Vodafone has launched new reduced
consumer and business tariffs for its femtocell home and office 3G signal
booster and rebranded it from Access Gateway to Sure Signal.
Vodafone UK customers can now have the
Vodafone Sure Signal, a small plug-in box that significantly
improves mobile phone signal in homes and small offices for £50.
Originally launched by Vodafone UK as Vodafone Access Gateway in July 2009,
Vodafone Sure Signal is the only signal booster of its kind in Europe.
When the device was launched last
year, customers in store were offered the choice of buying the device for an
upfront price of £160, or a £30 down payment with £10 per month subscription on
a 10 month contract.
The new prices for consumer
customers are:
£50 one-off cost (or £5 a month for 12 months) for price
plans of £25 or more
£120 one-off cost (or £5 a month for 24 months) for price
plans of less than £25
The tariffs for small business customers
(prices ex VAT) are:
£42.56 one-off cost (or £4.26 a month for 12 months) for new
or existing customers on Your Plan for Small Business and Storm price plans of
£21.26 or more
£102 one-off cost (or £4.26 a month for 24 months) for new
or existing customers on Your Plan for Small Business and Storm price
plans of less than £21.26
The Sure Signal device can be
plugged into any home or office broadband line with a download speed of at
least 1MB per second. It provides better and more reliable 3G coverage indoors
and works with all 3G handsets.
‘No other network in the UK can ensure a great mobile phone signal in the
home, because the Sure Signal is unique to Vodafone,’ said Guy Laurence,
Vodafone UK
CEO. ‘Customers tell us it is life changing. If they live or work in a
basement for example, the only way they may be able to get consistent mobile
coverage could be with a Vodafone Sure Signal.’
A survey was carried out by Opinion
Matters between 24 December 2009 and 4 January 2010 on behalf of Vodafone of
Sure Signal users using a sample of 1,436 UK mobile phone users.
The survey revealed that one in five
Brits said that they have missed an important event or occasion because of a
lack of signal. 1 in 50 would even consider moving house for better indoor coverage.
Up to 32 people can be registered to
use a Vodafone Sure Signal and four people can use it at any one time.
Customers can now add or change their Sure Signal users in real-time with
Vodafone’s new online service.