Wifi Calling lets you make calls and send SMSs over a Wifi network
Call any number - landline or cellphone
Call any number - landline or cellphone - even if they’re not on Wifi
Call while abroad
Enjoy the benefit of calling while abroad without needing to activate roaming
Product overview
WiFi Calling is a capability that enables your phone to make calls and send SMSs over a WiFi network when cellular network coverage is not favourable. For example, when you are you are in a basement, or in another country without having roaming activated. In addition, it also allows you to make calls at local South African rates when travelling abroad. Never worry about being out of reach again.
Product Specifications
Only enabled when your network coverage is not favourable.
Your device will automatically choose the best connectivity option to make a call.
Enables calls and SMSs to be sent and charged according to your current SA tariff rates.
Stay in touch with Wifi Calling from Vodacom
WiFi Calling allows you to remain within reach where Wifi coverage quality is superior to network coverage. It is easy to use and calls will be charged at your prevailing SA tariff rates.
Did you know?
You can make WiFi Calls abroad without needing to activate roaming
You can make WiFi Calls abroad without needing to activate roaming
Only Vodacom WiFi Calling allows mobility between Voice over WiFi and Voice over LTE.
GET IN TOUCH
To get connected
To get connected request a call back, email us or call 082 1960, FREE from a Vodacom cellphone.
When calling from South Africa, Wi-Fi calls can be made where Vodacom cellular network is minimal or absent. This applies even when your device is connected to a Wi-Fi connection.
When calling from abroad, Wi-Fi calls can be made when connected to a Wi-Fi network that permits WiFi calling, regardless of cellular network strength.
• You pay less for calls, even when roaming in another country. For as long as you are connected to a Wi-Fi
network, Wi-Fi calling allows you to make calls and send SMSs at South African rates.
• It allows you to make calls when you have a stronger Wi-Fi connection compared to your standard
network connection.
• Wi-Fi calls use any available voice minutes or they get charged at current voice rates. No special bundles
are needed to make calls.
• You can call any number, whether landline or cellular, unlike other over-the-top providers. Example
Skype and WhatsApp.
• You will not experience dropped calls when moving from a WiFi covered area to an LTE covered area.
Wi-Fi calls are charged and billed at local call rates. Calls will deplete from your available minutes or they will be charged at out-of-bundle rates, where applicable. Sending SMSs over Wi-Fi is billed from available SMS bundles or charged at out-of-bundle rates, where applicable. This applies even when abroad and connected to a Wi-Fi network which allows for voice calls.
Data charges will only be billed to the public or private Wi-Fi network that you are connected to.
No, you can only have one of these services active at a time. Wi-Fi Calling cannot be activated while international roaming is activated and vice versa.
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Wifi calling allows you to make crystal-clear calls locally or abroad. Ensures your connected even in low-signal areas. Stay in touch with Vodacom.
A Vodacom WASP creates and distributes mobile content to subscribers via our network and infrastructure.
WASPs can generate revenue by providing premium content that subscribers are willing to pay for, such as:
• Ringtones
• Mobile wallpapers
• Horoscopes
• Jokes
• Mobile downloads
• Interactive voice prompts
• News and traffic updates
• Location information, such as the address of the nearest restaurant, police station, etc.
Why should I become a WASP?
Give your customers more value
Send promotional and informational content to your subscribers which enables them to make better decisions.
Respect your customers’ privacy and time
Choose from a variety of non-intrusive mediums - like SMS - to promote your business
Generate revenue & entertain subscribers
Sell rich-media content; news and traffic updates, ringtones, wallpapers and other mobile downloads.
How much does it cost to become a WASP?
We have various billing models ranging from per-event (eg: per SMS) and per-second (eg: based on call duration) billing to ongoing subscription services.
You will be charged a connection fee and a monthly access fee as soon as you’re connected to our network.
WASP service
Cost
Connection fee
R8 334.00 (excl. VAT)
Monthly access
R1 320.00 (excl. VAT)
Please note:
Your subscribers must be connected to our cellular network to access any of the mobile service offerings such as SMS, MMS, etc.
We will bill your subscribers for the mobile service and pay out a portion of the revenue to you.
Deliver highly targeted mobile content including promotional material or advertising messages such as ones informing store customers of an upcoming sale.
