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Amidst this whole mobile number porting brouhaha, MTN Nigeria has followed in the footsteps of Etisalat Nigeria by launching the new BlackBerry Absolute plan on their network. Just as is obtainable on the Etisalat network, for a monthly fee of N1500 only, subscribers are allowed access to as much as …
Two nights ago, after an exchange of tweets with some of my tweeps, I learnt that the Etisalat full BIS plan is now N1,500 down from N3,000. As in, you get up to 10 Web based emails + Unlimited data through out the duration of your plan for just N1500.
Thanks …
Ever tried downloading a file from a file sharing service and they keep tossing you around with some *wrong captcha* error message? Well not too long ago, I discovered that this seems to be the status quo for most IPs that aren’t US based.
How did I figure that out? I …
There is fire on the mountain, BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) run run run. lol. Mister Mobility once said that sooner or later BlackBerry would lose the top spot in the Nigerian smartphone market to Android (that’s of course if Nokia doesn’t seize the opportunity to reclaim its’ lost glory) and looks …
BlackBerry’s flagship device, the Z10, has been on the market for over a month now but due to the asking price (N100,000 – N130,000), lack of data compression and the *funny* data caps being offered by the major networks, I’m yet to get one. Besides I hear before the year …
Last month I made up my mind to take advantage of Airtel’s 3GB for N2800 blackberry Internet access offer (SMS BCM3 to 440). Unfortunately I made the dumb mistake of recharging my account without deactivating my previous plans and as soon as the money landed into my account, I was …
UPDATE August 11, 2012: Looks like MTN Nigeria is scared of losing tons of business and they’ve reverted back to the old plans again. I just hope they’ve found a way of managing the congestion on the network from their ever increasing night plan users. A download speed throttle would …
Everyone who owns a feature phone with internet access in Nigeria now knows that the cheapest data plan you can get goes for N1,000 with a minimum data cap of 200MB depending on the network. Same applies to those who own non-blackberry smartphones.
For those of us with BlackBerry phones, N1,400 …
I’m guilty of bitching about the internet speeds obtainable here in Nigeria on some mobile networks. My experience with MTN Nigeria’s GPRS/EDGE/3.5G service has never passed the 20KB/s download speed mark and my best so far has been a whooping 800KB/s with Globacom Nigeria 3.5G services which is why I …
A few years back internet services in Nigeria were pretty expensive and widely limited to the cybercafés and post offices but as time went by and the GSM operators introduced us to the world of mobile telecommunications, internet availability came to expand and at the same time, the price began …
UPDATE: So I was having issues with all the networks in my area thus I decided to try out MTN’s BlackBerry Plan and I can now confirm that the 200MB data cap doesn’t exist any more as I’ve done close to 1GB in downloads already and the speed is quite …
Rumors have it that BlackBerry subscribers in Nigeria are set to pass the 1 million mark and Etisalat Nigeria has awoken from its slumber and further widened its range of BlackBerry services with the launch of the BlackBerry Complete Plan and BlackBerry Voice Plan.
Following the recent erratic nature of the …
UK Mobile Virtual Network Operator, GiffGaff, recently announced that that it will soon be supporting BlackBerry services on its O2 supported cellular network starting from November 24th 2011.
The monthly service which will allegedly be priced at a comfortable £3 will allow Blackberry subscribers on the network, access to BlackBerry Messenger, …
Most major mobile technology companies across the globe seem to be restructuring their business these days in other to boost profits and the cellular network, Sprint isn’t lagging behind as they recently unveiled one of the cheapest 3G/4G mobile data plans in the US.
With the new monthly plans fixed at …
UPDATE: Apparently Opera Mini for BlackBerry 6.5 had some compatibility issues with BlackBerry OS 6.0 and this has now been fixed with a teeny weeny upgrade of the application. Opera Mini now works on the Etisalat Nigeria network using BIS .
Glo internet services in the country have been erratic …
UPDATE: Looks like Globacom Nigeria has stopped giving out free data thus we are left once again with Etisalat Nigeria as the only mobile network that offers free data weekly (EasyCliq customers ONLY)
Since the beginning of the year, mobile operators in Nigeria have been unveiling packages that allow their subscribers …
Internet service in Nigeria is gradually building momentum and thanks to Globacom Nigeria, a good part of the population can access the world wide web at very affordable rates even on their BlackBerry Smartphones (N1,400 ONLY).
This tutorial was submitted by Bodunoye, who’s one of the commentators here at Patchwork Of …
Globacom Nigeria has just shot down the price of BlackBerry Internet Service in Nigeria by releasing a new package which reduces the monthly BIS access fee to an affordable N1,400 ONLY.
Yep! You heard it right. Glo BlackBerry Internet Service is now N1,400 and for this price you get the following …
Looking for pay per minute or pay per month affordable internet in the United Arab Emirates? Look no further than Etisalat UAE’s prepaid internet plans and services for home, students and visitors/tourists.
To make the best of Etisalat’s mobile internet services in the UAE, you are advised to get one of …
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BlackBerry subscribers in the UAE can now enjoy the new BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 through Etisalat UAE. Though subscribers are limited to only 2 plans if they want to get this device via Etisalat, …