A South Africa Prepaid SIM Card, together with one of our unlocked GSM cell phones, allows you not only to have a local number but also to take advantage of the low local rates - and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous and much cheaper than any plan offered by U.S. providers or cell phone rental companies. We offer a wide assortment of GSM cell phones for purchase and you can use any of our GSM phones in conjunction with the SIM cards we offer. See the bottom of this page for a great deal on an inexpensive unlocked GSM phone.
The package of A South Africa SIM card and the phone featured below is highly popular with our customers and the phone will also work in 200 other countries (including the US with one of the many carriers using the GSM system). Once you have the appropriate phone, it's easy and inexpensive to purchase and use a SIM card for the next country to which you will travel.
If you wish to start with more airtime, are visiting multiple countries we also offer a Global SIM card which would allow you to add minutes with a short phone call or visit to this website. The SmartFree SIM card covers over 140 countries and offers free incoming calls in 90 countries.
- FREE incoming calls - always!
- Low rates within South Africa and overseas
- A Pay As You Go SIM card
- A South Africa cellular phone number
- Free talk time worth about US $5.00
- After first minute calls are billed at 30 second intervals
- A choice of 2 airtime recharge options: 'Call-a-lot' or 'Receive-a-lot'
- Free Voicemail
- No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
note:Your South Africa SIM card will require a GSM SIM-unlocked compatible international cellular phone. If you do not already own an international cell phone, then there a wide variety of models available for your review to purchase by clickinghere
With your MTN pay as you go South Africa SIM card, you have a choice of 3 calling plans (Same SIM card): Classic (default), Pay Per Second and Payback. The Payback plan rates have not been listed, but information may be obtained by calling 173 from your South Africa cell phone. You may switch your South Africa cellphone plan 1/month free of charge.
The Peak: Weekdays 7 AM – 8 PM
Off-Peak: Weekdays 8 PM – 7 AM, All day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 1) Classic (default)
MTN Pay as you Go Classic has been created for those people in South Africa who may not make a lot of calls and who tend to make more calls during Off-peak times. It also offers preferential rates to other South Africa MTN numbers.
All calls within South Africa are charged on a per-minute basis. The full charge will be levied for each minute whether you use the full minute or part thereof.
Plans | Peak | Off Peak | | MTN to MTN | R 2,60 / US $0.36 | R 1,40 / US $0.20 | | MTN to Other | R 2,85 / US $0.41 | R 1,55 / US $0.22 | | SMS text messages | R 0,86 / US $0.12 | R 0,86 / US $ 0.12 |
2) Pay Per Second
If you’re on a budget and make a lot of short calls while in South Africa, SMS may be your best bet while traveling in South Africa. SMS provides an easy way to arrange those important dates or simply want the best Off-peak prepaid rates. If this sounds like your situation, the South Africa MTN Pay as you Go Call Per Second payment option is the one you should choose.
Plans | Peak | Off Peak | | MTN to MTN | R 0,06 / US $0.01 | R 0,016 / US $0.02 | | MTN to Other | R 0,06 / US $0.01 | R 0,016 / US $0.02 | | SMS text messages | R 0,86 / US $0.12 | R 0,030 / US $0.04 |
All calls in South Africa are charged on a per-second basis, where you only pay for the time you use.
Making International calls from your world cell phone has never been easier with your prepaid South Africa SIM card. All rates are per minute, with no peak or off-peak, for international outgoing calls from anSouth Africaprepaid SIM card withinSouth Africa. Note that signing up with the InTouch Smartcards Bounce back servicecan significantly reduce the cost of international calls.
