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A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service

Sunday, February 21, 2010

I picked-up an MTN Nigeria mobile broadband kit recently and have used it heavily, since then. Find below my review of the service. The entire kit cost N18,650: HSDPA USB stick: N8,500 MTN SIM: N150 Airtime: N10,000 (24/7 monthly plan) The MTN agent asked for an ID and passport photo. As I had no prior knowledge they would demand this, [...]

Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Nairobi, Kenya – Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on “harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices”, starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, and has special round-table sessions [...]

Why I would use an iPhone

Saturday, August 29, 2009

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There has been a lot of hype around Apple’s keyboard-less smartphone device, the iPhone. I have not used it because no cellular network offers iPhones in Ghana. I did a blog post at Mobile Africa yesterday, highlighting why I would jump on the iPhone bandwagon. Enjoy: Why I would use an iPhone.

Are mobile phones good for your health?

Friday, July 3, 2009

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The shrieking SMS ringtone from a phone woke me up at 12:39am. I could not sleep thereafter. After tossing from one end of the bed to the other for another 10 minutes and still being awake, I resorted to doing the only thing natural for a geek like me; powering my laptop computer to get [...]

A Phone Call from Nana Akufo-Addo

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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When I saw a call on my cellular phone from a number +233 10 0000, my heart missed a beat. And why not? This was a very strange phone number that I know does not exist but I still answered the phone, albeit cautiously. Lo and behold, it was the voice of the ruling NPP’s [...]

Free Midnight Calls: Are they worth it?

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Free midnight calls as offered by cellular network operators have been around for a few years now. Thanks to competition, just about every major cellular network in Ghana and Nigeria offer[ed] free midnight calls in one form or the other. These networks include MTN, Celtel, glo mobile in Nigeria as well Tigo, MTN, Kasapa and [...]