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nice move... not everytim u must drink naija pipu dry

People complaining about MTN are being unfair. I don't want to use the word IGNORANT. Let's just say less technically inclined. I have tools to measure my data consumption locally and there are just two areas MTN cheats data in my findings

1. MTN night browsing plan. They claim it's 50 naira for 500MB but it's actually 480MB
2. IFF you manage your data and still have some left after the 30 days, MTN will start magic. NCC has directed that network providers should give 15 days extra... Because of this, they'll do wayo once the original time has passed.

Apart from these MTN is pretty aite...

Those crying foul are always on Instagram, Facebook, snapcat and YouTube. Here's the kicker, if you watch a video with both MTN and slow glo,your data consumption will be different.

If your internet is fast, Youtube will serve you 1080p or even 4k videos. But if it's crawling and slow like glo, then, they'll serve you 240p or even 144p. In English, this means that a 2 minute video @4k resolution can cost 200MB but just 3MB @144p.

When browsing the internet, the same thing happens. The size of most sites is about 10MB currently. Pictures alone can be 10MB. JavaScript another 3-5mb. And that's without any video. If you're connecting with slow internet, pictures will not load, JavaScript will just give up. But if your internet is fast...


Unless our internet becomes as cheap as India's Jio network, it's still going to be very expensive. I applaud the minister for this directive. However, a better way to get this data cost down is to go to india and woo the CEO of JIO to come to 9ja. Give the old man tax break for 20 years to offset the initial investment.

For those who remember - MTN and Airtel sim used to be 10k. Until glo came in and dropped it to 100 naira. MTN said that per second billing was TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE but implemented it within a month when GLO did it.

Credible competition is what we need to get this stuff down.

Those people quoting the high prices of western internet are 419 people. American, British internet is different from ours. It comes with unlimited text messaging and phone calls.

Not only that, most people don't mind because they are using unlimited wired internet.

A scam Kantry ruled by a SuleZoo Bubu called Nigeria.

I see why browsing as been difficult for few days now. Spectranet as been a mess

NCC are exploiting Nigerians, we have a big market, so they make more in Nigeria in terms of marginal profits, when compared to other markets, yet they charge us exploitatively.

This is the essence of putting the square pegs in square holes.... From day 1 , this guy has been doing well.....
Compare this minister to adebayo shittu ... The analogue minister in the IT sector... He couldn't do anything. He was just jumping up and down...

While nothing is being done about PHCN

they should better warn mtn

Opposite of Fasola who is helping Discos to drain Nigerians.

Introvertedmarc:
The way Data just vanishes these days is quite alarming..

Zimbabwe pays N27,000 for 1gb?...

hope you know the worth of Zimbabwe dollars in foreign exchange market. please do your research.

do you reside in a cave or in a forest? or what concerns fashola with power anymore

Mikat:
Opposite of Fasola who is helping Discos to drain Nigerians.

iammo:




That minister is a good ambassador for youths, unlike yeye bello and dino meliar

Veitnam and many 3 developing countries are now subsidising internet so that more citizen can access education and personal development through it


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And porn too

still part of education, education on how to keep relationship stronger

OgogoroFreak:
And porn too

Telcos are big scammers.

How can you ask me to buy data of 3GB that is supposed to last for 30 days?

Meanwhile, deep down you know it cannot last more than a week even for a non-heavy user

Reference:
He absolutely has no right to regulate prices by fiat. Telecommunications is a business in Nigeria and business rates are always determined by negotiation through the NCC which is the primary stskeholder acting on behalf of the general citizenry by interfacing with government.

Negotiation means the NCC too has to come to the table wirh incentives to the telecos to expand, develop, profit and thus reduce prices. That is how business is safely conducted.

To an extent the NCC can regulate price, if they can't regulate price why is every petroleum or gas stations selling the same price? it simply means the price has been regulated by the agencies Involve.

Left to me it's not about reducing the amount alone they should also provide better service and not steal our data because I know once they reduce the price once you sub and watch one YouTube video gbam data Don finish it should be well regulated also and price of calls should be reduced also make dem no kill us naw

This is cool if true. I said so in my last comment concerning Data charges that govt. should do something other wise we will conclude that they are collaborating with service provider to defraud Nigerians..

YoungAncient1:
My major challenge with data services is not the cost but that it doesn't last at all.

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Buy 6GB FOR 1500 NA REAL SCAM... THE ACTUAL WILL BE 2GB. THE BURN RATE WILL SO FAST THAT U WILL THINK SOMEONE DO U PICK POCKET.ALL of una want freebie, ifa or bonanaza.

NCC should make an app and mandate service providers to subscribe to it for data usage monitoring.

Good one from the FG.

This is the change we voted for.

How will they power their equipment? Pay workers and still pay multiple taxes?

Chai mk I rush go find that my yeye data sucking xenophobia SIM card wey I throw way...

Better o, data do consume money o, and we can't do without it because we must browse for vital information.

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Good one from the FG.

This is the change we voted for.

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After telecos, they should face cable TVs.

Even call rates are extremely high. What a Country!

IdioticNLmods:
Especially that MTN!
I spend 15k every month on those ingrates..
Tried leaving them but they are the only strong reliable network in my base.

I remember 2011 to 2015, i spend 3k every month and data will still remain before it expires.

Bros, abeg put M e through your line of business, abeg.

lloydpras:
Just ditched my glo mifi. Until Glo is ready to come back to its senses from the fast data exhaustion scam. No be my money dem go use renew Glo ambassadors' contracts this year-end.

sub 20k own bro ,you will be surprised that u ain't even touching it like when u sub for less

Sarmiz24:
Chai mk I rush go find that my yeye data sucking xenophobia SIM card wey I throw way...

You bad oh my guy... You are very funny

Cheering news

the way and manner these network people siphon my data especially airte and mtn leaves me maniacally bewildered .

I don't support this action. The free market should be respected. Let the market achieve that itself by creating enough competition.

Prices are already going down. I buy 2 gig of MTN data lasting for 2 days and I watch as much video as possible on Youtube using the app Youtube Go. Please download the app. Just thank me later.

Most countries that enjoy unlimited broadband access have lots of wire cable connection. Cable wire is the best and most cost effective transmitter of broadband access. That is quite scarce here due to the fact that only 400,000 phone lines existed in the country as of Year 2000.