Bawss1: OP please can you explain the rationale behind this move by Airtel in more detail?The reason you provided didn't explain what the network loses in running the BIS package on non BB devices or what Airtel stands to gain when this move has been effected.
The popular consensus is that by using BIS on non BB devices subscribers actually use up more data and so load data more often which should translate to more money for Airtel.

davetwitzy: SCAM!!!!!. THE WHAT'S APP AND FB BUNDLES WILL ZAP YOUR CREDIT LIKE ELECTRICITY. THIS BB PLAN IS EVEN WORSE, DON'T SUBSCRIBE FOR IT(MY ADVICE FOR YOU)

kayswag100:

So bad grammar is the only thing this girl has picked from all I've said?

Do you know what a typographical error is?

Ok.:
'I'm not an insomniac like you'


satisfied? ?

Von Bismark:
and for u to think i use a tecno phone is yet another proof that u obviosly knw nothing abt ur customers and whether raw or nt ur facts are wrong... Just talk to ur bosses cos airtel is definitely gonna loose in this

deeyor:
Now I understand why people have been insulting this boy. You lack manner of approach.
Okay,Mr. Back End,y do all Airtel complaints take 24 hours,and are rarely done in less than 72 hours. That will probably be because the back end staff spend all their time on nairaland rather than doing their jobs.

loverboi: This dude is talking as if he's not from Nigeria, look majority of airtel suscribers use it for surfing the internet and most peole now uses android devices, infact a recent survey states that android OS is 60% of the smartphone market!
My brother, I'v never called or sent sms with my airtel line for the past 3yrs, and if u see 90% of the people here are same!
Am not sure u did ur survey well coz if u do, u'll knw that u'l loose 80% of ur customers, take it!
Am not saying u'll loose but there will b a drastic effect on ur profit, that may affect ur job
Na ur type dey protest if dem sack u, and u dey here dey make mouth!
U'll loose customers #shikenah

kayswag100:

check up the meaning of 'paid leave'

kayswag100:

check up the meaning of 'paid leave'

kayswag100:
There was airtel network even before bb came to Android.

I hold raw fact

kdf3449:

Pls bro am trying to activate the 4500 plan now,do i need to cancel unto renewal of the daily plan that i did?

Tmonex: kayswag i appreciate d info o jare.....did d daily plan and it went straight to A10(i don try 4 airtel,dan 4dem to block me na,i dey break record for 768mb daily).......ok so i no get money for 2gb now......can i go for d BBUD to 440 plan 80mb..Thanx again

kayswag100:

Sir, it most likely won't work especially if you're taking about the bb subscription on Android()

plus airtel doesn't have any single plan of n4500.

May I knw if you talk of accumulating the ñ1500 plan? (Which may not work)? You should have done that before 3rd.

You could test the waters with a cheaper plan and see if the value would be put in your da9 or 10.

deeyor:

So, all of you are on paid leave that's almost all complaints take over 72hours to be resolved.
I'll advise you don't start threads saying you are a staff any longer as you are not representing the company that pays you by being rude and sarcastic to 90% of people commenting here.
When you start threads on NL,prepare for criticism and accept it in good faith remember its directed at your organisation not you.
I wonder how many 'fatals' you earned as an agent with this attitude.
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adeinfinit: can i use d daily unlimited plan(80mb) to test?

Deblow: I hate this guy's guts! He talked as if he owned Nigeria! Sheer arrogance and loads of disrespect to those whose monies pay your salary! Any fault of urs? Nay! We have an insensitive government in this country so, network providers like Airtel and others can choose to hold subscribers in servitude. If not, this charlatan in the garb of a lousy customer care agent wouldn't have come here to insult the sensibilities of multitudes of subscribers just because he can speak some grammar. He bluffed too much for my liking! U claimed u did ur survey or whatever before coming out with this obnoxious transfer and u concluded it wasn't going to have any negative effects on ur subscriber base! How naive and be clouded ur sense of reasoning are! You tried, albeit in an infantile fashion, to compare ur moribund Airtel to MTN that has remained so stable and has stood the test of time. Recall how many times Airtel had been sold over each time with a change of name and yet it's still struggling to survive? I don't and won't ever use Airtel sim for anything. For ur information, the worst MTN signal is better than the best Airtel signal and so it is all over the country. A yoruba adage will say "A nroju j'eko obun, obun tun nda eko e kere" meaning we are forcing ourselves to eat the pap made by a dirty woman, yet, she makes it expensive! If truly u are a CCA, then you are a bad one and a good example of how not to be a CCA. Pple like u will bring misfortune to the organisations u represent because u don't know how to appeal to the sensibilities of subscribers who indirectly put food on ur table. If Airtel is sold again, you are doomed!

kayswag100: Hello folks!

I've Seen alot of ranting and irateness about bb plans not working on Android from 3RD DECEMBER. Thot I should create this thread (as a back end staff) to clear doubts and possibly answer questions (and hopefully not get insulted) on matter at hand

A typical Airtel prepaid line has 1 main account and 10 dedicated accounts. (access dedicated accounts by dialing *123*123#).

Now, these 10 accounts manage several transactions such as free sms, free on net calls, etc. I'd talk about dedicated accounts 9 and 10(which is why we won't be able to use bb plans as hotspot or on other devices).

Before now, bb subscriptions and regular data plans were managed by dedicated account 10. This is why we could use subscription on Android et al.

From 3rd December, all legacy bb subscriptions would be moved to dedicated account 9. This account is programmed to work ONLY if the system detects a bb phone being used by subscribers(don't ask how we'd know. We've got apps ppl!!!). dedicated account 10 would then only house regular data subscriptions. This is how simplified I can put it.

Those teling others to activate bb plan then override with 10mb, stop misleading ppl. These would just be seperated into different dedicated accounts 9 and 10 so when you exhaust 10mb, you so won't b able to continue on bb subscription (the way it was before. ..)

good news though: those that activated before 3rd can use their subscriptions therafter; till subscription expires. So no need to waste your respective mbs, gbs and tbs.

thinking this would reduce subscriber base? I laugh. Please check up 'LIABILITIES & ASSETS'

one question is: WILL THIS BAN ACTUALLY TAKE EFFECT FROM 3RD DECEMBER? Let's wait and see! !

EOD!!

Please note that all views expressed here are mine and not Airtel's. I'm just giving info as an insider! !

FOR BB BUNDLE USERS on bb phones (especially those that subscribed from 3rd onwards)THAT ARE HAVING ISSUES CONNECTING, Please do a hard reset immediately.

kayswag100:

certainly Sir.

Since its cheap and you won't stand to lose much.

if the data goes to your da 9, it means you can't use it on Android. But on da10? It means you've got an early Christmas gift.

stinville: @kayswag. I asked this before now though didn't get a response. What does airtel stand to loose if the allow BIS subscriptions to run on non-bb devices? It's not as if it runs for free on those devices and such devices even consume more, as such, pay more.

chuks87: Not even non-black berry devices but we bb users can't use use our bb fone as a modem anymore... Seriously Airtel sucks big time!!!