Sunday, August 28, 2011

3G Wars,still needs more momentum

OrangeKenya launched their 3G network this week and although the public was eagerly awaiting somebody to topple Safaricom from the 3G monopoly,they still have a long way to go if they wish to even put a dent in Safaricom's data market.It looks like we will have to wait for Airtel to launch their network maybe they will have a better chance of shaking some branches.
The orange modem will retail at 6999/= compared to Safaricom's 1999/=(current offer).The orange modem will also be available for 3500/= at Orange caravans.

At the moment Orange are not offering any unlimited data bundles but here is a price list of orange and safaricom bundles.

Safaricom

Data Volume
Price (Ksh)
In Bundle Price 
(Ksh Per MB)
Out of Bundle Price (Ksh Per MB)
Validity Period
50MB
100
2.00
8
30 Days
200MB
250
1.25
8
30 Days
500MB
499
1.00
8
30 Days
1.5GB
999
0.65
8
30 Days
3GB
1,999
0.65
8
30 Days
4GB
2,499
0.61
8
30 Days
8GB
3,999
0.49
8
30 Days
20GB
9.999
0.49
8
90 Days
30GB
14,999
0.49
8
90 Days

Orange
Data Bundle
Price (Kshs)
Pay as You Go Offer
IEW Modem Cost
50 MB
100
Ksh 4 per MB on pay as you GO down from Kshs 7 per MB
Kshs 6,999
100 MB
150
500 MB
500
1 GB
750
5 GB
2,750
10 GB
4,990
15 GB
5,990
20 GB
7,990