Yesterday, Smile Communications Uganda launched its Voice Over LTE service, commonly known as VoLTE to the general public.
During the launch, Smile Communications revealed that customers will be billed off their existing data bundles, and there is no need for one to have both Airtime for Voice Calls and Data bundles.
The Company has launched a new Website which includes the new coverage areas, offers and Voice rates.
Below is how much it costs to make Voice Call.
| SmileData bundle | Validity period | Bundle price (UGX) | SmileVoice call rate | Effective local call rate/min | SmileVoice SMS rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB/minutes | MB/SMS | ||||
| 100GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX1020000 | 10 MB/min | UGX99.6/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 50GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX530000 | 10 MB/min | UGX103.5/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 20GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX250000 | 10 MB/min | UGX122.1/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 10GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX145000 | 10 MB/min | UGX141.6/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 5GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX90000 | 10 MB/min | UGX175.8/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 3GB Anytime | 60 days | UGX75000 | 10 MB/min | UGX244.1/minute | 4 MB/SMS |
| 1.5GB SmileLite | 60 days | UGX40000 | 8 MB/min | UGX208.3/minute | 3 MB/SMS |
| 1GB SmileLite | 60 days | UGX32000 | 8 MB/min | UGX250/minute | 3 MB/SMS |
| 20GB Night and Weekend | 60 days | UGX200000 | 15 MB/min | UGX146.5/minute | 6 MB/SMS |
| 10GB Night and Weekend | 60 days | UGX110000 | 15 MB/min | UGX161.1/minute | 6 MB/SMS |
| 5GB Night and Weekend | 60 days | UGX60000 | 15 MB/min | UGX175.8/minute | 6 MB/SMS |
However, You can not make Voice Calls off your Unlimited data bundle. As we promised, will will be giving the service a test run and write a review about it.
