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Today's Topics:
1. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views
needed (Ken Teyie)
2. Re: Inside Wananchi's Head End (Riyaz Bachani)
3. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views
needed (Tony Likhanga)
4. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views
needed (Solomon Mburu Kamau)
5. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views
needed (Victor Ngeny)
6. Re: OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on Airtel - Views
needed (Odhiambo Washington)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:04:56 +0300
From: Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on
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@Tony,
yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont
come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill
same old same old.
at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say
is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers.
If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS
access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!!
On 12/1/10, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Anyone with experiences on the Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel post paid scheme?
> I'm seeking to enroll on a personal post paid plan; primarily for voice use.
> I occasionally roam and data access is simply for light use browsing.
>
> I have received one nasty evaluation from a colleague on the same; citing
> weird charges & unaccounted for bill items.
> I need a couple more reviews to decide whether to enroll or not.
>
> PS: Limit the discussion to Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel only.
>
> Tony.
>
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:18:53 +0300 (EAT)
From: Riyaz Bachani <riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Inside Wananchi's Head End
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it's live in Kile, Kilimani and Lavington
http://www.zuku.co.ke/fibre
http://www.zuku.co.ke/coverage/
http://www.techweez.com/2010/12/01/zuku-announces-ambitious-mass-market-business-strategy-for-its-triple-play-offering/
http://www.nairobiliving.com/component/content/article/19-blog/830-zuku-triple-play-is-upon-us.html?directory=5
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Inside Wananchi's Head End
@Daudi, nice pics of the racks and switches. :-) I see some racks dedicated to sat/dvb receivers. Maybe @Riyaz would care to comment if the single cable rollout for triple play has come into the market?
Rgds.
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This morning Riyaz let us into the Wananchi Head End at Loita House.
Check out the pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mentalacrobatics/sets/72157625380436545/
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:41:04 +0300
From: Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on
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*2010/12/1 Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com>
*
>
> *@Tony,
> yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont
> come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill
> same old same old.
> at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say
> is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers.
> If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS
> access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!!
> *
I appreciate the responses so far, keep them coming.
@Ken, the discrepancies; are they something to make me dash to the nearest
railway line? What's the worst % of the expected bill you've ever
experienced?
Any nasty surprises like being enrolled to club 20 without consent? Getting
billed for promotional SMS while roaming/on one network? A standing monthly
charge on top of the bill while roaming? Denial of service after some usage
cap, despite being reasonably well below the deposit?
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:51:42 +0300
From: Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on
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Have been on Z-Control(don't know its succesor), and the service has
been super.
The voice quality is not any pathetic, in the experience I have used
Airtel since it was Kencell. You don't get 'hidden' charges or
enrolled to queer promotions without your consent.
The only problem is if your bill payment is delayed, they'll reflect
it on the next billing month. This is to mean, if you were to pay your
bill on 25th and you postpone it to 15 of the next month, you might
get an additional amount(the previous bill + current bill). How that
one is done, beats my logic yet that (new) month's cycle is not fully
utilized.
I hope with the new management, the billing will be as detailed as or
closer to what KPLC has.
On 01/12/2010, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
> *2010/12/1 Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com>
> *
>>
>> *@Tony,
>> yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont
>> come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill
>> same old same old.
>> at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say
>> is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers.
>> If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS
>> access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!!
>> *
>
>
> I appreciate the responses so far, keep them coming.
>
> @Ken, the discrepancies; are they something to make me dash to the nearest
> railway line? What's the worst % of the expected bill you've ever
> experienced?
>
> Any nasty surprises like being enrolled to club 20 without consent? Getting
> billed for promotional SMS while roaming/on one network? A standing monthly
> charge on top of the bill while roaming? Denial of service after some usage
> cap, despite being reasonably well below the deposit?
>
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 15:58:37 +0300
From: Victor Ngeny <victormaritim@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on
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@Tony
I havent had experience with Airtel BIS but please read this:
http://www.kahenya.com/post/1985460273/airtel-inherits-lies
<http://www.kahenya.com/post/1985460273/airtel-inherits-lies>V
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com>wrote:
> Have been on Z-Control(don't know its succesor), and the service has
> been super.
> The voice quality is not any pathetic, in the experience I have used
> Airtel since it was Kencell. You don't get 'hidden' charges or
> enrolled to queer promotions without your consent.
> The only problem is if your bill payment is delayed, they'll reflect
> it on the next billing month. This is to mean, if you were to pay your
> bill on 25th and you postpone it to 15 of the next month, you might
> get an additional amount(the previous bill + current bill). How that
> one is done, beats my logic yet that (new) month's cycle is not fully
> utilized.
> I hope with the new management, the billing will be as detailed as or
> closer to what KPLC has.
>
>
> On 01/12/2010, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *2010/12/1 Ken Teyie <kenteyie@gmail.com>
> > *
> >>
> >> *@Tony,
> >> yes weird charges (SOMETIMES) and when you complain your bill wont
> >> come in on time (to give you time to forget the issue), come next bill
> >> same old same old.
> >> at one point the charged me for calls to customer care which they say
> >> is free!!! and some SMSs to weird numbers.
> >> If you are on blackberry you will find additional charges like 'GPRS
> >> access' whereas you pay an all in one BIS access fee!!!
> >> *
> >
> >
> > I appreciate the responses so far, keep them coming.
> >
> > @Ken, the discrepancies; are they something to make me dash to the
> nearest
> > railway line? What's the worst % of the expected bill you've ever
> > experienced?
> >
> > Any nasty surprises like being enrolled to club 20 without consent?
> Getting
> > billed for promotional SMS while roaming/on one network? A standing
> monthly
> > charge on top of the bill while roaming? Denial of service after some
> usage
> > cap, despite being reasonably well below the deposit?
> >
>
>
> --
> *Solomon Mb?r? Kamau*
>
> *****************************************************
> *Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the
> same way to the side of a hill!*
>
> AND
>
> *It is better to die in dignity than in the ignominy of ambiguous
> generosity! *
>
> http://smiley2.wordpress.com
> http://mburu.sikika.co.ke
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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 16:13:14 +0300
From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] OT: Individual Post paid voice plan on
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On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Anyone with experiences on the Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel post paid scheme?
> I'm seeking to enroll on a personal post paid plan; primarily for voice
> use.
> I occasionally roam and data access is simply for light use browsing.
>
> I have received one nasty evaluation from a colleague on the same; citing
> weird charges & unaccounted for bill items.
> I need a couple more reviews to decide whether to enroll or not.
>
> PS: Limit the discussion to Kencell/Celtel/Zain/Airtel only.
>
I have used that company for ages now. I think since 2001 on Postpaid.
At some point, I migrated my number from personal postpaid to corporate
postpaid. During this migration, they lost my preferred 10 numbers (remember
they had that??) but I did not realize it, until like 4 months after. When I
realized this, I raised the issue with them and they promised to look at it
from the back-end. Two months down the line, they gave me a credit note
covering all the calls I had made to preferred numbers but which had been
charged at normal rate as opposed to the subsidized rate they had given.
Can you imagine that?? I have proof!!
As Alvin intimates, that company does everything by the book!
Please go for it.
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