First time I heard about this was on a road trip with a couple of friends. One of them, who works at a bank, told us all to get on his internet which he was tethering, because is office-issued BlackBerry device had 10 terabytes that was going to be wiped off soon. I obviously didn’t believe it, even after he’d shown us his balance, “It had to be a glitch of some sort”, I remember saying as I updated some apps in the middle of no where.

Fast forward a couple of months, and I needed to get a couple of phones to implement a CUG (closed user group) for myself and new staff with Visafone and I thought it’ll be good from a productivity standpoint to get legacy BlackBerry devices for the CUG. You can imagine the shock, when I activated a plan on mine and saw this:


So what’s the catch? (because there is always one right?)

It’s a BlackBerry plan (duh!) but it’s fully tether-able meaning you can share via mobile hotspot, bluetooth or USB.
Because it’s a BlackBerry plan, and Visafone uses CDMA, you’ll have to use one of their own BlackBerry devices (meaning you’re buying a new phone), and that translates to an extra phone to carry about.
It’s slow and inconsistent. I’ve done random speed checks over time it’s never gone faster than 700kbps and can get a lot slower when it’s in the mood.
That aside, it works well enough for streaming stuff, VoIP (surprising that it works at that speed) and for downloading stuff (if you are the patient kind), but being used to internet a lot faster, using it to surf pages can be frustrating. To test if the data was legit, I got a couple of friends to come over as often as possible over a month (read: everyday) to try and max it, but the best we were able to do given the speed was around 76GB.

Did I mention that the plan in question costs just N1,000? (activate by texting BBCM to 6000). Shortcomings aside, it’s probably the most economic plan ever.

What do you think? Too slow to be useful or two cheap to pass? Let us know.

http://getlistednigeria.com/visafone-has-a-10-terabyte-data-plan-for-n1000/

No be today naa!!! E don taeeeeee

brightnelly:


No be today naa!!! E don taeeeeee

Interesting!

Do people still use visafone

Wow! How do much is the modem I think am interested

Stoja:
First time I heard about this was on a road trip with a couple of friends. One of them, who works at a bank, told us all to get on his internet which he was tethering, because is office-issued BlackBerry device had 10 terabytes that was going to be wiped off soon. I obviously didn’t believe it, even after he’d shown us his balance, “It had to be a glitch of some sort”, I remember saying as I updated some apps in the middle of no where.

Fast forward a couple of months, and I needed to get a couple of phones to implement a CUG (closed user group) for myself and new staff with Visafone and I thought it’ll be good from a productivity standpoint to get legacy BlackBerry devices for the CUG. You can imagine the shock, when I activated a plan on mine and saw this:


So what’s the catch? (because there is always one right?)

It’s a BlackBerry plan (duh!) but it’s fully tether-able meaning you can share via mobile hotspot, bluetooth or USB.
Because it’s a BlackBerry plan, and Visafone uses CDMA, you’ll have to use one of their own BlackBerry devices (meaning you’re buying a new phone), and that translates to an extra phone to carry about.
It’s slow and inconsistent. I’ve done random speed checks over time it’s never gone faster than 700kbps and can get a lot slower when it’s in the mood.
That aside, it works well enough for streaming stuff, VoIP (surprising that it works at that speed) and for downloading stuff (if you are the patient kind), but being used to internet a lot faster, using it to surf pages can be frustrating. To test if the data was legit, I got a couple of friends to come over as often as possible over a month (read: everyday) to try and max it, but the best we were able to do given the speed was around 76GB.

Did I mention that the plan in question costs just N1,000? (activate by texting BBCM to 6000). Shortcomings aside, it’s probably the most economic plan ever.

What do you think? Too slow to be useful or two cheap to pass? Let us know.

http://getlistednigeria.com/visafone-has-a-10-terabyte-data-plan-for-n1000/

how much is the phone

Pls give me the imei

Shittaakeem:
Pls give me the imei

This constanting requesting for imei by droid users is something else.

Shittaakeem:
Pls give me the imei

tru talk, lets hav d imei

no king like android

I'm just loving the writeup, nothing else.

