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Excellent service

Excellent service. I ordered an South Africa SIM card and it arrived a few days later. Obviously one pays a premium to buying this in SA but you have a phone that works as soon as you arrive and you don't have to go through the "RICA" authorisation process at a store in South Africa

Date of experience : 04 December 2020

Although slightly more expensive than…

Although slightly more expensive than buying direct with Vodacom on arrival in Johannesburg. Using B4i.travel saved us time after a long flight so it was worth it.

Date of experience : 09 December 2020

Good product

Good value for money. And takes hassle out of traveling abroad and maintaining cellular connectivity. Only issue I had was around knowing what my balance was ... but that could be the mobile provider issue

Date of experience : 20 January 2020

Used several times now

Used several times now. Always a quick and easy way to arrange prior to arrival and pickup is a simple process. Must admit the price for a sim has jumped up significantly this year but gives peace of mind

Date of experience : 16 February 2020

We have not yet arrived in South Africa…

We have not yet arrived in South Africa so cannot comment on coverage and quality. However, we can certainly address the pre-arrival service which has been excellent. Everything that they promise on their website is accurate and they are quickly responsive to requests.

Date of experience : 03 December 2019

great support!

Unfortunately the SIM card didn't log into the network. Nigel Murray of the South African support desk finally managed to solve the issue. We really appreciate his efforts.

Date of experience : 20 October 2021

Of the different sites I searched…

Of the different sites I searched b4itravil was the most user-friendly. Even if others had better cheaper options. So I chose you for the good service and simple convenience

Date of experience : 21 November 2019

Process worked well

Process worked well. SIM card was delivered and waiting for me to pick up. Works well and it's great having phone and internet access while traveling.

Date of experience : 12 December 2019

Everything was OK

Everything was OK, we just had the impression that the person in the shop took profit to sell us an plug adaptor at a too high price ...

Date of experience : 01 March 2020

Handy to have i

It’s good you can sort a SIM card for South Africa b 4 u travel not always the cheapest way of getting a card but least you don’t have the hassle of sorting 1 when you get there and you can either pick it up when u arrive or have it sent to you

Date of experience : 09 January 2020

Awesome service! All my answers and requests have been answered within a very short time. Very friendly and supportive. Can fully recommend 👍🏼

Date of experience : 08 June 2021

Phone number was not the one…

Phone number was not the one communicated in the email. Tarif plan was not preset, but guys at the vodacom shop managed to correct this

Date of experience : 01 December 2019

Top-service!

We had to cancel our trip to South Africa due to Corona. no problem for B4i.travel. They gave us the possibility to find a new date for our trip, so the simcard we bought will be activated next year. Top-service!

Date of experience : 19 March 2021

Arriving in South Africa.

It was ease to buy and to collect the SIM card at Vodacom in South Africa. Just right side of international area exit is Vodacom. Every this was nice.

Date of experience : 13 February 2020

Great service

Great service. Very easy to order sim card online and great to receive the mobile number right after ordering it.

Date of experience : 17 September 2021

Perfect customer service!

Walked through customs. Shop was right there. The guy behind the counter was awesome! He was expecting me, took my phone did everything checked it was all working. Perfect what more can I say!

Date of experience : 13 January 2020

Simple to order and super quick…

Simple to order and super quick delivery All set for my travels with a sim card that will save me a fortune in roaming charges

Date of experience : 09 February 2020

Was a little hesitant to buy

Was a little hesitant to buy. Worked smoothly, staff at airport very friendly and helpful! Email works, WhatsApp works. Nicely done.

Date of experience : 09 March 2020

I quickly received the SIM card I ordered. They send it with a plastic card to hold other SIMs or SD card and a tool, wich is nice. And this is way cheaper than buying a card when arriving in the USA. This is perfect.

Date of experience : 15 March 2020

We received our order in due time at…

We received our order in due time at BLUU car rental at Tembo airport Jo-Burg as asked for. Really great. Very good service. Many thanks!

Date of experience : 09 October 2021

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The most affordable, hassle-free cell phone solution for tourists who need to call home or locally and surf the web while in SA

Does RICA ring a bell? Can you wax lyrical about the difference between airtime and data? Do MTN, Cell C and 8ta mean anything to you? If you answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, you’re not alone.

South Africa’s (SA) telecommunications system can seem more mysterious than a Sherlock Holmes novel, and if you’re travelling to SA for work or looking to kick back in the ‘Rainbow Nation’ for a bit of a holiday, the last things you want to worry about are the ins and outs of phoning and web-surfing.

Thankfully, Cellucity, a reliable nationwide service provider in business since 1991, has partnered with globally trusted brand Vodacom, the local equivalent of Vodafone, to bring tourists and business people the B4I.Travel programme for hassle-free cell phone and Internet use while in the country.

