This is just one more of the gimmicks that Zain has been trying unsuccesfully for a while. In the interest of competition,I would like to cheer them on though. As one of the peculiar Kenyans with active lines from all the providers (including a land line),I find that the Zain line is the one I use least. Their special offers all come with terms and conditions that make it really hard to utilise - consequently it is the one line on which I have airtime given that I hardly ever use it. Most of us have also not forgiven them for shortchanging us on Vuka Kshs 8 calls to other networks and the Ksh 65 all day calls. Talk of consistently being inconsistent!
As for 3G,Zain is only promising to launch this if and when CCK reduces the licence fee from US$ 25 million,which is by no means assured. However,even if that happens it may indeed be a little late. First mover advantage in our market has proved to be fairly insurmountable. Well,although thinking about it it is not so different in other regions. As an illustration - when was the last time you tried to use BING as opposed to Googling something?
Opportunity calls but few respond.