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safaricom + google ideos = Airtime robbery
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Pablo
#31 Posted : Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:07:19 AM
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Thanks @Blazing.
This thing is actually quite good. Was actually thinking of giving it away. The market applications are amazing.
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bittokphilip
#32 Posted : Sunday, March 20, 2011 3:50:02 PM
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I had the same problem with G1 Android phone. I could not make a call if my credit was less than 16/-. I called customer care and they advised me to buy their daily 10MB bundle. I did this and the problem seemed to go away but then a new problem came up where the phone bought the daily bundle about three times a day. I have the ideos and have subscribed the daily bundle and so far I have never experienced any problem
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Jus Blazin
#33 Posted : Monday, March 21, 2011 12:29:47 AM
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@bittok, your problem with daily purchases had nothing to do with the make of phone. That was safaricom's system error in duplicating the daily purchase request. Like I said earlier about the sh16/-, whenever you are browsing (without bundles), the system holds 2MB worth of airtime (sh8 per MB). When you purchase data, you, in effect, ensure that your current airtime is not split between phone calls and data. Your bundles will take care of the data and thus you can use your current airtime on calls or sms till it runs out.
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lisaox
#34 Posted : Monday, March 21, 2011 1:16:46 PM
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Gosh, if you have ever laid ur fingers on an iphone, then you'd know the real meaning of a touchscreen...This phone is more of a press screen. Not worth it at all.
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Silk
#35 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7:06:45 PM
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I've learnt alot today. I've been lost between Adroid, Blackberry and Iphone. The choice is obvious.
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Gordon Gekko
#36 Posted : Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:55:03 PM
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Been trialing IDEOS on airtel for the last 2 days. Works well except for the fact that I was completely unable to download anything from the market. Tried for the 2 days to unload a small app called Busy Message unsuccesfully. When I put back the scon sim it downloaded in less than aminute. Im not done with using airtel yet, as airtel costs as much as 50% less than scon. Will try the experiment again when airtel go 3G.
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sumuni
#37 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:07:43 AM
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Gordon Gekko wrote:
Been trialing IDEOS on airtel for the last 2 days. Works well except for the fact that I was completely unable to download anything from the market. Tried for the 2 days to unload a small app called Busy Message unsuccesfully. When I put back the scon sim it downloaded in less than aminute. Im not done with using airtel yet, as airtel costs as much as 50% less than scon. Will try the experiment again when airtel go 3G.

have also had the same problem with an orange sim card, which is quite odd given that am able to download content when using dolphin and operamini browsers. could it be a deliberate attempt by Google to lock out other operators and only offer exclusive access to content to scom only?
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KulaRaha
#38 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2011 8:12:38 AM
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Silk wrote:
I've learnt alot today. I've been lost between Adroid, Blackberry and Iphone. The choice is obvious.


I got an Ideos for my mum the other day.Not sure she will adopt touch screen tech so easily!

I have both a blackberry and an iPhone. BB is used purely for emails and talk, while surfing is reserved for the iPhone. Both are great products, depends on what you do more.
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anasazi
#39 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:01:43 AM
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@Kularaha, you believe in your mom eh. Ideos! Kwisha yeye
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Much Know
#40 Posted : Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:46:21 AM
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@kula I thought your motto was "go for the cheapest". Was thinking you would be on Motorola c113 with simcards in your pocket or China twin sim but wow!!! You carry the best phones (which you hopefully bought at safcom including the ideos) and put phoney sims in them? Aren't some people full of contradictions.
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