I hear and read some users complain that the 3.5G speeds they are getting are not what the network advertised. Sometimes, the problem is both the network AND your device. You may have a device that cannot take advantage of the network’s full speeds.
Airtel Nigeria recently launched their 3.75G internet service. At an even more recent event, the operator announced a reduction in the price of their USB modem. At that same event, units of the modem, and a SIM card bundled with 200MB of data were given out. Mobility was represented at the event and we ended [...]
If you use 3G on your smartphone or tablet on a regular basis, chances are that you wish for better battery life. Did you know that using Wi-fi for internet connectivity instead of the built-in 3G radio on your device is less drain on the battery? Yes; if you turn off 3G data on your [...]
How do I put this? I do not have statistics for the rest of the world, but I do know that in my experience here in Nigeria, using GPRS/EDGE for almost anything is a painful experience. In my opinion, the least internet capability of any device that you want to use for web browsing, social [...]
Airtel Nigeria has stated that they are expanding their 3G infrastructure to cover nearly 80 percent of Nigeria’s population by 2012. This is in a bid to deliver reliable and affordable Internet services to customers. Before now, Airtel had the poorest coverage of the existing UMTS networks in the ccountry. Already, the expansion can be [...]
GSM operator, GloMobile has upgraded their prepaid bundle mobile internet packages, giving subscribers more value for their money. Click on the image for a larger screenshot. The Always MAX package now offer a 5GB data cap instead of the 3GB it had before. Always MIN now offers 1.5GB as against the old cap of 1GB. [...]
Glo announced its free video messaging some months back, but it didn’t quite fly. It looks like they are giving it another try. Here are the contents of an SMS sent out today: Glo is at it again! Now you can send and receive a video message for FREE. Experience one of the advantages of [...]
GSM operator, GloMobile has finally joined the train of pre-paid internet bundle plans. Before now, Glo pre-paid subscribers could only enjoy GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA at the rate of 15 kobo per kb. Now, pre-paid subscribers have access to bundle internet packages on the Glo network. Here are the new pre-paid packages: All Day (24-hour) Packages Always Day [...]
I held out for as long as possible, hoping against hope that Zain Nigeria would have a re-think about some of their services. No; I wasn’t asking for too much. I only needed stable mobile internet services. Because this is 2009, I also wanted that internet connection to be high speed. GPRS is good. EDGE [...]
There’s a discussion thread over at Nairaland focussed on Z3, the Zain 3G service. The gist is that the Z3 service is officially restricted to post-paid (contract) plans, though it appears that some very few non-contract lines are able access it (a system glitch?). In addition, if what the original poster says is true, Z3 [...]