When your house is the unofficial hangout, study hot-spot and streaming hub, Telkom Prepaid Fibre is how you stay connected without paying for days when you’re not even home.

Your home’s social life is expensive, but your Internet doesn’t have to be

There’s a certain type of family that never really switches off. The house is usually busier than Park Station, with teenagers drifting in and out with their devices permanently attached. Family swings past “just for the weekend” … and then leaves a week later. Friends rock up for a braai and suddenly someone’s got their Spotify on blast, others are Googling recipes, and the kids are crowded on the veranda, jeering at each other over a Roblox soccer game on someone’s phone.

This is the life you’ve chosen and you love it! But, what you probably don’t love is paying a full, fixed Internet bill on debit order on those days when the house is empty and you’re out living your best offline life somewhere else.

Those moments between sometimes needing super-fast Internet, and not wanting to fund it all the time are exactly why Telkom Fibre, available in contract and prepaid options, is such a popular choice.

The cost of being connected

High-speed Internet isn’t a luxury; it’s the stuff that makes real-life homes run these days. Think: online grocery shopping, research for school, hybrid working models; personal emails, streaming, gaming, video calls with relatives who refuse to download WhatsApp properly. The issue isn’t whether you need fast fibre (because you do). The issue is paying for it when you’re not using it.

Traditional fibre contracts assume your home life always stays the same every month, with the same usage without fail. But life doesn’t work like that – sometimes the house is full and loud; other times you can go weeks without the front security gate even opening. So, why should your Internet connectivity bill ignore that?

Fibre that fits your schedule

Telkom Prepaid Compact Fibre deals change with the rhythm of your real life. Instead of locking you into a long-term contract, these deals work on a prepaid voucher system that activates for a set amount of time and data when you need it. Telkom Prepaid Fibre is built on the idea of Internet access that fits around real life moments, and then pauses when those times pass.

No rolling debit orders, or paying “just in case”. You decide when the web is active, for how long, and how much you spend. If the house is quiet, your spend stays quiet, too. If it’s buzzing, you top up and carry on.

From R54: about the price of a burger but way more (ful)filling

These days, R54 gets you a takeaway burger and a small chips; maybe two ice-cold fizzy drinks from the spaza; or a splash of petrol (like, literally 2,6 litres at today’s rate) that barely nudges your fuel gauge. Or you can turn on Telkom’s lightning-fast home fibre for three full days with a prepaid fibre voucher. Need to be connected for the whole week? A R99 prepaid fibre voucher will get you sorted. No contracts and no awkward cancellation conversations. Just access to the Internet when you need it.

These deals are designed around how homes actually work. School holidays. Public holidays. That spontaneous visit from cousins who arrive with laptops and expectations. You switch on fibre access for the moment, then let it lapse when life moves on. No guilt and no unused days.

No contract. No credit checks. Less admin

With Telkom Prepaid Fibre, there’s no fixed-term contract and no credit checks needed. That means less paperwork, way less red-tape, and no long-term commitments hanging over your bank balance.

It also means peace of mind. You can enjoy fibre connectivity, with speeds of up to 50/25Mbps, knowing that if you’re away for work or on holiday, nothing is billing itself in the background. You just reconnect when you’re ready.

A starter pack that makes sense

Every setup has a starting point. Telkom’s Prepaid Fibre Starter Pack is designed to get you online quickly, with minimal fuss. Whether you’re at home, in a guest room, or suddenly need to turn your spare room into a makeshift study.

The starter pack is currently available on promotion from R199 down to R0 – with 14-day internet access on us. It’s a great way to introduce fibre connectivity into a space that doesn’t necessarily need it all year round.

You won’t have to warn your guests about limited WiFi, or slam brakes on their access. Just top-up and activate the fibre for their stay. And, later on, when the last car pulls out of your driveway, you won’t be stuck paying for a service you’re no longer using.

It’s fibre, just smarter

Telkom Prepaid Fibre fits into a life that’s flexible, social and budget-aware. Your home may always be open, but your Internet bill doesn’t have to be. So, buy the chops, chill the drinks, and top up the fibre. The rest is just good hosting.