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MMS has been a dismal failure (and that's not only in Nigeria). WAP (more accurately mobile internet generally), however, has a fairly stable following. Again, like in almost all other countries, the percentage of WAP users to the total mobile subscriber population is small. Notwithstanding that, there is a significant portion of our population using WAP regularly (even after the freebies were over).

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There are a few websites out there with WAP/mobile access (Nigerian and non-Nigerian) that Nigerians frequent. As long as those sites offer them a useful service, they'll visit. I'll bet that any site with a WAP/mobile version will record a significant increase in traffic. Very few things beat the convenience of being able to whip out one's mobile phones for a quick update.

As for 3G, I see trouble. European 3G licencees have been suing the respective governments for refunds. Most have been recording losses attributable to the fees they paid for 3G. The auction fees were just too high for them to make profit.

I understand the NCC's position too. 17 contenders for 3/4 slots. How do you determine who to give the slots to in a way that appears to be fair to all? A public auction.

But what is our care? Like I have said in many places, if GSM 3G is too expensive, CDMA 3G is very affordable and is already functional! Plus, now the CDMA guys are rolling out across the country and have new national roaming numbers. I'm having my 01 Starcomms line converted to 07028 shortly. And tariff stays the same! National roaming at old prices! Expect on-net GSM tariffs to crash soon.

While falling behind GSM coverage by far, but the gap is being closed. If Glo could close the gap that fast, I see no reason why Starcomms and Multilinks cannot. At least it is clear that Starcomms has the financial backing to pull that off. In the last few months alone, both PTOs have covered about 4 cities each.

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Yomi Says: The church, web and mobility, and life in general

[ This Message was edited by: AYA on 2007-03-15 05:14 ]
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Posted: 2007-03-15 05:45:42
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not to mention Starcomms' roll out in Abuja, aba, asaba, and onitsha by april/may. is anyone in onitsha interested in the biz? i need subdealers!

on the mms/wap question, if the new 3g companies follows the rest with a high skimming, low penetration marketing strategy, they will surely fail. but if its vica versa, with ingenious add on services, they might do well

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Posted: 2007-03-15 09:21:49
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saw d ad of d sim based starcom 2day,does it come wit d same tarif & sale.
pls can someone explain d difference btw a celeron,centrino,amd,core duo processor.i'm about 2 pick up a laptop & d processors r really confusing me,which speed is adequate 4 someone that is not interested in rocket science,just browsin,media,wifi,etc. also 512,1gig or 2 gig ram whats that about.
i'm lookin 4 somethin neat in d 100-120 range. thanks.
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Posted: 2007-03-15 16:43:39
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My wife picked one up today. Tariffs:
to GSM: 58k per sec
to national: 54 k per sec
to local: 20k per sec
on net local: 16k per sec
on net national: 50k per sec


Intel Pentium and Centrino are Intel's premium processors
Intel Celeron: these processors are less powerful than Pentiums and Centrinos, but also less battery intensive. If battery life is important to you, you may want to consider a Celeron-powered laptop. Preferably, make sure its a Celeron M - that's the top-range Celeron.

AMD is a rival processor manufacturing company, producing Athlon and Duron processors, both sort of in the same category as Intel's Celeron processors

Intel's core duo processors basically mean your laptop runs on 2 parallel processors. It does not necessarily make it run faster, but it definitely kicks in when the going gets rough. Its like the difference between a 1.6cc engine car and a 2.4cc engine car. The latter may not necessarily be the faster car on a level road (size, weight, wheel ratio etc being other factors) but when you get to hilly area or rough terrain, you will appreciate the extra power.

RAM is a decisive factor in how fast your PC runs. If you are not going to use your unit for heavy work, minimum recommended RAM is 256MB, but 512mb is safest.

For the price you are looking for, you are likely to get a Toshiba Celeron M, 256MB RAM, plus other features. Toshibas are rugged and are usually also relatively cheaper.

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[ This Message was edited by: AYA on 2007-03-15 16:34 ]
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Posted: 2007-03-15 17:28:32
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Since its mostly the same companies running the high skimming, low penetration strategy that are gunning for the available 3G licences, on what basis should we expect anything different? In the last so many years, it does not seem that they have learnt any other strategy besides this.

Or am I being too pessimistic?
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Posted: 2007-03-15 17:57:59
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@AYA: i dont think they can find any space in the voice market. data is the last frontier. and the data battle has already started. they have to give widely accessable services. or can the elite alone aid them in recouping thier investment? its not like they can go back to the days of 20k sims.


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Posted: 2007-03-15 19:12:35
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That is their business o. Whatever they want to do with their 3G licences, one thing is sure: there is enough competition to ensure that the consumers will always have choices. Any operator thinking voice only over 3G must be deranged. That would be a tremendous waste of resources.
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Posted: 2007-03-15 22:16:06
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"... I'm having my 01 Starcomms line converted to 07028 shortly..."
@ AYA:Does that mean I won't have to buy another Starcomms line with the new number scheme but can continue with the old number I have?
@ All:With all the bad press and glitches Windows Vista Seems to be getting and experiencing,do you think Windows will evetually loose its stranglehold on the OS market and actually convince more people to give Linux a try(the French parliament is doing just that).Particularly as Linux variants such as Ubuntu(financed by SA's Mark Shuttleworth) are coming up really fast(www.ubuntu.com)...
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Posted: 2007-03-15 22:39:50
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According to Starcomms, you will lose your old line and be given an entirely new number. We opted out of the upgrade, since my wife and I were really using our Starcomms mobile as a home line. We chose the mobile line because the battery lasts longer than that of desktop units (imagine!).

But my wife did purchase an 07028 line for her personal use - her first brand new phone. Usually, I just passed on an older phone when upgrading to a new one.

Finally, SIM-enabled CDMA mobile service is here in the country (the new Starcomms service uses a SIM card!)
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Posted: 2007-03-16 05:33:34
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@234hay: Most people are too lazy to work with Linux and appreciate its diversity. I dont see Microsofts burrly hands lossening its grip anytime soon.

@aya: i didnt mean voice only, but to rely on voice to augment the revenue they expect to make. The current guys paid nearly twice for thier licenses but there was lots to reap from voice. Now its lean pickings.

@all: havent seen any photos here for a while. No one hs gone anywhere exotic to show us? All these stories of coola the traveler and we dont get it documented here!!!!!

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Posted: 2007-03-16 12:32:29
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