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Zain Kenya: The worst data service provider in the Southern Hemisphere
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Jangwa la Jangili
#1 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 11:53:00 AM
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that is according to my stats. fibre or no fibre their internet has wildly swung from naive then to sexy before settling into the downright immoral range. kila siku these days is 5 kbps max. is it that they send data packets via messenger or what????? i am thinking of committing to my mpango wa kando now that the initial thrill has kwishad and zain is no longer as attractive as before.

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KulaRaha
#2 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:01:00 PM
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it shouldnt even be called data...perhaps Lack of data services.

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Kamaa
#3 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:13:00 PM
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no wonder they are dishing out unlimited internet access... Lol!

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Djinn
#4 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:17:00 PM
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bulls*** - I use Zain for voice and data - no complaints. I know the highest they have is Edge (2.5G) but it has superior availability compared to SCOM (why do you think SCOM have the see saw tariff - to allow both data and voice quality to be high and reduce congestion)...simple. And I'd like to try Orange as well...those are people to watch (and in SCOMs case,people to imitate or try to out think). I think you guys must work for SCOM...

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Jangwa la Jangili
#5 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:26:00 PM
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djinn - and you must work for zain ama you are the guy who physically carries our data packets from point a to b and so have no idea what good internet is? i realize 5 kbps might be superfast depending on who you ask. seriously,what average speed are you experiencing on your zain connection?

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festom
#6 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:33:00 PM
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Just terminated a contact we had with them,and now hooked to fibre optic

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Bigye
#7 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 12:54:00 PM
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It's true that Zain has,for the last 6 weeks,sucked royally.
The best speeds I get,even if I surf at 3am,are 5kbps.
Now that's nasty.
I've been a customer for almost two years but they've now lost me.
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leona
#8 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 2:11:00 PM
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Eish,You gys stop exaggerating! Zain is slow..but not thaat slow. I use Zain,Safcom and Orange. And while their order of speed is
1. Safcom
2. Orange
3. Zain
things aint that bad with Zain,I barely even notice the difference especially between Zain and Orange! Safcom i use mainly when am in a hurry or need to download huge stuff/watch something online,and YES it is very fast. But i agree with Djinn,Lazima you guys work for safcom! Eish....! You're exaggerating!

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Jangwa la Jangili
#9 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 2:18:00 PM
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leona this is my experience for real. hakuna exaggeration. maybe the southern hemisphere part. otherwise kenya,wako down tu sana. na vile unaona hapa i am not in the minority. have a number of people i know that are on zain and the experience of the majority ni hiyo tu. labda these guys are giving better connectivity to some areas of town.

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McReggae
#10 Posted : Friday, October 09, 2009 2:51:00 PM
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One can only complain of safcom's cost,otherwise they provide the best speed! Surely Djinn av neva worked for safcom lakini zain is whack in data!

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