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Abunuasi
#11 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:52:21 AM
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Got same info as reported by Muganda from some reliable sources. And from that 250, around 50 have ported to safcm.
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simonkabz
#12 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:10:06 AM
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Problem: unless its business lines which we've no choice bt to call, the potters still wont get much attention esp fm the peculiar grp.
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QD
#13 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:37:31 AM
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Dont think the portability will work the magic Airtel is looking for.

As an individual sample ten members Friends, family en Colleagus how many have taken note, mentioned porting to another network? for me none of the above

Sad Sad Hence Airtel is loosing more money than they intend to make in Advertisement, Bonus airtime and free portability. While safcom is bussy adding value i.e just did adeal of 50M with huawei for cheep affordable handsets.

my two cents
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McReggae
#14 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:38:12 AM
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Was overhyped for nothing!!!!
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selah
#15 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:54:39 AM
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I think airtel lacks an emotional connection with kenyans like safaricom does.I dont know why pple have a tendency to protect and market safaricom for free out of their love for the brand.

Airtel uses some very combative marketing strategies that ends up painting safaricom as an underdog and airtel as a bully,and many pple feel the need to protect the underdog.Am guilty of that sometimes.

The way Menza attacks safaricom in his adverts and press briefing does not resonate well with his potential clients.I think airtel should concentrate on its own value addition and assume safaricom does not exist that way they might win more customers.
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2012
#16 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:52:48 AM
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I'm not a sadist but I think it's very easy to sabotage Airtel if they use this strategy of free porting (which idiot came up with that) as they are paying the porting company from their pocket while scom is giving you airtime worth a bit more than your porting fee (that's genius from scom).

Now imagine if scom and others released one million sim cards for porting and Airtel ported them paying 200/- to the porter, that alone is 200m gone!

BBI will solve it :)
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selah
#17 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 11:02:34 AM
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2012 wrote:
I'm not a sadist but I think it's very easy to sabotage Airtel if they use this strategy of free porting (which idiot came up with that) as they are paying the porting company from their pocket while scom is giving you airtime worth a bit more than your porting fee (that's genius from scom).

Now imagine if scom and others released one million sim cards for porting and Airtel ported them paying 200/- to the porter, that alone is 200m gone!

d'oh! I didnt see it on that angle...that would really hurt them.Am thinking of idlers who would even use their idle lines to test the porting service from airtel since its free. That alone is costing airtel.

'......to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.' Colossians 2:2-3
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Iborian
#18 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 11:50:13 AM
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Make no mistake. Airtel's moves have been good for consumers but financially disastrous for them (and to the rest of the industry to a lesser extent).

Their strategy sucks.

I still use their network to call other guys on airtel. But when I want to call Safcom I still use my trusty (congested) network. It is congested for a good reason!
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McReggae
#19 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:25:07 PM
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selah wrote:
2012 wrote:
I'm not a sadist but I think it's very easy to sabotage Airtel if they use this strategy of free porting (which idiot came up with that) as they are paying the porting company from their pocket while scom is giving you airtime worth a bit more than your porting fee (that's genius from scom).

Now imagine if scom and others released one million sim cards for porting and Airtel ported them paying 200/- to the porter, that alone is 200m gone!

d'oh! I didnt see it on that angle...that would really hurt them.Am thinking of idlers who would even use their idle lines to test the porting service from airtel since its free. That alone is costing airtel.



......I will sure try it out using one idle safcom line I gat....lol!!!
..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Iborian
#20 Posted : Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:34:13 PM
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McReggae wrote:
......I will sure try it out using one idle safcom line I gat....lol!!!


Ditto... with emphasis on idle.
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