[Updated]Is Econet Working On New Bundles?

Mobile network operators have had a quiet year thus far, with no launched products yet to be announced. However, if a picture circulating on social media is to be believed then Econet is allegedly working on a new set of bundles to add value to their existing offerings.

Is this a new set of bundles for Econet subscribers?

Apparently, this set of bundles will be available under the *143*6# which makes sense once you consider there are 5 options on the *143# USSD menu right now. At the time of writing the *143*6# USSD code is not functional so if it was being tested then that option only appeared briefly.

[Update] – It seems these bundles are actually a work in progress and you can get them to pop up by doing the following:

Dial *143#
Enter 6 and send

It’s beyond doubt that they are working on this…

So what will be new?

If the picture is to be believed then Econet will be adding access to the following sites:

Pinterest
Snapchat
LinkedIn
Hangouts
Tune In
Binu

Interestingly the leaked list of sites includes Hangouts which is being discontinued sometime next year. This does bring the leak into question but 2020 is a long time from now and in the meantime, people could benefit from the addition if it’s true. There seems to be no telegram bundle which reaffirms my thoughts on why mobile network operators won’t be warming up to Telegram anytime soon.

Unfortunately, we didn’t get a screenshot of how much data would be allocated to these sites and just how much they would cost.