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alt3r3g0:
With the same speeds on the previous screenshot?

Don't mind them.
It's usually fairly fast normally but when you're using their plan with unlimited download night plan it's seriously throttled from 1AM.
Funny enough if you use a normal subscription without unlimited night browsing you get normal speeds.

BiggName:
spectranet is not fast.. see dey results

Smile is the fastest 4G only network in Nigeria. MTN is the fastest 4G network in Nigeria.

drizzy009:
how do i get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime Special Edition (Kate)

Welcome to the Xiaomi thread. (Pronounced Shao-mi eg, Shao-mi the money )

Prerequisites:
-A GTB, FCMB, Access Bank, or UBA account enabled for internet banking.
Access Bank charges ₦375/$ with a monthly limit of $200
GTB charges between ₦375-₦400/$ with a monthly limit of $1,000
Fidelity Bank charges ₦380/$
Ecobank charges ₦380-390/$ with a monthly limit of $300
UBA charges ₦375-₦400/$
FCMB charges between ₦380-400/$

Sterling Bank also works, with $1,000 monthly limit

Note that the monthly limit is every calendar month, meaning that you can use your $100 on the ending of one month and by the next day you can use the monthly limit for the next month.
For example, you can use your March limit on the 31st of March and by 1st April you get to use your allotment for April without waiting for 31st April.

Prerequisites:
-An AliExpress account
-Aliexpress app on your phone (new members get coupons)
Activating Your Card For Internet Transactions
Have you paid for stuff online before, whether Nigerian or international sites?
If no then you'll have to activate your card for internet banking.
For VISA card you'll need to go to your bank's ATM(I hear you can use any ATM) slot in your ATM and insert your PIN.
Then select "Change PIN"
You'll see a "Change I-PIN" button, click on it.
Now insert your I-PIN (something easy to remember but hard to forget)
For added security use a different pin from your usual ATM pin so if one is compromised the other is safe.
The I-PIN is the PIN you'll use to verify the transaction if you want to buy things online.

For MasterCard eg GTB's MasterCard, you'll have to go to the branch and fill a form to enable internet banking.t

Funding AliExpress Pocket
Download the app, create an account.
On the My Account tab on the app you'll see My AliExpress Pocket, click on it and fund your AliExpress Pocket with about $100 (if $100 doesn't work at once then select it in multiples eg $20 * 5 or $50 * 2)
Search for the device you want to buy select buy now, you'll see an option to use your AliExpress Pocket, tick it.
Then use your other ATM to complete the transaction.


Locating Postal Codes
For an item to be shipped to you you need to input your shipping address.
That includes real name that will be written on the package (the post office will require an ID card of the person whose name is written), phone number, home/office address, depending on where is convenient, LGA, and postal code.
To get your postal code Google "(Your LGA) postal a code" eg "Surulere postal code"
You can also check this site for a list of postal codes:
http://nigeriazipcodes.com/

FYI you can have more than one shipping address, in case you want to purchase an item for someone in another state.

Identifying genuine sellers
Every item posed has its own rating.
The store selling also has rating/feedback.
So you're looking for item rating of 4.5 stars and above, with a seller rating of at least 93%.
Read reviews of the item you wish to purchase.
There is also a Q&A section for you to ask questions from people that have bought the device.
Whenever in doubt, message the seller for clarification on an item.

Aliexpress has a buyer protection programme, usually 60 days from when an item is shipped.
Within that window you can open a dispute if youre not satisfied with your item, provide evidence, and your money would be refunded.

Sometimes you may need to return the item to the seller before your refund is processed.

You can message seller to increase buyer protection period.

So when you get your item it is advised that you do not confirm order received unless you're satisfied with the goods.


Wish list and Cart
"Wish list is a list of desired things.... There is no commitment of any sort.
Wish list for price monitoring instead of looking for the item all the time, Also if item is out of stock you can easily see on wish list.
A shopping cart is the same as a shopping trolley used at the mall,
You can decide to pay or not pay for all item in the cart.
Wish list or Cart only make your shopping experience better, Both do not affect Price"

If you want to lock in the price of an item then initiate payment for it, and it will remain at that price even though the price of the item increases later.
Note that buying an item is a sort of contract and you're required to pay for the item within a particular time frame (3days - 20 days) or else the order will be cancelled.

About Appeals:
You don't have to appeal before you fund your AliExpress Pocket.

Sometimes people are told to appeal for security reasons, to verify you're the owner/handler of the card, mostly when you use a card that isn't in your name to fund the pocket.
In that case you'll be told to upload a picture of the ATM card(you can block out some numbers for security purposes), identification (eg passport, voters card, birth certificate [don't know if they still collect these], or international passport), and a recent bank statement of the account you were told to appeal.

