Fwd: Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model
FYI So let's cross our fingers. Our prayers might be answered. Quoting verbatim another Kenyan who uses Safaricom 3G (from another tech forum): <Begin Quote> My Beef with safaricom is the way they handle the unused MB's after 30days. if you have 512mb remaining after 30days it just dissappears. I called their customer care and they said the billing system can't be changed. To me, I believe it should be like airtime top up,the more u top up,the more MB's balance u have but alas. Thats not the case,we are just being ripped off! <End Quote> Thanks, MJ for listening. We hope you can also change the billing model. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Joseph <MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> Date: Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model To: odhiambo@gmail.com There is new pricing coming out soon. Take a look then and see if it is more interesting. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ------------------------------ *From*: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke *To*: Michael Joseph *Cc*: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions *Sent*: Thu Apr 09 09:07:13 2009 *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:34 AM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
John 1GB is Ksh 2499.
The charging model is different from Zain. Zain uses E220 Huawei Modem and Safaricom now has upgraded to the E160 though all are HSDPA (3G) modem. Zain charges you Ksh 3999 (4k) per month for unlimited modem while you use GPRS in most cases and edge in very few cases. So with Zain you have very low speeds at cheep rate whil Safaricom has high speeds but at a great expense of around Ksh 10 per mb.
Safaricom has the same charge for pospaid and prepaid. You will not restrict your budget with prepaid in Safcom. I met a guy who was complaining that Safaricom charged him close to 35,000 for internet in a month. Safaricom was right because they charged him per MB and the guy downloaded all the Music and Softwares using Peer to Peer systems.
Zain is good for the patient man out there. But Safaricom is best when you want to control your budget as well as have a fast cconnectin and you are the only one using thee modem. Otherwise, utalipa kwa mapua
Put another way. Based on the Orange data Ad that appeared in the media yesterday, I should think it's possible to rephrase the last paragraph, viz: Zain is for the very patient man out there. Safaricom is good when you want to control your budget as well as have a fast connection, but Orange EVDO is the way to go if you are keen on good pricing as well as good speeds. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain ------------------------------ *Note:* The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the named addressee. Emails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. Safaricom Limited does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this email if the same is found to have been altered or manipulated. The contents and opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Safaricom Limited. Safaricom Limited disclaims any liability to the fullest extent permissible by law for any consequences that may arise from the contents of this email including but not limited to personal opinions, malicious and/or defamatory information and data/codes that may compromise or damage the integrity of the recipient’s information technology systems. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender and immediately delete this email from your system.Unless expressly stated by a duly authorised officer of Safaricom Limited nothing contained in this email message shall be construed as being an offer to contract or an acceptance of an offer capable of constituting a contract between Safaricom Limited and any recipient(s) of this email. ------------------------------ -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
MJ Please have unlimited internet. The current model is very very expensive especially for us depending on the net alot Mike On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
FYI
So let's cross our fingers. Our prayers might be answered.
Quoting verbatim another Kenyan who uses Safaricom 3G (from another tech forum):
<Begin Quote> My Beef with safaricom is the way they handle the unused MB's after 30days. if you have 512mb remaining after 30days it just dissappears. I called their customer care and they said the billing system can't be changed.
To me, I believe it should be like airtime top up,the more u top up,the more MB's balance u have but alas. Thats not the case,we are just being ripped off! <End Quote>
Thanks, MJ for listening. We hope you can also change the billing model.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Joseph <MJoseph@safaricom.co.ke> Date: Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model To: odhiambo@gmail.com
There is new pricing coming out soon. Take a look then and see if it is more interesting. Regards
Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited
BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom
------------------------------ *From*: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke *To*: Michael Joseph *Cc*: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions *Sent*: Thu Apr 09 09:07:13 2009 *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:34 AM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
John 1GB is Ksh 2499.
The charging model is different from Zain. Zain uses E220 Huawei Modem and Safaricom now has upgraded to the E160 though all are HSDPA (3G) modem. Zain charges you Ksh 3999 (4k) per month for unlimited modem while you use GPRS in most cases and edge in very few cases. So with Zain you have very low speeds at cheep rate whil Safaricom has high speeds but at a great expense of around Ksh 10 per mb.
Safaricom has the same charge for pospaid and prepaid. You will not restrict your budget with prepaid in Safcom. I met a guy who was complaining that Safaricom charged him close to 35,000 for internet in a month. Safaricom was right because they charged him per MB and the guy downloaded all the Music and Softwares using Peer to Peer systems.
Zain is good for the patient man out there. But Safaricom is best when you want to control your budget as well as have a fast cconnectin and you are the only one using thee modem. Otherwise, utalipa kwa mapua
Put another way. Based on the Orange data Ad that appeared in the media yesterday, I should think it's possible to rephrase the last paragraph, viz:
Zain is for the very patient man out there. Safaricom is good when you want to control your budget as well as have a fast connection, but Orange EVDO is the way to go if you are keen on good pricing as well as good speeds.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain ------------------------------ *Note:* The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the named addressee. Emails are susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. Safaricom Limited does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this email if the same is found to have been altered or manipulated. The contents and opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Safaricom Limited. Safaricom Limited disclaims any liability to the fullest extent permissible by law for any consequences that may arise from the contents of this email including but not limited to personal opinions, malicious and/or defamatory information and data/codes that may compromise or damage the integrity of the recipient’s information technology systems. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender and immediately delete this email from your system.Unless expressly stated by a duly authorised officer of Safaricom Limited nothing contained in this email message shall be construed as being an offer to contract or an acceptance of an offer capable of constituting a contract between Safaricom Limited and any recipient(s) of this email.
