> Is there reason for sticking to the MTN network? Actually no reason at all. Celtel and mango will both give you a cheaper per minute rate anyday. Actually cheaper than what MTN will give you for a MTN to MTN call.
> On Wed, 2004-05-12 at 18:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hmmmm... it seems like MTN (Minute Thievery Network) is one phone >> company quickly running out of steam. >> >> Even the darn site is down! >> >> MTN UgandaThis Website is under construction. Please try later. >> www.mtn.co.ug/ - 1k - May 10, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages >> >> Quit the gimmicks and give the wanainchi what they deserve: >> >> 1000 WHENEVER minutes >> Anytime minutes >> Rollover minutes - Keep your unused anytime minutes from month to month. >> Unlimited weekends! >> Unlimited calls to each other! >> No long distance or roaming charges >> >> >> Sekidde >> >> Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > >> >Its 4pm and I just spent 15 minutes arguing with the MTN rep at Garden >> >city about how they had just screwed me on the new tarriffs. >> > >> >Here is the story. >> >I buy 100,000/= airtime about every two weeks at the same shop (MTN >> >Garden City) >> > >> >So this afternoon I go in there and buy the airtime and load it on >> >(before today I had not been affected by this yellow-go as I had been >> >operating on airtime I bought before the change). >> > >> >So I hand over 100,000/= to MTN and load it, FIRST THING I NOTICE, >> >There is NO extra airtime (I used to get 15,000/= free). So I ask the >> >guy what happened? He says there is no extra these days, you have to >> >change to Yello-go. So I ask how do I do that. he says I have to pay >> >an extra 20,000/= per month and get lower rates. >> > >> >In my stupid haste, I had over the money thinking I am going to save, >> >and load the yello-go then I think and ask for a paper to work out my >> >savings. The other rep, a girl tries to convince me that my savings >> >are huge because I will be calling at 310/= per min as opposed to 390/= >> >per min. >> > >> >I tell her that she is wrong because I have to compare what I was >> >paying LAST month to what I am paying NOW (which is 310/= as opposed to >> >360/= per minute) >> > >> >This is the calculation >> > >> >LAST MONTH >> >100,000/= got you 115,000/= of Airtime. If you divide airtime by >> >360/= per minute you get approx 319 mins (assuming all calls are MTN to >> >MTN) >> >Plus add the 10,000 service fee I used to pay >> >So I would have spent 110,000/= and gotten 319 minutes >> > >> >THIS MONTH >> >100,000/= gets you 100,000/= of Airtime. If you divide airtime by 310/= >> >per minute you get approx 322mins (assuming all calls are MTN to MTN) >> >but in order to enjoy the new 310/= I have to pay 20,000/= per month >> >So I spend 120,000/= and get 322 minutes. A difference of a HUGE 4 >> >minutes for an extra 10,000/= >> > >> >I told her this was a RIP OFF. She then said that Yello-go is for >> >people who use more than 150,000/ per month. >> > >> >I said OK, I DO YOU USE that as it is all business calls and I usually >> >buy approximately 200,000/= worth of airtime per month. >> > >> >So we work it out again (you basically double the figures) >> >last Month I would have spent 210,000/= got 230,000 airtime and at >> >360/= per minute gotten 638 mins >> >Now i will spend 220,000/= and get 200,000 airtime and at 310/= per >> >minute get 645 mins. >> > >> >So MTN takes 10,000/= more from my pocket and give me only 7 minutes >> >for it (at 310/= per minute I am supposed to get 32 minutes more for >> >the 10K)!! >> > >> >So they chew my 25 minutes and I am supposed to keep smiling. >> > >> >And remember that is if all my calls were MTN to MTN (which as business >> >calls they are not! so its probably much worse) >> > >> >So the girl at the MTN shop says "But now you get 90 days access" I >> >told her that was bullshit because I have to still pay 20,000/= per >> >month regardless of the 90 days! >> > >> >I think it is finally time to switch. Its just not worth it anymore. >> >And I had sooooo been waiting to get data on my phone so I could surf >> >from home using my laptop. I had been told the recent upgrade would do >> >this for pay-as-you-go. But at this rate, who knows what the rates >> >will be for data on MTN! >> > >> >Watch my sig, my phone will be changing soon! >> > >> >Kiggs >> > >> >**************** ***************************** >> >Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### >> >KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# >> >Plot 80 Kanjokya Street >> >P.O. 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