[kictanet] What is the better option?

[robert yawe]

Hi,

I think Zain must be the better option, what else could it be when Safaricom's 
Wimax support personnel prefer Zain.

The price war is going to take us back to the kind of support we used to and 
continue to get from KPTC/Telkom/Orange.

Regards
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696




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From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Thu, 7 October, 2010 15:31:35
Subject: Re: [kictanet] What is the better option?




On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM, ESTHER MUCHIRI <emuchiri at andestbites.com> wrote:

Listers
> 
>In yesterday’s Daily Nation, a one-page advert by ZAIN titled “be the judge” 
>revealed that Safaricom charges for SMS are 3/- within network and 5/- to other 
>networks. However, in today’s Daily Nation, Safaricom has hit back with their 
>new SMS tariff of 20 cents for 100 sms per day etc. Unfortunately, one has to 
>subscribe by dialing *188#, and I guess once you exhaust the bundle, you roll 
>back to the standard rates??

On this one, I believe it's only Safaricom who can give you an authoritative 
response. However, you should have read their *terms and conditions* which we 
all always happen to ignore. I believe they do spell out how it works.
 

 
>Also, which telco is offering the most affordable unlimited broadband Internet? 
>I want to shift….

I think first you need to define what "unlimited" and "broadband" are in the 
Kenyan context. Those two terms put together never have a clear meaning, given 
that the term "unlimited" is quite ambiguous. You can never have "unlimited" in 
reality, and especially when it comes to "broadband". They cannot allow you to 
utilize all their pipe capacity for 365 days, or do you suppose so?

If the aforegoing is acceptable to you, then it's clear you understand your 
needs and as such are able to make a decision based on that. I use both Orange 
and Safaricom (either via the USB dongles or the 3G router that Safaricom 
sells). My usage is based on the bundles I buy. Safaricom is more expensive in 
the cost/MB bundle compare to Orange. However, coverage matters. There are 
places Orange EvDO doesn't work quite too well but Safaricom 3G does. You have 
to juggle. I hate it, but it's the same thing as having several SIM cards - you 
know why you do that, right?

So make a decision on whether you want broadband at home or "everywhere" and 
what your budget is - unless you also have unlimited. You need to talk about 
speeds (data transfer rates - for that is what defines broadband) and contention 
ratios. Pick your phone and start calling the providers. Listen to all the 
propaganda and then decide. 




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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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