<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Its a vicious cycle data that's not about to end anytime soon, given social media's recently discovered influence. We all know what led to Safaricom's change of rates.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Airtel's Unliminet is silent on Bundles higher than 6GB. Unliminet seems to favour low data users. Last i checked, it offered 20GB for 8,000/=. I'm not going to dwell much on them.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Orange are the only ones who seem to have nailed it. With their Mobile WiFi modem. A 3G palm size, battery powered, modem that shares internet via WiFi. You can connect upto 5 devices. Speeds upto 7Mbps. The gadget goes for 5,000 & comes with free 20GB. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Orange: For ksh 3,000 a month one gets 20GB & reduced speeds thereafter. Safaricom is offering 10GB & 10GB free at night for 3,000/=. One gets 10GB weekly for 990/=. If i choose a weekly plan, i only need to add an extra 1K to get a total of 40GB in a month of 4 weeks. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Orange's pricing structure seems to give the best fit between cost & data. With more data, more tasks can be done. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Regards,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mwaura Njoroge</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Photographer</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">0723650688</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">htttp://mwauranjoroge.co.ke</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Mar 5, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Listers</div><div><br></div><div>Safaricom has basically halved the price of its internet bundles.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://safaricom.com/bundles/">http://safaricom.com/bundles/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Predatory Pricing or meeting a market demand? </div><div><br></div><div>Who benefits and who looses? </div><div><br></div><div>These are the questions that we must ask. </div><div><br></div><div>From where I'm sitting I can tell you one thing for sure - I'm not complaining about these new prices. I'm even willing to forgive them for capping my bundles to one month... Although it does raise pertinent issues on Net Neutrality.</div><div><br></div><div>Let's look at it this way:-</div><div><br></div><div>I used to buy 1k worth of bundles which got me 1.5GB plus a 750MB bonus exclusively for night use (between 10.00pm - 10.00am) </div><div><br></div><div>Now for the same 1k I get:-</div><div><br></div><div>2GB plus 2GB bonus for night use.</div><div><br></div><div>Predatory pricing or consumer based pricing? The answer depends on whether you are a consumer or Competitor. :)</div><div><br></div><div>One thing is for sure. These prices can come down further. (We Kenyans are never satisfied, right?) :) </div><div><br></div><div><legend style="text-align: start; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Weekly Internet Bundle <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Please Select One)</span></span></legend><div id="bundlePlanErrDIV1" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"></div><ul id="mobile_details" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; list-style: none; background-image: none;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan1" value="4MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4MB + 4MB (Ksh 5)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan1" value="10MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10MB + 10 MB (Ksh 10)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan1" value="30MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">30MB + 30 MB (Ksh 25)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan1" value="65MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">65MB + 65 MB (Ksh 50)</span></span></li></ul><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; clear: both; float: none; text-align: justify;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: block; clear: both; float: none; text-align: justify;"></span><input name="submit" type="button" class="btn-activate" id="btn-weekly" value="BUY BUNDLE" style="border-color: rgb(108, 182, 65); margin: 0px auto; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; text-shadow: rgb(127, 128, 126) 0px 1px 0px; height: 29px; display: block; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://safaricom.com/bundles/img/2bob_subscribe.png); width: 180px; clear: both; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><br><fieldset style="border: 1px solid rgb(228, 227, 227); margin: 20px 3px; padding: 5px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; text-align: justify;"><legend style="text-align: start; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monthly Internet Bundle: <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Please Select One)</span></span></legend><div id="bundlePlanErrDIV2" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><ul id="mobile_details" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; background-image: none;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="100MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">100MB + 100MB (Ksh.100)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="300MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">300MB + 300MB (Ksh.250)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="650MB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">650MB + 650MB (Ksh.500)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="2GB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2GB + 2GB (Ksh 1000)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="5GB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5GB + 5GB (Ksh 2000)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="10GB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">10GB +10GB (Ksh 3000)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="25GB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">25GB + 25GB (Ksh 5750)</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="LPlan2" value="50GB" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">50GB + 50GB (Ksh 6750)</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="border-color: rgb(108, 182, 65); margin: 0px auto; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; text-shadow: rgb(127, 128, 126) 0px 1px 0px; height: 29px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://safaricom.com/bundles/img/2bob_subscribe.png); width: 180px; clear: both; background-position-y: 50%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input name="submit" type="button" class="btn-activate" id="btn-monthly" value="BUY BUNDLE" style="text-align: start; border-color: rgb(108, 182, 65); margin: 0px auto; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; text-shadow: rgb(127, 128, 126) 0px 1px 0px; height: 29px; display: block; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://safaricom.com/bundles/img/2bob_subscribe.png); width: 180px; clear: both; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"></span></fieldset><fieldset style="border: 1px solid rgb(228, 227, 227); margin: 20px 3px; padding: 5px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; text-align: justify;"><legend style="text-align: start; border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Activate Internet At 2/= a Minute</span></legend><div id="datatimeErrDiv" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><ul id="mobile_details" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; background-image: none;"><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="TPlan" value="subscribe" id="radio3" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Subscribe </span></li><li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; background-image: none; float: left; width: 288.140625px; height: 45px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input class="plan-radio" type="radio" name="TPlan" value="unsubscribe" id="radio4" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Unsubscribe </span></li></ul><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="border-color: rgb(108, 182, 65); margin: 0px auto; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; text-shadow: rgb(127, 128, 126) 0px 1px 0px; height: 29px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://safaricom.com/bundles/img/2bob_subscribe.png); width: 150px; background-position-y: 50%; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><input id="btn-timebundle" class="btn-activate" name="submit" type="button" value="SEND REQUEST" style="text-align: start; border-color: rgb(108, 182, 65); margin: 0px auto; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 20px; text-shadow: rgb(127, 128, 126) 0px 1px 0px; height: 29px; display: block; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://safaricom.com/bundles/img/2bob_subscribe.png); width: 150px; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"></span></fieldset><div><br></div><br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; 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The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwaura.kenn%40gmail.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwaura.kenn%40gmail.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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