On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Moses Muya <
mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Aye aye...
>
> Since my post did not yield any fruits I decided to do a little digging and
> experimentation to find a solution. I'm sharing the solution here since it
> could be of help to someone else.
>
> I am using an Android device so naturally this solution only works on
> Android - I will experiment on Apple iOS devices if someone tells me they
> have the same problem.
>
> 1.0 Dial *#*#4636#*#*
> 2.0 Select 'Phone Information' from the resulting menu
> 3.0 On 'Set preferred network type' select 'WCDMA Only' as opposed to
> 'WCDMA preferred'
> 4.0 Exit the menu while facing Mount Kenya and utter these words three
> times,"Uninterrupted 3G sasa tuko pamoja"
> 5.0 Surf away in peace...
>
> Known Issue(from my experience): Since you have effectively chosen to use
> the 3G network ONLY, your device will lose ALL connectivity,voice and data,
> any time you move to a place that is not covered with 3G. In such a case,
> simply carry out the above steps but select 'WCDMA preferred' and your
> device will reconnect.
>
> Disclaimer : You do this at your own risk, if you ruin your tablet or phone,
> you are on your own! :)
>
>
>
> On 23 April 2012 17:16, Moses Muya <
mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> @Job
>>
>> You see, it has nothing to do with people's 'too much expectations' and
>> 'poor payments'! Users did not come up with the pricing, these MNOs did!
>> Queen Bee even went ahead to call it 'Unlimited Internet'! If one pays for
>> 'Unlimited Internet' ,should they expect to get 16KBps? Moreover, Safaricom
>> kept people guessing for close to two weeks on what was going on since the
>> speeds were rubbish(forgive my French). Nobody said users could not or did
>> not want to pay Ksh.23,000 to get a proper connection but would you seek to
>> pay Safaricom that amount if they were offering the same services for
>> Ksh.3,000 per month?
>>
>> On 23 April 2012 10:40, Job Muriuki <
muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think we are expecting too much and paying too little for it. Look at
>>> the Internet
>>> charges and associated speed on most developed countries. Unless you are
>>> willing
>>> to pay more for unlimited Internet its not possible for ISPs and Telcos
>>> to offer it.
>>> Looking at the cost of setting up 3G/4G networks and the limited radio
>>> resource
>>> its just hard to sustain the kind of data rates at the current prices.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Job Njogu Muriuki,
>>>
>>> Phone: (+254) - 722906324 | 736333075
>>> Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
>>>
>>> Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Moses Muya.
>>
>
>
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>
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