If we do not yet know the exact Base offer, the tactic is: further increase the data of its subscriptions. A tactic also chosen by hey! and Mobile Vikings, which offer up to 170 GB of data per month, at rather attractive prices. At the same number of Gb, DIGI is even much more expensive. But the question we ask is legitimate: who needs 170 GB per month for their phone? Today, a large consumer can reach 50 Gb of data consumed, but you really have to go there to get there.
To see things more clearly, we asked a few questions to Julie Frère, spokesperson for Test-Achats and Kristof Van Ostaede, telecoms expert at Test-Achats.
The three other operators therefore reacted to the arrival of DIGI, but are they really more interesting?
“It was to be expected that the big brands would react with their B brands. It is striking that only Orange (hey! telecom) has really started to play on the price level. We will see to what extent DIGI will manage to fly many mobile customers before everyone has reacted. Our analysis shows that DIGI remains the most interesting for mobile data consumption. up to 20 GB per month. Given that we are all regularly connected to WiFi connections (at home, at work) 20 GB per month of data is already a lot. You pay €8 per month for this rate. At hey! telecom you pay €9 for a volume of 25 GB. At Base/Telenet and Proximus (also at their B brands), the prices are more expensive.”
After the official launch of DIGI, what will other operators do? If Orange has already aligned itself, the others are playing for time, for the moment
A 170 GB subscription is attractive, is it really useful, even for a heavy consumer?
“Mobile Vikings has doubled the number of data, Scarlet has also announced to its customers gifts (in terms of volume) for 2025. The same message at Base. We are already talking about large consumers of mobile data from 20 GB per month , because the average is around 5 GB per month Consumers who need 100 GB data or more really constitute a niche audience (gamers, people who watch a lot of videos on a mobile network, people who work on the train). network mobile, etc.) for the moment This may change as our consumption evolves over the years and new mobile data applications arrive (self-driving cars, etc.).”
With the development of 5G in the years to come, will it be essential to have more than 100 Gb?
“Currently, people who really need 5G remain rare in BE, we can have good network quality with 4G and 4G +. This is an argument often put forward by DIGI’s competitors to argue that their offer is better than that of DIGI But for Test-Achats, we must not be afraid of not having access to 5G, their access to the mobile network will be sufficient for 99% of the applications we use daily.
Let’s go for DIGI and the Telecom operator is really slashing prices: a €5 subscription for 15 Gb, fiber Internet 6 times cheaper than Proximus!
In fact, are these announcements a kind of smokescreen for consumers?
“In the past, telco operators have increased surfing volume, internet speeds, etc. several times to justify their price increases. Our view always remains to pay only for the telecom services you really need. If you analyze your mobile data consumption regularly (twice a year), you can always benefit from the best volume/price ratio based on your consumption.”