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:03 AM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
MJ Please have unlimited internet. The current model is very very expensive especially for us depending on the net alot
Mike
Mike, I am a bit cautious (almost hesitant) to support you on that "unlimited" request on 3G! Safaricom has bundle structures on their 3G service, but what I have always wondered about is why they are capped at 30GB. There must be a good reason though, but I must confess I don't know why, though I can imagine why "unlimited" on 3G might be a bad thing. If that was allowed, I can run my ISP on it and that may not be good for any 3G provider's business. Perhaps we need to find out what goes on the 1st and 2nd worlds (we are in the 3rd). What sort of billing models do they use out there? Is there "unlimited" on 3G? All we need now are reasonable prices and that must be coming soon.... KES 10.00 per MB is quite high (for my shallow pockets). -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
Actually, the reduction in costs per say, MB, would be the most preferable choice. But that's where the real challenge is Michael Joseph and Rene Meza have always complained of high taxes charged. Methinks we need to put pressure to Dr. Ndemo on the need to lower the taxes or have them scrapped of altogether! On 09/04/2009, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:03 AM, mike oketch <mikeoketch@gmail.com> wrote:
MJ Please have unlimited internet. The current model is very very expensive especially for us depending on the net alot
Mike
Mike,
I am a bit cautious (almost hesitant) to support you on that "unlimited" request on 3G! Safaricom has bundle structures on their 3G service, but what I have always wondered about is why they are capped at 30GB. There must be a good reason though, but I must confess I don't know why, though I can imagine why "unlimited" on 3G might be a bad thing. If that was allowed, I can run my ISP on it and that may not be good for any 3G provider's business.
Perhaps we need to find out what goes on the 1st and 2nd worlds (we are in the 3rd). What sort of billing models do they use out there? Is there "unlimited" on 3G?
All we need now are reasonable prices and that must be coming soon.... KES 10.00 per MB is quite high (for my shallow pockets).
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
-- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!
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Hi, Looks like a nice warm welcoming place ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM, warigia bowman <warigia@gmail.com> wrote:
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Yours, Rigia On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi,
Looks like a nice warm welcoming place ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG
Last time I was in Mississipi was in 1988 and still there was some tension. Glad to know that all that has changed. Did the change came as a result of our brother/son (see attachment)? Ndemo.
Asante sana. Ninafurahia sana kurudi nyumbani.
Mississippi is actually lovely. It has come a long way from the bad days of the 1960s. The University is great, and we are excited about the great work Kictanet is doing on ICT in Kenya!
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Hi,
Looks like a nice warm welcoming place ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG
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Nice shot - only its not dated. But we do hope it was sometime after Jan 20th 2009, then we shall know you are more wired (connected) than we had imagined... walu. --- On Thu, 4/9/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 8:56 PM Last time I was in Mississipi was in 1988 and still there was some tension. Glad to know that all that has changed. Did the change came as a result of our brother/son (see attachment)?
Ndemo.
Asante sana. Ninafurahia sana kurudi nyumbani.
Mississippi is actually lovely. It has come a long way from the bad days of the 1960s. The University is great, and we are excited about the great work Kictanet is doing on ICT in Kenya!
Yours, Rigia
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Hi,
Looks like a nice warm welcoming place
..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG
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Hi Walu - it looks recent. Bw PS is not just more wired, he is wired with fibre! Walu On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:03 -0700, "John Walubengo" <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Nice shot - only its not dated. But we do hope it was sometime after Jan 20th 2009, then we shall know you are more wired (connected) than we had imagined...
walu.
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 8:56 PM Last time I was in Mississipi was in 1988 and still there was some tension. Glad to know that all that has changed. Did the change came as a result of our brother/son (see attachment)?
Ndemo.
Asante sana. Ninafurahia sana kurudi nyumbani.
Mississippi is actually lovely. It has come a long way from the bad days of the 1960s. The University is great, and we are excited about the great work Kictanet is doing on ICT in Kenya!
Yours, Rigia
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Hi,
Looks like a nice warm welcoming place
..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG
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Yes very very "wired" indeed...... best alice waudo siganga wrote:
Hi Walu - it looks recent. Bw PS is not just more wired, he is wired with fibre!
Walu
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:03 -0700, "John Walubengo" <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Nice shot - only its not dated. But we do hope it was sometime after Jan 20th 2009, then we shall know you are more wired (connected) than we had imagined...
walu.
--- On Thu, 4/9/09, bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> wrote:
From: bitange@jambo.co.ke <bitange@jambo.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Safcom Mobile Internet Charging Model To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 8:56 PM Last time I was in Mississipi was in 1988 and still there was some tension. Glad to know that all that has changed. Did the change came as a result of our brother/son (see attachment)?
Ndemo.
Asante sana. Ninafurahia sana kurudi nyumbani.
Mississippi is actually lovely. It has come a long way
from the bad days
of the 1960s. The University is great, and we are
excited about the great
work Kictanet is doing on ICT in Kenya!
URL:
Yours, Rigia
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I have only just one historical 'all-America' question. Is it true that "America developed because they got somebody who could just about do it, and they did it? You say you can build a story house? Just prove it.. then those folks wanted to prove that they can build four story.., a road, bridge, etc.. innovation..? Hello Bw. Ndemo, wow-ed!, weeewe!! :-) Happy Easter everyone from Alex On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:46 PM, warigia bowman <warigia@gmail.com> wrote:
Asante sana. Ninafurahia sana kurudi nyumbani.
Mississippi is actually lovely. It has come a long way from the bad days of the 1960s. The University is great, and we are excited about the great work Kictanet is doing on ICT in Kenya!
Yours, Rigia
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Hi,
Looks like a nice warm welcoming place ..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi.JPG
Dr. Bitange, That snap and the caption are really an interesting historical souvenir! Happy Easter to all the Skunks and Skunkettes globally. Mburu -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!
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