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The message in itself is quite self-explanatory. Android and iPhone users in Nigeria know that Airtel's Unlimited Blackberry plan works on their devices as well, and that while it may be unlimited on a BlackBerry, non-blackberry users graciously get 2GB for a subscription of N1,500.

I say 'graciously' because other network providers are not so 'lenient' on non-BlackBerry users. The average cost of 1.5 GB on most networks is N3,000-N3,500, and 3GB costs N5000-N6,500, and Nigerians have been lamenting that this price is not friendly on their pocket. So, it is easy to see why, upon discovering that Airtel's BIS plan of N1,500 gives non-BlackBerry devices 2GB of data, there was a mass-porting to Airtel, and everyone enjoyed 'subsidized' data for several months...

...Until today when people received the SMS above informing them that the "subsidy" was going to be removed by December 3rd, 2013.


...AND TWITTER CRIED

I logged on to Twitter afterwards to see people feeling very distraught. Some people were making some hilarious predictions that Instagram (that photo-heavy application) will see less frequent uploads with Airtel's ban on its BIS data plan on Non-Blackberry phones, while some people suggested that upcoming musicians will 'harass' people a lot less with links to their uploaded songs.

Some people cried out in anger that Airtel will regret its actions, lamenting that Airtel's data speed wasn't all that great in the first place (apparently, they had been staying on solely for the cheap rates) and now that it was gone, they would 'port' to a more reliable and efficient network.

Internet photos and memes were soon flying in no time, too.

IRATE CONSUMERS: THREATS OR GUARANTEE?

Pained Airtel subscribers have begun making predictions that this fresh move by Airtel will lead to the toppling of the network provider, as it is about to lose a lot of subscribers. Online Airtel users threatened to burn their SIM cards, come December 3rd, while others said they would port to neighboring networks. A few said that Airtel's move was a poor business strategy and that it would not end well.


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snif that asha on your danm ass, nobody buy asha for that amount. little could get you an andriod

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the older the sweety. old punnany is alwasy stronger. which means the bomo go strong yo chew

guy you don't joke with punny. punny is scares and expensive nowadays. blow the air out of her now while it last. next year she will be 18 and full adult, you might learn to regret this later if you miss this opportunity. talking from experience.

still blazing. no dulling

Taking a critical look at the new AIRTEL upgrades; the AIRTEL BIS will still work as usual on all platform,but I don’t think you can extend your bis expired date anymore with bonus MB or paid MB as usual. The list of accounts are specifics and assigned to their route, and any MB are channeled to their appropriate account. Find below the new list of airtel account.

MA (Main Account) Account balance
A1 (Account 1)
A2 (Account 2) Bonus
A3 (Account 3)
A4 (Account 4)
A5 (Account 5)
A6 (Account 6)
A7 (Account 7)
A8 (Account 8 )
A9 (Account 9)
A10 (Account 10) BIS

all this account are on their own, they cannot and do not add up together as it use to be before where you can use airtime trick to combined them together to boost or extend your expiring MB date.

With all this, I still think the BIS will continue to work as usual in all platform e.g android, windows and symbian phones. The mistake, linkage or loopholes the AIRTEL NG is after has been corrected by the new upgrade, which is the extending of MB together in single account.


All this is a deliberate act to increase internal revenue by way of allowing all MB and account to speak for itself and not adding up, mixed up or working together. now they operate separately.

Any add up or extension will be done within it own assigned account,

Thanks for your understanding

still blazing. even faster. you guys are too quick to exhaust and break your sim

airtel is bleezing fast right now. it seems since the current banned news many people have leave the network. the network have more free space now and is very cool. is anybody experiencing this? or what do you think?

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There are a total of 68 countries in the GFP database. Keep in mind that the final rankings are always being fine-tuned based on new data becoming available as well as feedback. The last major update occurred on 8/1/2013.

