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abubakar
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@amby: forgot to answer ur post. With regards to starcomms vs visafone, its gonna be hard for visa. Forget my history with starcomms, the fact that so many of thier phones out thier are simless and supposedly "unreprogrammable", visa would have to pull out all the blocks and give out great phones at cheap prices to wean people off starcomms. The cdma market isnt growing as fast as the gsm market, and hence instead of looking for new subscribers, everyone is looking for the scavenger's bounty. | |
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OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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On 2008-03-06 15:51:14, abubakar wrote:
I was reading a paper when i saw one of glo's 3g adverts when a statement struck me. "unlimited internet access up to 3GB". Will all of u stand up and clap ur hands, give a round of applause for the biggest play on words i have seen in all my years working in the telecomms industry!!!
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@abu: Well said!
I saw that on the Glo website about 2 weeks ago, and I was just as amazed as you are. Whoever came up with that one needs to see a shrink, or is an outright thief.
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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Someone mentioned Visafone.
I had to visit the Visafone office here in Abuja on my way to Reltel Wireless. I was looking for an "affordable" means of yapping with my new bride while I am in the office. GSM just won't do. My mind was set on Reltel because of the Friends and Families but I wanted to check out Visafone to see if they could offer something better.
Sadly, Visafone didn't impress me. The flashy interior decor (Visa is like Celtel: red, red, red) and super-glossy Flyers were ruined by same-old, uninspiring tariffs. With so many GSM/CDMA players, Visa is coming with nothing new to the table.
Reltel local on-net call tariffs of N6.50/min is 50 percent less than Visafone's N12 /min. That was enough for me. Reltel's cheapest handset went for N2,000 (2 models) while Visafone's cheapest was a Nokia for N7,000. Both had "dual SIM" models. Reltel's had one for 15k and another for 25k while Visa's had only a 25k model.
I know they are just rolling-out and we should give them time. But from what I saw, I think Mr. Ovia is trying to target his usual Zenith Bank elite. Goodluck to him.
Oh, I forgot the Internet tariffs:
Here Reltel Wireless still beats Visafone even though Multi-links has the best internet tariff in Nigeria IMHO.
Here are the tariff plans for All day, Day only, Night only and Weekend surfing
Visa has:
WAP @ 55 kobo /kb
Visa1x (using CDMA 1x) @ 9.5k, 6k, 4.5k, 4.5k
Visa Silver (EVDO up to 150 kbps) @ 12k, 7k, 5.49k, 6k
Visa Gold (EVDO up to 300 kbps) @ 15k, 9.9k, 8.5k, 7k
Visa Platinum (EVDO up to 600 kbps) @ 22k, 15.5k, 12k, 8.5k
Reltel has an odd set of plans:
Weekly @ 2.5k
2 Weeks @ 5k
Monthly @10k
Weekend (Friday 6pm to Monday 8am) @ 3.5k
The Weekly and 2 weeks are all 24 hours.
Ok, I will now take the congratulatory messages. I had a short 3-day honeymoon in Minna. I am back at work. I will let y'all know when the pictures are on Facebook.
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brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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Hey Coola, Congrats! Wish you guys the best. |
ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
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@Mr. & Mrs. Coola congratulations. I wish u both a happy married life. May u grow old together and have plenty children. 
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abubakar
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@coola: Wife? When did u announce? I hope u are using the term "wife" loosely! If not, i no go take am easy with u when im next in abj! U might have to repeat the ceremony in-toto to appease me!
Truly, we have money in nigeria! Its only in naija the level of capital it takes to set up a pto like visaphone can be used then decide not to fight for the market. I hope they dont think its like the early days of gsm. Just like i said in the discussion (arguement) i had with AYA sometime back on cdma penetration, its hard to get people warmed up to it, hence its slow growth. To enter that market without at least an introductory offer that will turn heads is suicidal! Anyhow, the graveyard for dead ptos still has space for more. |
OluYom
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@coolapostle: Honeymoon? When did the wedding hold? No IV to Esato guys, abi? Anyway, welcome to the club 
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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Thanks! It is great to be married. She turned my house upside down and created a better house. I have to ask where MY STUFF now is.
It is also fun to have someone to talk with always. So far so good.
What's the latest on 3G? Who has made a video call? |
OluYom
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On 2008-03-10 11:57:38, coolapostle wrote:
Thanks! It is great to be married. She turned my house upside down and created a better house. I have to ask where MY STUFF now is.
There's the good part! ...at least part of it....... 
On 2008-03-10 11:57:38, coolapostle wrote:
What's the latest on 3G? Who has made a video call?
:cough: :wheez: :sputter: Video what? :cough:
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abubakar
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@aya: are u telling me that with all the noise about the 1st month having a N30/min special offer, they havent started the service? I hope i read ur cough & sputter wrong and maybe u havent gotten someone else to vid call within the 3g region. Talking of 3g region, apart from lagos, has service come up in abj, ph yet? Once again, i have to wonder if we have any consumer advocacy agency in naija. NCC is playing its normal role as the toothless bulldog. Its shameful what they get away with. |
OluYom
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@abu: Just to be sure, I contacted brym so we could try out a video call, but he responded that Glo 3G signal is epileptic at hos end. As a matter of fact, he has had to switch 3G off on his phone to conserve battery power (and also to preserve his sanity, believe me).
After the 2 days I ran my test, its been '3G available but unattached' or '3G login failed' messages since then on my own line each time I pop the Glo SIM in a 3G phone.
Video call ko...
Just today, I received an email complaint about Glo's 3G internet plan (the 3GB limit). The subscriber copied everybody copy-able: NCc, Mike Adenuga, Paddy Adenuga, EFCc, YarAdua, Bill Gates, etc. He was vexing bad. I'll put the contents of the mail up on my blog later today.
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Demmy
Joined: Oct 02, 2004
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@abu, y u pick on me like dt - lol
@coola, congtrats man, i know it's gud to be married even though i'm still singli. but the bad part is u dint really invite us even though u mentioned it in some past posts.
@ll, things happen slowly downhere so u guys need to excercise some more patience.
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pxthomas
Joined: May 14, 2006
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From: DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
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On 2008-03-11 10:55:00, AYA wrote:
@abu: Just to be sure, I contacted brym so we could try out a video call, but he responded that Glo 3G signal is epileptic at hos end. As a matter of fact, he has had to switch 3G off on his phone to conserve battery power (and also to preserve his sanity, believe me).
HA HA HA
@Brym.... Wither! Hope you are ok.
@AYA.... Make you nor kill me laughter. My wife is wondering if i have gone crazy
http://bux.to/?r=pxthomas
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abubakar
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@demmy: ok, try. but still this forum isnt look but dont touch. i mind us gisting non-tech issues (THOUGH SOME DO!!!) so even if u dont have any fav or app to talk about, at least say hi. you started this!
today im enjoying the wifi on my phone. i wish we'dhave more hotspots aroundthe nation, instead of to make quasi-silicon valley in abuja. |
brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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On 2008-03-14 00:04:03, pxthomas wrote:
@Brym.... Wither!
pxt I don't have to guess that your Bible is King James Version.
[ This Message was edited by: brym! on 2008-03-14 13:19 ] | |
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