[kictanet] Safaricom starts Sh20 a day loan for buying smartphones

[Ali Hussein]

Alvin

It's unlikely 'high-end" phones will be sold like that. But I do get your
phone. Way back when Telkom was Telkom 😀 I got an iPhone on a 2-year
contract. Basically it came with a data, voice plan for I think 6k a month.
For two years. The great thing about the plan was that I was spending that
amount or more anyway per month.

I don't mean to tell Safaricom how to do their business but most Telcos in
Europe and the US have these contracts for their 'high-end' phones. Not
sure why Safaricom doesn't have such plans.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

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On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 12:02 PM Alvin Ochola Gmail via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> These must be specifically for ''Low-End Priced phones''.
>
> In a year 20*365 = KES 7,300/=
>
> Hopefully, they have thought of a formula for Hign End Phones also.
>
> Safaricom can reap on this if thought out properly.
>
>
> *Thank you.*
>
> *Kind Regards,*
>
> *Alvin Ochola*
> *Manager*
> *Greenline Technology Limited*
> *ICT SOLUTIONS *
> *sales at greenline.co.ke <sales at greenline.co.ke>*
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> *0733-610-758*
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>
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 10:54, David Indeje via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> Safaricom from Tuesday will start selling smartphones on credit to its
>> subscribers who will make daily payments of as little as Sh20 a day for up
>> to a year dubbed Lipa Mdogo Mdogo.
>>
>> This is a novel idea from the telco in ensuring the 'access gap is
>> closed" The CEO Peter Ndegwa says it will enable users to access 4G.
>> https://bit.ly/2EnOOew
>>
>> As this unfolds, the issue of:
>>
>>    1. affordability
>>    2. right infrastructure - power
>>    3. What are competitors doing?
>>
>> Will still need to be addressed going forward.
>>
>> *Kind Regards,*
>>
>> *David Indeje *
>>  +254 (0) 711 385 945 |  +254 (0) 734 024 856
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