Named for the fact that visitors gain access to their local South African cell phone number ‘before they go’, the venture provides a budget-friendly prepaid SIM card service (and various talk time/data packages) to those who want to use their OWN mobile device or tablet overseas.

And thanks to Cellucity and the B4I.Travel programme’s convenient airport Vodacom stores, 24-hour helpline and fantastic international call rates (from $0.08 per minute), phoning home, calling locally and sending emails have never been easier.

ABOUT CELLUCITY’S B4I.Travel PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE

Cellucity’s B4I.Travel prepaid service is the affordable, no-fuss option for travellers and tourists to South Africa keen to use their own phone, complete with apps, profiles and silly screensavers, during their time abroad.  There are no surprise bills and no hidden costs. And because B4IGO has every kind of SIM card on the market, from standard and BlackBerry SIMs to Android- and iPhone-friendly micro and nano SIMs, whether you’ve got a blueberry, crackberry, smartphone, dumbphone or dongle, you can take advantage of one of the reasonably priced airtime and data bundles (they start from about $14).

Best of all, holidaymakers and business people who sign up get to receive their South African mobile number two weeks prior to arrival, which means that family members, friends, hotels and even colleagues or clients know how to reach you even before you leave. And as a bonus, the B4I.Travel prepaid service includes free incoming calls and the LOWEST INTERNATIONAL CALL RATE IN SOUTH AFRICA (from about $0.06 per minute).

How it works

• Select the airtime and data bundle package you want from the B4I.Travel website (you can choose the SIM card size that’s right for you as well as select whether you want a talk time or data SIM or one that allows for both).
• Decide whether you’d like to take advantage of the International Calling Plus promotion, which allows you to call home for as little as $0.06 per minute.
• Register with your basic information (name, address, etc.).
• Provide a collection date and time, and confirm from which airport you’ll be collecting your SIM card.
• Settle your order via credit card or Paypal.
• Within two weeks prior to your arrival in South Africa, B4ITravel will send you your South African phone number.
• Upon arrival, go to the Vodacom shop in your selected airport to collect your SIM card preloaded with your airtime and data and put it into your phone or dongle (mobile broadband device)/router.
• If you need to add more airtime or data during your stay, simply go to any supermarket, corner shop, petrol station, Cellucity shop or Vodacom shop and purchase a prepaid Vodacom voucher in the amount of your choice and load it on your phone. You can also visit www.vodacom.prepaidstore.co.za/ to purhcase airtime or data online.
• If even that’s too complicated though, you’ll be glad to hear that B4I.Travel will pre-register you to an online prepaid store where you can top up data and airtime once you have arrived without leaving the comfort of the beach.
• Voila!  

10 REASONS TO USE CELLUCITY’S B4I.Travel PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE

1. You get your number before you go. That means that loved ones and family members can call you as soon as you touch down to make sure you’re safe and sound. Not to mention, you can confirm car rental or hotel reservations with a local number as soon as you land, and if you’re in SA on business, you can give clients and colleagues your information well in advance.

2. It’s hassle free and convenient. You don’t have to deal with shop assistants who don’t know how to help you, stand in long queues to buy a SIM card at the supermarket or trek all over the city to find a nano or micro SIM. You simply pop into the Vodacom shop at any South African international airport (they’re open from 6am to 10pm) and you’re all set up!

3. You get to pre-RICA. RICA, a formal registration process attached to every phone number in SA, can be time consuming, confusing and frustrating. With B4I.Travel South Africa, you simply provide your address, your passport details in advance and the B4I.Travel team takes care of it for you.

4. You don’t pay to receive incoming calls, and you get free voicemail retrieval .

5. Call home for as little as $0.06 per minute . That’s the lowest international call rate in South Africa! And it certainly beats footing the bill for expensive hotel calls or incurring lofty roaming charges.

6. There are no surprise bills and no hidden costs. Because everything’s prepaid, you can always account for exactly how much you’ve spent on talk time and data usage.  You won’t be charged for more credit automatically, and there’s no security deposit needed.

7. You get to keep your number (and the SIM card) forever. This point, especially, is a big bonus for tourists and business people who return to SA frequently. You can even have a business card made with your local number. You will just need to make or receive a call every 3 months for the SIM card to stay active.

8. You can take advantage of any Vodacom promotions. Simply opt in by dialing *111# when you get notified via SMS (text) about certain Vodacom call rate promotions, and you can start to save immediately.

9. 24-hour helpline access. Simply call the number provided (+27 (0) +27 82 858 0000) and a Cellucity team member will assist you in the best way possible.

10. You get to use your own phone. So you can document your trip on Instagram, wake up to your own irritating alarm tone and have all your contacts on hand. Do note, your cell phone must be unlocked to use the B4IGO service. Contact your local service provider to find out if this is the case.

