Zamtel is the third largest mobile operator in Zambia owning 16% of the market. It has good coverage throughout the country. To use Zamtel SIM-cards for profitable traffic termination, you need to choose the most suiting tariff plan.
Zamtel starting plans at operator’s stores and other retail outlets cost only $0.3. The sellers who offer SIM cards in the streets require higher price. Also, the entrepreneur has to negotiate with the seller on whether to issue the bought cards in other people's names, or to purchase the packages registered to someone else right away. Otherwise, the SIM-cards will be quickly blocked by the operator, as required by the law on mandatory registration. Top-up scratch cards are sold all over the country.
Zamtel’s standard outgoing calling rates are as follows: $0.063 per minute to all national numbers during the Peak period; $0.048 per minute for calls within the network and $0.063 per minute for calls to other networks per Off-Peak hour.
You can also take advantage of various offers for prepaid subscribers. They include:
- Chabeba Offers. It includes Daily, Weekly and Monthly packages designed for calls within the Zamtel network. The Daily package is valid for 1 day, it provides 45 minutes for calls, the price is $ 0.25. Weekly package, with a validity period of 7 days, is presented with options for 100 minutes (price $0.93), 225 minutes (price $1.87), 380 minutes (price $3.11). Monthly packages are designed for 30 days, the best option for termination is 450 minutes (price $4.04).
- All Networks Offers. It includes Daily, Weekly and Monthly packages designed for calls to all networks. The Daily package is valid for 1 day, it provides 48 minutes for calls, the price is $0.62. Weekly package, with a validity period of 7 days, is presented with options for 102 minutes (price $1.24), 130 minutes (price $1.87), 212 minutes (price $3.11). Monthly packages are designed for 30 days, there are several options: 200 minutes — $3.11, 300 minutes — $4.67, 460 minutes — $6.22, 1010 minutes — $12.45.
For effective termination using gsm voip gateway goip, the All Networks Offer Weekly 212 package is best suited. With it, the terminator will earn $400 and more per channel, when making calls to any network in Zambia. When choosing a tariff plan for sim boxing, focus on the amount of traffic that you plan to land.