On 7 March, KPN introduced two new tariffs for mobile internet users, as well as a new range of basic plans.

Personal SIM iPhone comprises eight bundles of between 150 and 1500 minutes and/or text messages. In addition, each bundle includes 1MB of mobile data.     KPN's discontinued iPhone plans included 500MB or 1000MB. Therefore, the data allowance increased on all plans, with the most marked increase on the lower value plan. However, the discontinued plans offered two text messages for every minute, which is no longer the case. These tariffs are available on 12 and 24 month contracts

Non iPhone users are now being offered Personal SIM Smart: a range of smartphone tariffs broadly similar to those for the iPhone. There are nine plans in the range, which starts at 100 minutes or SMS. 1000MB per month is also included. Again These tariffs are available on both 12 and 24 month contracts.

Customers whose requirements are limited to calling and texting can now choose from five plans in the refreshed Personal SIM: Bel + SMS range.     These offer between 100 and 350 minutes or SMS. Data usage is possible but at a cost of EUR1.50 per MB.

Both sets of tariffs, Personal Sim iPhone and Personal Sim Smart, reflect the increasing focus on data in the developed mobile markets. Significantly, whilst the iPhone and Smartphone offerings are broadly similar, there is one major difference. Data speeds on offer for the iPhone are stated as 7.2Mbps, whereas for the Smartphone plan, speeds do not exceed 3.6Mbps.

The tariffs above have been extracted directly from our T-Cellular Online Service (TCO), where the full range of tariffs is available with all tariff details.

Teligen monitors price developments of this sort in its monthly updates of T-Cellular Online http://sa-link.cc/2x