BEST KENYAN DATA BUNDLES: jobe’s theory

BEST KENYAN DATA BUNDLES: jobe’s theory

When I got my Ideos, the most affordable Smartphone in Kenya, and the 600 MB data which safaricom offered, I thought I would last with it for 60 days or so. With my java phone, I had been using 5MB which lasted for more than 24 hrs. So the 5 dozen days were the least I expected to use them. But after 2 weeks I had consumed all of them. For sure I had underestimated the capabilities of the Smartphone. 86% of the applications on it depend on internet usage. I was happy later when I was told the bundle was to last for a month only. I later learnt that the sole purpose of the intelligent cons at safaricom was to encourage more Kenyans to join the data market of which most will join them because they have the only 3G network (Orange lies to Kenyans when they say they have 3G+ which instead is CDMA EVDO. They should be sued. Lol).

So I wanted to buy another 600MB bundles till I heard the price Safaricom sold it at. 1000/=. I normally use the Orange modem on my PC and the prices were fairly affordable. My most popular bundle was the 200MB for 250 bob. Below am going to compare for you the different Data bundles among the 4 providers.

BUNDLE	SAFARICOM	AIRTEL	ORANGE	YU
`25MB	20	50	50 for 50MB	9
100MB	250 for 80MB	100	150	250
200MB	500	250 for 300MB	250	500 for 250MB
600MB	1000	N/A	450 for 400 MB	100
1.5GB	2000	2000 for 2GB	2200 for 4GB	400

There are also unlimited data plans provided by all but safaricom.

PERIOD	AIRTEL	ORANGE	YU
1 day	50		40
1 Week	300	1000	800 for 2weeks
1 month	3250		1000

Note: I have rounded off the figures for those who are cheated by ‘psychological selling’.

This brings me to my sole purpose of writing this post. I have come up with a theory which will enable you effectively choose one. Let’s call it JOBE’S THEORY.

If you are to choose bundles, let not your determinant factor be speed, but let it be the cost. This is because the bundles will perform the same function no matter how long it takes. For example, let’s say you are downloading The Nino Brown Story which is about 100MB. Safaricom will download it in less than hour due to its 3G capabilities while orange in less than 2 hours or so while Yu and Airtel will download in over 4 hours. However after 4 hours we will all have the album but Yu subscribers will be sh.900 richer than safaricom subscribers. Get it? Some of you may argue about watching you tube videos. But why watch them when you can download (idm and YouTube downloader) them even on your phone with ‘tube mate’.  I bet none of you stream live TV shows with limited bundles unless you are of Uhuru Kenyatta’s caliber. NOTE: WHEN OPENING PAGES LIKE FACEBOOK AND YAHOO MAIL THEY OPEN AT MORE OR LESS THE SAME SPEED WHEN USING ANY PROVIDER.

However when choosing unlimited data plans, please consider the speed. Yu is a bit faster than airtel. Airtels sucks. BIG! Its flow is not consistent. There is a time that it normally transmits 0 bytes for minutes and in numerous occasions it disconnects itself. Yu is virtually unlimited since its daily unlimited only gives you 300mb while its weekend unlimited gives you only 400MB. UNLIMITED DATA PLANS ARE GOOD FOR THOSE WHO DOWNLOAD TORRENTS AND STUFF.

My conclusion is that the bundle which is Winning is the 600mb data bundle for YU which only goes for a bamba 100. Ya YU nkt.

PS.

WE HAVE NO ZUQU OR ACCESS KENYA IN ELDORET.