Please note:
It’s illegal to send bulk SMSs to customers unless they have opted in to the service.
Premium-rated SMS shortcodes
Enable subscribers to enter competitions or receive premium content by getting them to share their personal information such as name, contact details, preferences, etc.
Access subscriber information useful for marketing purposes and generate revenue through the delivery of premium mobile content.
SMS reverse billing
Extend the use of SMS services to your subscribers without them incurring a cos. eg: enabling customers to unsubscribe from a service for FREE.
MMS
Type
What you can do with it
Bulk MMS
Send multimedia and rich media content including video, sound and images to your customers
Target a predominantly young and connected audience that has a demand for mobile entertainment and information services on their cellphones
Premium MMS
Charge premium rates when offering MMS services
IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
Type
What you can do with it
Premium rated IVR
Provide IVR content at premium rates.
Please note:
Only Vodacom subscribers can access premium IVR content.
Premium rated IVR Dicon
Enable your subscribers to access premium IVR content by calling a Telkom, Neotel or VANs operator number.
Please note:
Only Vodacom subscribers can access premium IVR content.
USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data)
Type
What you can do with it
USSD Reverse Billing
Enable your subscribers to interact with a menu using '*' or '#' keys which are available even on low end phones.
Extend the use of USSD services to your customers without them having to incur cost.
• Trigger a USSD session for your Vodacom subscribers on their cellphones even while they’re connected on a voice call or Internet browsing session
• Incorporate the service into your existing transactional products and services to augment the security, fraud and risk measures
USSD Network Initiated
Please note:
It’s assumed that your subscribers will expect and follow USSD prompts and subsequently follow the menu prompts.
Type
What you can do with it
Active LBS
Enable your subscribers to locate services on demand, by sending them location information on their cellphones.
Passive LBS
Enable your subscribers to sign up for regular automatic updates of information that they’re interested in, such as local weather and traffic conditions, etc.
Tracking LBS
Locate a subscriber by tracking the location of their SIM card.
Please note:
You can track the location of Vodacom subscribers only
The subscriber must provide consent to be tracked
The accuracy of results may vary because it depends on various factors, and location cannot always be pinpointed to within a few metres
You will need to pay for an audit of your systems by a recognised auditor (member of PAAB – Public Auditors and Accountants Board) to ensure that they conform to our criteria
After your application is approved, all the requirements have been met and the interface development completed, your system implementation will undergo the standard testing process prior to full commercial deployment
OBS (Online Billing Services)
Type
What you can do with it
OBS
We can bill and collect payment from subscribers for content services that you provide
Change the price of your content as your costs or value of the content increases
Charge flexible rates for the content provided
Bill for subscription and adhoc services
WIG (Wireless Internet Gateway)
Type
What you can do with it
WIG
Enable your subscribers to access the Internet through a secure wireless connection without having to remember keywords
Deliver menu-based apps, such as mobile banking apps, which your subscribers can download from the WIG gateway using a unique OTA (Over The Air) USSD shortcode
• Confirmation of Supplier name and type of entity
o Company / Close Corporation: Certificate of Incorporation
o Sole Proprietor: Copy of Owner’s Identity Document
o Partnership: Copy of Partnership Agreement and copy of Identity Documents
o Trust: Trust registration document
• Unlimited Surety Document
• VAT Registration or Tax Clearance Certificate
• BEE Certificate or Letter of Exemption with current financial year end turnover and Black shareholding
• Memo Deemed Employees Annexure
• Original Bank Indemnity Form
• New Supplier Creation Form
• Corporate Governance Questionnaire
• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) Questionnaire by the Vodacom network.
If you don’t meet the requirements to become a WASP
• We enable you to get your service operational as soon as possible using our set of standard specifications and processes.
Please note:
Vodacom is a mobile cellular operator and provides third parties with access to its mobile offering.
Vodacom is responsible only for ensuring the availability of the mobile cellular bearer service.
Vodacom does not take responsibility for the availability, uptime, redundancy, network and system security or set-up and configuration of your routers on your direct link or connectivity via the Internet or VAN.
To be a WASP, you must adhere to the WASPA Code of Conduct which was formulated to prevent bad practices and fraudulent activity.