1 United States of America PwrIndx: 0.2475
2 Russia PwrIndx: 0.2618
3 China PwrIndx: 0.3351
4 India PwrIndx: 0.4346
5 United Kingdom PwrIndx: 0.5185
6 France PwrIndx: 0.6163
7 Germany PwrIndx: 0.6491
8 South Korea PwrIndx: 0.6547
9 Italy PwrIndx: 0.6838
10 Brazil PwrIndx: 0.6912
11 Turkey PwrIndx: 0.7059
12 Pakistan PwrIndx: 0.7331
13 Israel PwrIndx: 0.7559
14 Egypt PwrIndx: 0.7569
15 Indonesia PwrIndx: 0.7614
16 Iran PwrIndx: 0.7794
17 Japan PwrIndx: 0.7918
18 Taiwan PwrIndx: 0.8632
19 Canada PwrIndx: 0.8638
20 Thailand PwrIndx: 0.8979
21 Mexico PwrIndx: 0.9144
22 Ukraine PwrIndx: 0.9167
23 Australia PwrIndx: 0.9386
24 Poland PwrIndx: 0.9518
25 Vietnam PwrIndx: 1.0676
26 Sweden PwrIndx: 1.0841
27 Saudi Arabia PwrIndx: 1.1038
28 Ethiopia PwrIndx: 1.1725
29 North Korea PwrIndx: 1.1754
30 Spain PwrIndx: 1.1847
31 Philippines PwrIndx: 1.1871
32 Switzerland PwrIndx: 1.2275
33 Malaysia PwrIndx: 1.2457
34 South Africa PwrIndx: 1.2582
35 Argentina PwrIndx: 1.2961
36 Nigeria PwrIndx: 1.3441
37 Austria PwrIndx: 1.3695
38 Algeria PwrIndx: 1.4107
39 Syria PwrIndx: 1.4706
40 Venezuela PwrIndx: 1.4905
41 Colombia PwrIndx: 1.5049
42 Norway PwrIndx: 1.5138
43 Yemen PwrIndx: 1.5863
44 Denmark PwrIndx: 1.6116
45 Finland PwrIndx: 1.6121
46 Kenya PwrIndx: 1.6237
47 Singapore PwrIndx: 1.6284
48 Afghanistan PwrIndx: 1.6381
49 Greece PwrIndx: 1.6527
50 Romania PwrIndx: 1.6555
51 Chile PwrIndx: 1.7081
52 Belgium PwrIndx: 1.7266
53 Croatia PwrIndx: 1.7413
54 Serbia PwrIndx: 1.7501
55 Portugal PwrIndx: 1.7627
56 Jordan PwrIndx: 1.7775
57 United Arab Emirates PwrIndx: 1.8131
58 Iraq PwrIndx: 1.8133
59 Libya PwrIndx: 1.8428
60 Georgia PwrIndx: 1.8539
61 Mongolia PwrIndx: 2.0267
62 Paraguay PwrIndx: 2.1201
63 Kuwait PwrIndx: 2.1239
64 Nepal PwrIndx: 2.1578
65 Qatar PwrIndx: 2.4842
66 Lebanon PwrIndx: 2.5049
67 Uruguay PwrIndx: 2.5453
68 Panama PwrIndx: 3.0508
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Just seven African countries are ranked by the GFP. An inadequate amount of information is available to compare other countries that are not included. Based on available information, the following countries represent the most powerful militaries on the African continent in 2013, according to GlobalFirepower.com.

Numbers reflect each country’s power index, derived from a unique algorithm developed by GFP. A perfect score is a 0.0000. The lower the number, the stronger the military, and bonuses and penalties are added to country scores as needed.


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7. Libya – Power Index: 1.8428
The strength of Libya’s military comes mainly from its large cache of equipment, despite a relatively small number of active troops. Further hampering Libya’s abilities is the continuing violence and unrest stemming from the revolution begun in 2011 which has yet to see a stable government emerge from it. Regardless, the country still has available 2,500 armored fighting vehicles, 500 tanks, 600 towed artillery pieces, 6,500 logistical vehicles, and much more.




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6. Kenya – Power Index: 1.6237
Kenya has established itself as a vital participant in international peacekeeping missions, and is able to do so due to a high merchant marine strength and an enormous labor force – resulting in high available manpower. Though it doesn’t possess as much of its own equipment, its role as a member of international teams allows the Kenyan military to share resources with other countries, strengthening its own capabilities at the same time.




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5. Algeria – Power Index: 1.4107
As Algeria has a large maritime border, it has developed all of its military capabilities to an impressively modern degree, including its land, sea, and air forces. Algeria’s active frontline personnel numbers more than 127,000 troops and it has nearly 2,000 armored fighting vehicles at its disposal. Algeria also has the added benefit of its own oil reserves, allowing it to use its own fuel to power tanks, aircraft carriers, naval vessels, and more.




