LIME cuts prepaid mobile Internet rates
LIME has announced it is rolling out a slate of low-cost prepaid mobile Internet service packages with rates cut by as much as 66 per cent.
The telecommunications firm said in a release yesterday that the move was part of its continuing drive to increase Internet penetration nationally.
"Beginning
May 1, 2012, LIME's popular prepaid one-day plan will be available for
$100, down from $300. Similarly, the price of the seven-day prepaid
package will be slashed by more than 50 per cent, down to $600 from
$1,250," stated the release. "In addition, the 30-day package will be
available for just $2,500, down from $3,500."
LIME
said its postpaid mobile Internet rates would remain the same, but the
data allocation for both the 'casual user' and 'regular user' packages
would be increased.
Customers opting for the 'casual user' plan will now get 2GB instead of 1GB for $2,000," LIME said. "In the same vein, the 'regular user' plan now offers 4GB instead of 3GB for $3,000."
LIME said its mobile Internet service gives customers the ease and convenience of accessing the Internet with wireless devices such as smartphones, MI-FI units, dongles, and USB modems, or any other enabled devices.
Low-cost laptop
Last year, LIME introduced the FLIPtop, a low-cost laptop which the company bundles with its postpaid ADSL and mobile Internet service packages.
"LIME is the company that brought the Internet to Jamaica. We built the network that supports the majority of Jamaica's data communication, and we believe that we have a responsibility to ensure that more Jamaicans have access to the kind of technology that will improve their quality of life, be it personally, academically or professionally," said Garry Sinclair, LIME's managing director for Jamaica and Cayman.
"By slashing the cost of our prepaid mobile Internet service, we are making it easier and more affordable for customers to get Internet while on the go from practically anywhere in Jamaica. Everyone - students, business people, professionals and recreational users - will experience the benefits of having Internet access without being tethered to a wired connection," he added.
Yesterday's announcement came days after LIME launched its XL Value campaign with a five-hour-long promotional event which culminated with the cutting of a giant 8'x8' cake at the Sir William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on Friday.
The new rates and packages are listed below:
PREPAID
New
Plan Price Data
7-day J$600 2GB
30-day J$2,500 3GB
Old
Plan Price Data
1-day J$300 1GB
7-day J$1,250 3GB
30-day J$3,500 3GB
POSTPAID
New
Plan Price Data
Casual User J$2,000 2GB
Regular User J$3,000 4GB
Heavy User J$5,000 7GB
Old
Plan Price Data
Casual User J$2,000 1GB
Regular User J$3,000 3GB
Heavy User J$5,000 7GB