* Making international calls from $0.06 per minute is billed per second and is subject to an opt-in to the International Calling Promo at R5 per day for 30 days. Top opt-in and take advantage of these rates, simply dial *111# once you have your South African SIM and following the on-screen prompts. (Should you wish for B4I.Travel South Africa to pre-load this service on to your SIM, you can just purchase the international Calling Promo add on whilst buying your SIM card.)

** Call locally in South Africa from R0.79 ($0.05) per minute, a rate that’s subject to a FREE tariff change by dialing *111# and following the simple on-screen prompts.

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We are traveling to South Afica and after much research have decided to order a sim card online beforehand from B4i.travel. You can take your unlocked cell phones and when you arrive at the airport you can visit the store in the terminal where they install the sim card and get you up and running. You receive your local number before leaving. I had a ton of questions before ordering and the Nationals Rental Manager has answered every one of them in a detailed and prompt fashion over email.

I like the convenience of not having to deal with RICA registration. I thought the prices much more reasonable that when we took our local phones to Europe through the AT&T network.

Let me know if anyone else has had a good experience with this company.

I've used them and found them fine. I emailed them a couple times to ensure I had my number ahead of leaving. BTW, as far as I know, you'll have to go through Rica Registration when you pick up your card. You'll need to present your passport to establish your identity; process doesn't take long.

We had nothing but trouble with buying from b4igo. You definitely pay a premium to buy the card and service before you leave home but the appeal is you SUPPOSEDLY get a number that you can give out to those at home and those you will be dealing with in South Africa. We bought before we left Canada - picked up our card (after a lengthy wait at the store in airport as they couldn't find our PAID reservation). Upon leaving the store we decided to try the phone - no service. Returned to the store where we waited again while they 1.Said we had not paid for any service until I produced the receipt and they phoned B4igo and found they had credited our service to another number. They corrected it and we were on our way - used the data a bit off and on but couldn't receive our phone calls and couldn't get or send text messages. We checked with Voda phone who explained the problems, said they corrected them and then a couple of days later found they hadn't changed anything. They aren't that motivated to help as they have already sold the service to B4igo and and B4igo says they can't help it's a Vodaphone problem! Two weeks in we find out that they had given us the WRONG # for the service - which we had given out to everyone! Their response was it was a typo and sorry!!! We would have had better, cheaper and faster service if we had waited until we arrived to buy the card and service.

Rats! I thought I was going to bypass the RICA certification. Glad it won't take long.

I'm trying to make reservations and everyone wants the local SA number. How long ahead of time did you receive your number?

What a nightmare! Do you have any suggestions on what to do that would be better? We will be taking unlocked iPhones. We arrive very late at night and will only have transportation from the airport to hotel. I will need the number right away to check on the health of loved ones back home.

If I remember correctly they'll send it within 2 weeks of your leaving. I emailed to make sure I'd get it...it was important to me to be able to leave the number with my family. Otherwise, I simply would have purchased a SIM on arrival.

I have never been asked for a local number when making reservations and I've made lots of reservations over the years.

Restaurants do ask but I either give them my uk number or the number of the accommodation where I'm staying.

You pay a big premium for this service but it's handy if you do need a local number before you leave. Otherwise just get a sim when you land. The registration process takes 5 minutes.

You do get the number but you won't get the actual SIM card until you go to the shop on landing. We didn't arrive until 10:30 pm and as the shop was shut we had to go back the next day ( we were aware of this ahead of time). We had stayed in the Hotel in the Airport so it wasn't that much of a problem and it would have been ok IF everything had worked as it should. I would wait until you arrive, buy a SIM card at a convenience or grocery store and call home with the number - MUCH cheaper.

Thank you to those who posted their suggestions and experiences. Very helpful!

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Very quick service

Very quick service. Thank you

Date of experience : December 03, 2020

Excellent service

Excellent service - efficient and helpful staff.

Date of experience : December 17, 2019

Great Service

Great service for travelers. Convenient

Date of experience : December 08, 2020

Excellent service and very supportive.

Date of experience : March 16, 2020

quick, correct, efficient order delivery

Date of experience : May 15, 2020

Perfect service for regular travelers

Date of experience : November 11, 2019

Good service

Everything worked well.

Date of experience : September 16, 2021

Perfect service

Perfect service. 100% reliable!

Date of experience : October 06, 2021

Date of experience : February 28, 2021

Date of experience : January 13, 2020

Quick and easy

Date of experience : February 10, 2020

Quick deliverd

Date of experience : January 09, 2020

All excellent

Date of experience : November 16, 2019

Quick and sim_le

Quick, simple

Date of experience : February 09, 2020

Date of experience : December 14, 2019