Depending on the Domestic rate plan you have selected, your international calls from your South Africa Pay as you Go prepaid SIM card will be charged as follows: 1) Classic (default) All international calls with your South Africa SIM card are charged on a per-minute basis.
| Calling to: | Airtime rate | | Zone 1 | R 3,00 / US $0.44 | | Zone 2 | R 5,00 / US $0.73 | | Zone 3 | R 7,50 / US $1.09 | | Zone 4 | R 10 / US $1.45 | | Zone 5 | R 15 / US $2.18 | | Zone 6 | R 20 / US $2.90 |
2) Pay Per Second All international calls with your South Africa SIM card are charged on a per-second basis.
| Calling to: | Airtime rate | | Zone 1 | R 0,072 / US $0.01 | | Zone 2 | R 0,12 / US $0.01 | | Zone 3 | R 0,18 / US $0.02 | | Zone 4 | R 0,24 / US $0.03 | | Zone 5 | R 0,36 / US $0.05 | | Zone 6 | R 0,48 / US $0.07 |
*Airtime rate will be billed and deducted from the South Africa prepaid SIM card on a per second basis.
Zone 1: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, San Marino Republic Zone 2: American Samoa, Andorra, Faroe Island, USA, Zambia
Zone 3:Alaska Antigua & Barbuda, Hawaii Islands, Virgin Islands,
Zone 4:Bulgaria, Burundi, Central African Rep, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, St Helena, St Pierre & Miquelon, Russian Federation Zone 5: Laos, Norfolk Island, Pakistan, Palau, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis & Futuna, Western Samoa, Yeman Rep of Zone 6: Diego Garcia, Ethiopia, Guyana, Honduras, Korea Democratic (North), Mali Mobile, Nicaragua, Sao Tome / Principe, Tonga, Vietnam
Making International calls from your world cell phone has never been easier with your prepaidSouth Africa SIM card. All rates are listed per minute for international outgoing calls from aSouth Africa prepaid SIM card within South Africa.
South Africa Bounce Back: Over 50% savings !
If you are interested in buying this SIM card for South Africa, we would like to introduce you to our new service which helps yousave 50% on calls back to the US. This also helps you to save your time & money in finding local shops for reloading your SIM card. Just add this service to your South Africa SIM card and start saving whenever you call back to the US.Call us now at 1-703-620-0879 and ask for Bounce Back. You can also order this service online from our website by clicking here.
If you don't receive or make calls within six months, your cellphone number will be withdrawn from the network. Access time can be accumulated up to a maximum of 24 months at any one time. 
- Put the MTN SIM card into your mobile phone
- Be sure that battery is charged
- Turn on your phone and enter the PIN code
- Dial 555
- Scratch the surface of the Pay As You Go voucher to reveal the code
- Follow instructions and when prompted enter the voucher code
- After confirming the voucher code hang up
- Start calling
Additional Talk time may be added by purchasing vouchers at any shop or petrol station displaying the logo. To redeem your voucher simply call 555 from your cell phone and confirm the voucher code, hang up and start talking. Depending on the kind of cellphone user you are, you choose Pay As You Go cards to suit you: | Call-a-lot- for making more calls than you receive | | Card Cost | Inclusive Outgoing Calls | Access Period |
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| $US4.30 (R30) card | Calls to value of R30 | 15 days | | $US8.70 (R60) card | Calls to value of R60 | 30 days | | $US27.00 (R180) card | Calls to value of R180 | 90 days | | $US53.00 (R360) card | Calls to value of R360 | 180 days | | $US103.00 (R720) card | Calls to value of R720 | 360 days |
| Receive-a-lot- for receiving more calls than you make | | Card Cost | Inclusive Outgoing Calls | Access Period |
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| $US6.50 (R45) card | Calls to value of R15 | 90 days | | $US13.00 (R90) card | Calls to value of R30 | 180 days |
When loading more Pay As You Go cards, all airtime minutes will be added to the balance remaining on your account - you do not need to use up the full outgoing call value within the access period. Access time can be accumulated up to a maximum of 24 months at any one time. South Africa Bounce Back: Over 50% savings !
If you are interested in buying this SIM card for South Africa, we would like to introduce you to our new service which helps yousave 50% on calls back to the US. This also helps you to save your time & money in finding local shops for reloading your SIM card. Just add this service to your South Africa SIM card and start saving whenever you call back to the US.Call us now at 1-703-620-0879 and ask for Bounce Back. You can also order this service online from our website by clicking here.
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