I tested this during last night's offer period with a line with zero credit. Worked like a charm! Downloaded almost 4Gb at average of about 900Kbps,a peak of 1.7Mbps...thanks to some good torrents.According to the text received, offer ends at 9am today!

./bernard
sent from my android device.

On May 26, 2011 12:21 AM, "Timothy Mutugi" <timothymutugi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Today I received the following SMS from $afaricon:
>
> "Browse at Ksh2/- per minute and enjoy FREE high speed 3G internet on
> Wednesday 25/5/2011 from 11pm to 11am. Dial *142# to activate,
> applicable only on PrePay"
>
> This message read like digital manna from heaven.
>
> I had an active line on PrePay and so that was already covered. All I
> had to do was do the *142# thingy so as to activate the service. I
> immediately received a confirmation message that I was now on the 2/-
> browsing service.
>
> I then made a list of all the "stuff" that I was going to download
> overnight so that I can have them by morning.
>
> I eagerly waited until 11.35pm (25-5-2011) and connected to the net.
>
> After surfing to a round 8 minutes, I got disconnected...what the *$%@
> is going on? I asked myself...
>
> I checked my balance to see if my Ksh.16 was still there...lo and
> behold...it was all gone!!!
>
> I thought FREE means FREE...
>
> I am emotionally wounded and severely distressed:-(
>
> I am now going to bed...
>
> Safaricom stole my Ksh.16...should I sue?
>
> Timo.
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