Shittaakeem:
Pls give me the imei

Do not forget to tweak your GSM Andriod phone to CDMA Andriod phone.

Unseen:


Do not forget to tweak your GSM Andriod phone to CDMA Andriod phone.

Abeg help me tell them OOO

Simeony007:
Wow! How do much is the modem I think am interested

only. for BlackBerry not all BlackBerry

How much them they pay u?

@OP you are very correct, I use one at home, but it's speed is frustrating. I have to stay up all night to download sometimes.

But if they can work on a consistent speed and better network, I swear there is going to be a large turn up on sales.

Visafone, wake up from your overdue slumber...

1 terabyte 4 1k??...

Unseen:


Do not forget to tweak your GSM Andriod phone to CDMA Andriod phone.

I bet d dundees don't even know what CDMA means... chai!... Smart phones in d hands of stewpid people

Very economical and extremely reliable, I call it "slow n steady".may be frustrating for impatient internet users when it comes to downloading but its a grade C for surfing d web and streaming........
I have been married to it for more than 8 months now,and I have been loving it more as days pass.

Note: I share it with my other devices constantly

Shittaakeem:
Pls give me the imei

Your level of mumu sha

Stoja:
First time I heard about this was on a road trip with a couple of friends. One of them, who works at a bank, told us all to get on his internet which he was tethering, because is office-issued BlackBerry device had 10 terabytes that was going to be wiped off soon. I obviously didn’t believe it, even after he’d shown us his balance, “It had to be a glitch of some sort”, I remember saying as I updated some apps in the middle of no where.

Fast forward a couple of months, and I needed to get a couple of phones to implement a CUG (closed user group) for myself and new staff with Visafone and I thought it’ll be good from a productivity standpoint to get legacy BlackBerry devices for the CUG. You can imagine the shock, when I activated a plan on mine and saw this:


So what’s the catch? (because there is always one right?)

It’s a BlackBerry plan (duh!) but it’s fully tether-able meaning you can share via mobile hotspot, bluetooth or USB.
Because it’s a BlackBerry plan, and Visafone uses CDMA, you’ll have to use one of their own BlackBerry devices (meaning you’re buying a new phone), and that translates to an extra phone to carry about.
It’s slow and inconsistent. I’ve done random speed checks over time it’s never gone faster than 700kbps and can get a lot slower when it’s in the mood.
That aside, it works well enough for streaming stuff, VoIP (surprising that it works at that speed) and for downloading stuff (if you are the patient kind), but being used to internet a lot faster, using it to surf pages can be frustrating. To test if the data was legit, I got a couple of friends to come over as often as possible over a month (read: everyday) to try and max it, but the best we were able to do given the speed was around 76GB.

Did I mention that the plan in question costs just N1,000? (activate by texting BBCM to 6000). Shortcomings aside, it’s probably the most economic plan ever.

What do you think? Too slow to be useful or two cheap to pass? Let us know.

http://getlistednigeria.com/visafone-has-a-10-terabyte-data-plan-for-n1000/

Can the plan be used on a WiFi dongle if there's one which uses CDMA SIM card?

generalissimo:
Can the plan be used on a WiFi dongle if there's one which uses CDMA SIM card?

Yes i believe so.

Stoja:


Yes i believe so.

d BB plan is nt d same wit dongles'...it most likely won't work

Shittaakeem:
Pls give me the imei

Ode ni bobo yii sha

If the speed could just be steady over 500kbs then visafone is in business

Hollabesea:
d BB plan is nt d same wit dongles'...it most likely won't work

oh i see

Stoja:

oh i see

yeah for dongles d plans are: 1gig fr 2k,2gig fr 3.5k,etc

Yes heard of it also,dont really think visafone covers everywhere yet,i doubt its availability in ABK delta

ps:nice write-up,you wrote it like a pure novelist.

I'm impressed

Hollabesea:
yeah
for dongles d plans are: 1gig fr 2k,2gig fr 3.5k,etc

Thanks for the info

mrdrizzy:
Yes heard of it also,dont really think visafone covers everywhere yet,i doubt its availability in ABK delta

ps:nice write-up,you wrote it like a pure novelist.

I'm impressed

Nice words, thanks