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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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Not exactly bought. And if 'bought' at all then only their SMS. Google through gmail is offering free SMS but currently only limited to Safaricom in Kenya. The phone owner can reply to your SMS and it comes back to your Gmail Chat as Chat. The phone owner who replies would of course be charged for the text. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Who wants a complicated life? Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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Njung'e wrote:Who wants a complicated life? Yawa. This is not complication. I have been hearing about value added this value added that and was wondering just how much value can you add on mobile phone services. Today I have finally seen one. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/9/2009 Posts: 2,003
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I have actually tested the service and its great  though the sms comes with too much unnecessary info! Good if you want to send a quick message!
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 9/8/2010 Posts: 14 Location: Nairobi
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restricted to not more than 50 sms's though 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,548
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  With all the value in a safaricom line (cheaper calls, okoa jahazi, mpesa, mkesho, google sms, sms bundles, please call me, popularity,CRS programmes, sonko and many more) zain deserves to be quite a bit cheaper, but it is not. A New Kenya
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/18/2010 Posts: 94 Location: Nairobi
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Njung'e wrote:Who wants a complicated life? @ Elder exprain fery fery srowry in details otherwise guka thinks its soo comlpicated you're giving him a headache. If possible in kyuk pris
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,548
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Its available on all leading consumer email solutions such as Gmail, Windows Live, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail as well as local email service providers. It will be available to subscribers of mobile network, Safaricom. A New Kenya
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Much Know wrote:http://www.nation.co.ke/image/v.../600/-/p9l6e7/-/Meza.jpg With all the value in a safaricom line (cheaper calls, okoa jahazi, mpesa, mkesho, google sms, sms bundles, please call me, popularity,CRS programmes, sonko and many more) zain deserves to be quite a bit cheaper, but it is not. With all that, Safcon shouldn't be making profits since they're so affordable, yet they fleece you proper... Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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Safcon should make it possible to convert airtime to cash
similar to buying airtime from MPESA
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/27/2010 Posts: 324 Location: nrb
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iam seeing a pic here for the first time. very very dangerous. i didnt know it is allowed/possible. i believe many pple also dont know.. NOW WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS THREAD IS HIJACKED!!.
i VOTE THE PIC BE DELETED BY WAZUA ADMIN BEFORE THE USUAL SUSPECTS BECOMES EDUCATED. OTHERWISE ADMIN PREPARE FOR FULLTIME JOB OF CENSORSHIP.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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ernesto wrote:restricted to not more than 50 sms's though The service is still in beta stage so once it is stable enough they may increase the number of SMS one can send. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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chikita wrote:Njung'e wrote:Who wants a complicated life? @ Elder exprain fery fery srowry in details otherwise guka thinks its soo comlpicated you're giving him a headache. If possible in kyuk pris Though I think Njung'e just has no time for SMSs not to mention ones from the internet. Much easier to just call or if has to send an SMS it's easier to just use the phone. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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Elder wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. Check if it recognises NOKLAs, SAMSQNGs, ERICKSQMs etc... that could be the problem.... (on a light note)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Wendz wrote:Elder wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. Check if it recognises NOKLAs, SAMSQNGs, ERICKSQMs etc... that could be the problem.... (on a light note) Could be....or maybe given Safcon's target market, they prefer HIphone to iphone. Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Elder wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. Google talk works on my iphone with meebo, but google voice which is a diff product isn't av in Kenya. Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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Wendz wrote:Elder wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. Check if it recognises NOKLAs, SAMSQNGs, ERICKSQMs etc... that could be the problem.... (on a light note) It is a Palm. Love the phone to bits and have had it like for forever but there are so many mobile applications like fring etc that seem not to recognize it. Seems like the world moved on and left Palm all by itself. He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 9/7/2010 Posts: 2,148 Location: elderville
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KulaRaha wrote:Elder wrote:KulaRaha wrote:Tried it too....I want google voice here, this sms is a gimmick.... Is Google Talk blocked in Kenya? Have you tried it? I tried to download Google Talk to my phone so as to try and call and or text others on Google Talk but my phone is seemingly not recognised by their software. Google talk works on my iphone with meebo, but google voice which is a diff product isn't av in Kenya. Didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Will try that meebo thing and see if it works. What about Skype? Does it work on mobile devices especially for Skype to Skype calls? He who can express in words the ardour of his love, has but little love to express. - Petrach, Son. (That men by various ways arrive at the same end. - Montaigne, The Essays of.)
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