yeah, the call will never get picked.  sometimes zain breaks diverts. Their system refuses to divert at all and instead tell sthe caller that your phone is off.

2009/7/14 Lmwangi <lmwangi@gmail.com>
Used to do that once. Divert my safaricom to zain and zain back to
safaricom. Anyone trying to call me get's a busy tone. Sms gets
through though

On 7/14/09, Brian Lusiola <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
> Doesn't it only bill once a user picks up the call.
>
> 2009/7/14 Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com>
>
>>
>> thats a very expensive loop brian, since you will be billed for the
>> re-directions since its an equivalent of you receiving the call and
>> calling
>> your other line(at least thats how most t6elcos implememnt it).
>
>
> I Think then it possible to implement the same loop on two telcos that way
> there is no charge if the call is not picked up.
>
>>
>>
>> As for Yu, they have a service called imoved, which terminates an incoming
>> divert and then sends a message to the caller informing them that you are
>> on
>> their network.
>
>
> Orange has something similar, but one has to activate it.
>
>>
>>
>> Otherwise, telcos are too mean to give you free diverts across newtorks.
>> if
>> our competitor has you, we must make money from the divert.
>> 2009/7/14 Brian Lusiola <lusiola@gmail.com>
>>
>> Just to add create a loop between Telcos
>>>
>>> <HATE>
>>> call a *safcom* number > diverts to zain number on condition that not
>>> answered > rings on *zain* number > diverts to *YU* number on condition
>>> that not answered > rings on *YU* number > diverts to *Orange* number on
>>> condition that not answered > rings on *Orange* > diverts to
>>> *safcom*number on condition that not answered.
>>> </HATE>
>>>
>>> 2009/7/13 Oj G <ojiwaj@yahoo.com>
>>>
>>>  This question was originally posted by Zain challenge Africa...and was
>>>> forwarded by a 0724xxxxxx mteja.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Mon, 7/13/09, Gichingiri Kuria <gmail@gichingiri.com>* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Gichingiri Kuria <gmail@gichingiri.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] New shocker from Safaricom
>>>> To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>>> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 12:29 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  If you are calling from a Zain line, and you've been disconnected (for
>>>> non payment) you get that message when you try call ANY number, even
>>>> Customer Care.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2009/7/13 David Mugo
>>>> <raidarmax@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=raidarmax@gmail.com>
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>> Kimani,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dont blame safaricom for everything, you are the people who blamed
>>>>> Kanu and moi for everythig that happened in life... Ever heard of call
>>>>> divert? It is a service that allows one to route calls to an
>>>>> alternative number in the occasion that either its not answered,
>>>>> unreachable or busy.
>>>>>
>>>>> David.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:21 AM, J. N.
>>>>> Kimani<ngugikimani@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=ngugikimani@gmail.com>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Here I am calling this Safcom number 0724xxxxxx and it rings and
>>>>> > rings
>>>>> > unanswered...
>>>>> >
>>>>> > At the end of the ringing what do i hear? THE ZAIN MOBILE YOU ARE
>>>>> CALLING
>>>>> > HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF !
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
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