After 3-5 business days the details will be verified and you can use that card (that doesn't bear your name) to fund your pocket in the future without hassles.

Item is pre-advised
If you ship via NL Post when tracking the first stage is "item is pre-advised" and it can stay that way for up to 2 weeks, you contact NL Post and they say they haven't got your item.
Do not panic, you most likely haven't been scammed or given a fake tracking number.
What pre-advised means is that the seller has contacted Netherlands Post and have advised them that a parcel is coming their way, that they should expect to receive it. The parcel will then be processed by their sorting centre, pass the checks and then finally be dispatched to the destination country.
Your package will go from China to the Netherlands first before it is ultimately shipped to Nigeria.
Even though the pre-advised stage can be long and frustrating, it doesn't usually last for more than 15 days and when it does get to the Netherlands the shipping is quicker and your item should reach you by the next week!


About Collection:
The package will be delivered to the nearest post office and you'll be notified by the post office (either by call or text, or they'll bring a slip to your house) that you have an item waiting for collection at the post office.
You might be charged a ₦500 "handling fee" upon collection of the item.
Happy buying!


Xiaomi phones tip
Because Xiaomi doesn't have an offline presence in Nigeria, parts may be hard to come by.
If you're buying a Xiaomi device --or any little known android device -- from AliExpress you're advised to purchase also :. a tempered screen protector to protect your screen;
an extra screen so if your screen breaks it can readily be replaced, also if your screen breaks years from now getting the parts on AliExpress would be hard as sellers might not stock the item in favour of newer devices.
-an extra battery, if you so desire.

NB: Be careful if you want to ship via DHL. You may be required to pay extra fees bribe to receive your item.
See this thread for details: https://www.nairaland.com/3787162/item-stucked-dhl


IMPORTANT: WHEN YOU GET YOUR XIAOMI PHONE, PLEASE ENABLE MI CLOUD LOCK, SIMILAR TO APPLE'S ICLOUD LOCK.
WITH IT ENABLED IF YOUR PHONE IS STOLEN IT WILL BE USELESS IN THE THIEF'S HANDS
If you have any other questions you can ask here.

drizzy009:
is it sold in Nigeria

You'll have to buy it from China via AliExpress. Check this thread for details https://www.nairaland.com/3092803/xiaomi-thread/275

kolexis:
No I don't, but I noticed something in the battery, anytime I try to boot the phone the battery runs out of current, and it later comes back when I remove it from the phone...Meanwhile phone'snot coming on at all

Do you stay in Lagos / Surulere?
You can use my battery to try.

drizzy009:
Which phone has the best performance without lagging at 80k price range..

Plus

Is Gionee S6s a good phone

Get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime Special Edition (Kate).
It supports all LTE bands in Nigeria, has better specs( better processor and battery etc) and costs lest than ₦60,000

If you want to buy follow the link posted by the poster above me for directions.

Emzyme:
I use an iPhone 5s
Should be compatible Lte

According to Apple's site no iPhone 5s variant is compatible with band 28(700mHz), the band Glo uses.
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp685?locale=en_US

Tosyn007:
i used an LG G4 Verizon phone, i woke up this Saturday and the phone was just stuck on the boot screen. I took it to Ikeja and they said they'll need to download a file from a site and reload the phone and its been 4 days now without good news.

I don't know if anyone has had similar experience...?

LG phones and bootloop wahala.
It's a hardware problem common with LG phones.
The soldering detaches from the main board.
If your phone is under warranty take it for replacement.

Some people have success with cooling the phone or heating it
Or if you have technical expertise then try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QijWruGXqX8

Goodluck.

Your kittens are cute.

countsparrow:
Rotts are that playful... My 7month old rott does that a lot too, if he picks your cloth from the cloth line, she digs up a big hole and buries it perfectly... I tell u, if u see that spot u will never believe something is lying deep under that soil... I normally dont get mad cause its mostly not my cloth


Rottweilers are playful and funny dogs, u cant help but live them

E go do you like film one day when e go carry your boxers bury.

choix007:
Finally fonts changed

Congrats. How did you do it?

GrandMufti:

I'm thinking it's a dom account, and this isn't a new thing http://www.patchworkoftips.com/gtbank-dollar-mastercard/4359/

seunfly:
How much is it going for? What sizes are they? I want to buy up to 5 pecies.

Different sizes, sir. Call or WhatsApp on 09065447657

Gptech:
You b real safety officer.

This is Nigeria, you have to be prepared to survive this country.

Seems like poorly done Photoshop.

Bluedahlia:
bros are you sure?
How did you come about with that calculation because I was thinking at 13.5% d interest for 100k should be 13500. please our Ogas shed more light on this issue because am targeting 450k for 92 days on Wednesday. and am putting my interest to be up to 50k. help my curiosity biko!

