied via US)
SMS: Free.
Calls: 20c/min (USD).

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