There are no discounts for pensioners and there will be no discounts: Vodafone explains the absence of preferential tariffs

Mobile operator Vodafone does not have and does not plan to introduce preferential tariffs for low-income groups. In response to numerous inquiries from subscribers, the company said it was forced to increase production costs and purchase additional equipment.

Vodafone announced this in response to customer comments on its Facebook page. In particular, one user asked about the lack of special offers for subscribers who have been using the operator's services for years.

"Offers, promotions, discounts or gifts are generated by the system automatically and randomly, not manually by operators or anyone else, regardless of the subscriber's tariff, age, number of recharges, and how old the number is," the company replied. Vodafone offers to inform subscribers about such offers via SMS.

The operator also rejected a proposal to introduce a special lower cost tariff that would not include the Internet."Our expenses for network maintenance and development have increased. This is due to increased costs for fuel, electricity, and the purchase of additional equipment needed to maintain the network in the difficult conditions of war," the company said.

Vodafone has increased its current tariffs as electricity prices for residential and industrial consumers increased in 2024, the mobile operator reminded. The cost of the services provided has also increased, as the equipment required for this is powered by the grid.

"Most companies in the telecommunications industry have faced a similar situation, and Vodafone is no exception. That's why we had to raise our tariffs. However, we always offer various services to save money," the company assured.

Competitors' tariffs: what Kyivstar and Lifecell offer

After the last tariff increase, the cheapest Vodafone prepaid packages – Turbo and Joice Start – cost 270 UAH for 4 weeks. Meanwhile, another popular Ukrainian mobile operator, Kyivstar, offers two tariff plans for people over 60:

• "LOVE UA Comfort" with the option to choose 1 "superpower" (unlimited minutes, internet, SMS, 100 minutes abroad) for 140 UAH/4 weeks (contract);
• "LOVE UA Comfort Home" – with the option to choose 2 "superpowers" (includes the previous "superpowers" as well as 5 GB of roaming and home internet) – for UAH 200/4 weeks (contract).

Another major mobile operator, lifecell, does not have any tariffs for pensioners, but there is a special price for identified, personalized, and number porting subscribers. In addition, subscribers can save up to 15% with the Tariff Prepaid service. The company's cheapest tariffs:

• "Calls with no limits" (unlimited local calls and 250 minutes to other operators) – 130 UAH/4 weeks
• "Prosto Life" (300 minutes to all numbers in Ukraine and Lifecell unlimited minutes when they run out, as well as 8 GB of Internet) – 200 UAH/4 weeks.

However, OBOZ.UA has already reported that starting from February 5, lifecell will also increase the cost of its tariff plans by 34%. The changes will affect popular tariffs such as Smart Life, Prosto Life, Free Life, Powerful, and others.

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