As I was corrected before, interest rates are calculated annually, the same way rates are a percentage i.e over 100%

Therefore since the tenor is 3 months you'd have to divide by 12 months (1 year)

The formula is the same primary school simple interest formula (cc: Michael18)
Interest = (Principal * Rate * Time) /100
= {450,000 * 13.5 * (3/12)}/100
=₦15,187.

I stand to be corrected.

Holuwaxheun:
Good evening everyone. Please, I need help on this. What if the phone develops fault, how is one going to repair it since xiaomi customer service is not yet avalaible In Nigeria.?

You can buy spare parts and keep in case of unforseen circumstances.
Repairing Xiaomi phones is the same as repairing other Android phones, and the parts are available online.
Bought an extra screen so if anything happens to mine I'll just replace it.

Detailed specifications:

LK-100 Technical Specifications

Keyboard 61 Standard-size keys, 5 octaves

Key Light System Can be turned on and off (up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time)

Tones- 100 presets

Polyphony- 12 notes maximum

Lesson System- 3 Step Lesson System

Playback- 1 tune repeat playback

Voice Fingering Guide -On/Off

Auto Accompaniment

Rhythm Patterns - 50
Tempo Adjustable, (216 steps, notes = 40 to 255), initial value, 120

Chords Two systems; CASIO CHORD, FINGERED

Other Fill-in pattern, synchro start

Song Bank Tunes 100 tunes

Musical Information Function

Tones, Auto Accompaniment, Song Bank numbers and names, tempo; 3 step lesson display, chord name, fingering, timing indicator, key lighting, voice fingering

Other Functions

Transpose - 100

Tuning Adjustable A4 = approximately 440Hz +/-50Cents,

Initial value: A4 = Approximately 440Hz

MIDI 5 multi-timbre receive

Speakers 10 cm diameter x 2 (Output: 2W + 2W)

I/O Terminals

MIDI Terminals IN, OUT

Sustain Standard jack

Power Supply - DC 9V jack

Headphones/Output

Stereo standard jack (Output is monoaural.)

Output Impedance: 78ohms


Output Voltage: 4.5V (RMS) MAX

Microphone In Standard jack (with microphone volume knob)

Input impedance: 2K ohms

Input sensitivity: 10mV

Staff 5 Octaves with Sharp and Flat Indications, Pedal Symbol, Octave Symbol

Keyboard 5 Octaves

Power Supply
2-way Batteries 6 AA-size batteries

Battery Life- Approximately 4 hours continuous operation on alkaline batteries

Approximately 1 hour continuous operation on manganese batteries

AC Adaptor AD-5 (Optional)

Auto Power Off - Turns power off approximately 6 minutes after last key operation. Enabled under battery power only, can be disabled manually

Power Consumption
9V...7.7W
Dimensions 37 1/4 x 14 11/16 x 5 5/16 inch (94.5 x 37.3 x 13.5cm)

Weight Approximately10.4 lbs (4.7kg) (without batteries)

Different models, Acer, Dell, etc

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Micheezy7:
Same thing

It might be damaged physically.
If you have a PC back up your files then do a factory reset to make sure it's not a software problem.
If it persists after a reset then it should be a hardware problem.
The mic night need to be changed.

choix007:
Yeppie! My Redmi note 4 pro prime has landed....all thanks to Rookidmart...indeed there are men who r good, genuine and business worthy....

Review coming soon

Enjoy your phone, boss.

labiola:
I have iphone 5 that is high cloud lock, can anyone unlock it. pls holla at me if you can unlock it

cc Macaulish

Inkredible:
Would have loved to pick it up but my tight schedule won't allow me ample time to raise a pet. I'm in Apapa sef.

That's sad.
Cats done require too much attention being that they sleep most of the time.

Micheezy7:
Help.... Caller can't hear me unless i put it on speaker... Am using Infinix hot 3 pro

Your microphone might be blocked.
Use a needle to clean it.
It's usually on the bottom of the device (that small hole is the mic)

mujaya1:
Please what is the price of rn3 pro in aliexpress, i see $157 -204, is 157 the actual price or 204.

Select where it says "Colour"
You'll see various options that explains the price range.
E.g the gray Colour might be more expensive than the white colour.
There are also options to add a TF card, earpiece, film case, etc.

Last one for free! FCFS

Iamtosignno:
This particular one is 1.8A it has cable with it is that how that one too is

Yes, sir.

choix007:
Thanks Boss for today. U r too much

You're welcome, boss. Enjoy your phone.

kazzonline:
Dremi stores prices just went up like mad,omo dem dey vex oo

Probably because of the Holiday.
They know many people have been. waiting for the holidays to end before they buy stuff so they increase their prices since the demand is there already.