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4. Nigeria – Power Index: 1.3441
Due to its size, it’s no surprise that several hundred thousand troops comprise the Nigerian Armed Forces, through its army, navy, and air force. Like Algeria, an abundant domestic oil supply eases the financial burden to be involved in military conflict, and it has more than 1,400 armored vehicles, 360 tanks, and 6,000 logistical vehicles at its disposal, as well as nearly 300 aircraft and 25 high-powered naval vessels.




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3. South Africa – Power Index: 1.2582
As it hasn’t been embroiled in an international military conflict for some time, South Africa uses its highly advanced military for more peacekeeping and international cooperation purposes. Its aircraft and naval vessels are notoriously well-equipped with the latest technology, and though the country has less than 100,000 active frontline personnel, it has the capabilities and manpower for much more. Add to that a vast array of land system technology, and the South African military is indeed a force to be reckoned with.




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2. Ethiopia – Power Index: 1.1725
As a landlocked country, Ethiopia has focused its resources on developing its army and air force to an impressive degree (the GFP doesn’t penalize landlocked countries for not having a naval force). Several hundred thousand personnel make up its current force, and they have significant numbers of land and air systems at their disposal. Furthermore, an enormous population that is fit for service allows Ethiopia to maintain the capacity to turn out an even larger fighting force, and gives the country one of the greatest militaries on the continent.



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1. Egypt – Power Index: 0.7569
Egypt is put over the top with regard to military strength due to the sheer size of its armed forces. Nearly 500,000 personnel serve on its active frontline force, far surpassing all of its African neighbors, as well as its nearly 10,000 armored fighting vehicles, 60,000 logistical vehicles, 900 aircraft, and large oil reserve from which to draw. Again, the military has been somewhat undermined in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution, but some argue that its increased role in government has made it stronger than ever. Whether or not this is a cause for celebration or concern will remain hotly debated for some time to come.

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yes boss i am with you

spec?

6k, can you send to edo?

do not be afraid. airtel will not block it

still blazing, you guys should forget about airtel its all an empty threat. it will work as usual they will not block it. no be today we don they hear about airtel blocking threat. maybe they want to draw people attention to other airtel plans of free more space to enable them perform this rushing December period.

asari has really lament the truth. but he is denouncing the hand who feed him so soon? Jonathan is in trouble. this time me many more will deny him before 2015.

good news. although this don't work for me. as it still don't change the fact of who he is. but donating two million is good to correct some mistakes and misconception. he might not be able to win the heart of everybody on this gesture? but atleast it will go a long way to be able win some of the populist.


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aubomeyangp: You echo my thoughts. Nigerians and our funny way of thinking.... There's no doubt that what the Gov did was wrong, we only saw that part of the clip. I know in Benin traders are continuously warned to stop selling their wares on the street. The Gov was angry and over-reacted, that's a fact. It's also a fact that the woman broke the law. Or are you guys saying if I'm an orphan I should go about breaking the law, then when I'm caught I should start crying saying I'm an orphan??

If you really wanna help widows, you can think of better ways. Cos what you guys are saying is that, it's ok to break the law if you're a widow, orphan, handicapped, divorced etc..... Besides what happens to the other widows who are observing the law?

shut the f uc. k up. that woman was not selling on the road side. no body we sell on that mission road. she was only waiting for a commercial bus to enter.

zaragoza: if this true, then i guess it's d best plan for Android for now.

is not true, the 1.5gb bonus is only valid for 3weeks. if not used up before 3weeks they will wipe whatever is left there. airtel is still the best only if you have got BB to backup with your android. two phones i mean BB and android device.

look here everybody, i am in Benin city, but locating that woman will not be that easy, i know the scene happened in mission road and she must be heading to new Benin market on seeing the position from where they stand anybody in Benin city can easily know that that woman was waiting for a bus that will take her to new Benin market direction. the only way now is except one need to go to the local media. e.g. radio or tv station.

otherwise except someone who already know her before hand then happen to come across this thread.

anyway i will still try my best to ask around.

post on their Facebook everybody

click

https://www.facebook.com/airtelng


let the protest beging

we are matchung forward HALLELUJAH AAAAAAAAMAN. IN THY NAME OF JESUS HALLELUJAH AAAMEN

someone should post this thread on Airtel Facebook and twitter page.

atleast they will reconsider their action concerning this.

i know they will not block it, cos they are good at threat. i cant forget so soon all the numerous threat on previous days.

so relax everybody and enjoy

that woman wasn't hawking on the street. she was only waiting for a bus

has anybody been able to complete the registration from the UBA OFFICE?

I still have not gone to their office yet to complete.

BRB TO ANSWER YOU GUYS

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