You may see reverse portiiiiing.. Guys moving from other small networks to Safaricom. Smaller networks should be very worried. Main problem with Airtel is that it views Safaricom as its problem, instead of looking to Safaricom for answers. Yatafakali hayo. /Bonz On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:34 PM, george < theonlydamnedavailablename@gmail.com> wrote:
Very simple really, after you port, you lose the good and the bad of your previous network and embrace the evils and joys of the next.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Edward Kimani <edwardkmn@gmail.com>wrote:
And what happens to subscribed Mbanking services Short Codes like *677#, *522# after porting away from the Network you registered them with?
On 4/11/11, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
Flogging a solution for a problem that does not exist is not a smart move IMO. Safaricom keeps its clientele because it works. you want fast internet? safaricom has HSDPA and works right off a regular simcard. Want to transfer money? Safaricom has a countrywide network, bank affiliations, and western union. Are you a techno dweeb? Safaricom has an array of android,blackberry,nokia,sony erickson handsets and assorted tablets from the cheap to the not so cheap. . .the choice is yours. .
For Airtel and Orange (Yu is technically owned by Vodafone) the ecosystem does not exist yet or is not juicy enough for most of the people I know to waarrant a move. maybe the targeted demographic is different?
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Samuel Mbugua <samuel.mbugua@gmail.com>wrote:
I think the whole number portability thing was overtaken by events.
At the time it was conceived, calling rates were high and the idea was to break the "club" effect that safaricom was currently enjoying.
Airtel is trying to woo people over with rational explanations. Good luck with that. My experience is that the explanation that "everyone is doing it" seems to justify pretty much anything. Find people who influence opinion, move them over, and maybe portability would gain traction then
Thats my 2 cents.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Mak Muva <makmuva@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with Watson Kambo and like minded people. Safcom have enjoyed their dominance for sometime now but they also know that they can't keep moving forever. Telcommunication changes everyday and its your market conveniences that favors you. A thousand people is a big step! Kenyans have queer ways of doing things! and if this is true then don't be suprised if you woke up to an Airtel dominated Kenya _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
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