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We have often heard that 'there is no such thing as a free lunch'. Ironically, we were also advised that 'The best things in life are free'. Quite opposite statements! Count on Jumia, the leading online shopping destination in Africa, to make the second saying a reality with its latest initiative developed in collaboration with telecom mogul MTN. We are of course talking about the JumiaZero Data App! This latest initiative aims at further reducing data costs which are the greatest barrier so far to extending internet mobile access in Nigeria. Indeed in Lagos alone, one gigabyte of data on mobile networks—the only means of accessing the internet for most—is not less N1,000. With this in mind, Jumia’s Zero Data App will offer full access to online shopping through its app for free, meaning it will not charge the users of the MTN mobile network for the data they consume while using the Jumia app.The initiative is the biggest so far in terms of democratizing access t...

Internet is here to stay in Nigeria and more people are joining the internet world daily in this precious country Nigeria. One problem though is that, the cost of accessing the Internet is high and not too fast in this part of the world. Consequently, some people are reluctant to stay on the internet or use it to increase business reach. Well, Airtel Nigeria and Google have teamed up to offer a small simple solution to at least try to cushion the effect of high internet cost. This they have done by jointly initiating a cost free access to the internet. This was tagged as the 'Free Zone' Program. Free Zone aim is to empower more people to have access to the internet and also encourage new folks to join the internet world for no cost. To gain access to this free zone, one is expected to text 'Free Zone' to 881 or navigate to this URL http://g.co/freezone or www.freezone.google.com on a mobile phone browser. Have tried it on two smartphones an...

1st of December, Airtel announced to its subscribers that her BIS packages working on non BB phones would be blocked and disabled on the 2nd of December. Well, it does seem that Airtel have started blocking the BIS for non BB phones today. This is being carried out in phases. Airtel started disabling the ability for one to browse on non BB phones using BIS subscription at 6:20am today as reported by a number of people. Already, some users can't connect to the internet anymore. However, some can still connect to the internet using the BIS package. This only suggest that in matters of time, everyone using such package on a non BB phone will be unable to access the internet except the SIM is put in a BlackBerry device. Many questions have been put forward, but the one that is most frequently asked is that; Will my subscription just end like that even if i still have days to go? The answer to that is that, your subscription won't end. The BIS package wi...

Airtel have decided that come 3rd of December 2013, Airtel BIS packages will stop functioning on non BlackBerry phones. The original message from Airtel sent as a SMS reads thus: Airtel: Dear Customer, effective 3rd Dec 2013  AIRTEL BB Plans will cease to function on non BB devices or used as a modem . Thank you.  This means that if you have an Android phone, iPhone, iPad, Nokia phones, tablets and so on and you subscribe to the Airtel BIS plans to browse on these devices, your Internet won't be activated. Also, we do not know if hotspot may be deactivated just like Etisalat did with their BIS package. This is not a very encouraging or good news at all seeing how affordable the BIS plan have been for BlackBerry smartphone and how ripped off it has been for other non BlackBerry smartphones. Only BlackBerry smartphone will work with the BIS packages. Not cool. Please be wise and do not subscribe to this BIS packages on your non BlackBerry phon...

Update Often times we need to recharge our Internet subscription, either normal data bundle or BIS bundle but can't remember the short code to do so. With telecoms guys always changing their plans and codes, its important to have a place where one can quickly check these codes without having to navigate to their individual websites. Below is a list of data bundle codes, prices, data limit and duration for MTN, GLO, AIRTEL and ETISALAT . I made them in image format so that you can save the image file and consult anytime you need to know these plans. MTN DATA BUNDLE   MTN BIS BUNDLE (BB10 & BB OLD)  GLO DATA AND BIS BUNDLES Plan Name Service Rental Data Cap Validity Period Code SMS to 127 Target Device Instant Surf N100 20MB 24 hours *127*51# ‘51’ Handset Smallie N200 50MB 3 days ...

Just discovered an application that helps speed up your Internet speed. At first,  I wasn't so sure until when I downloaded and install on my Android device. Immediately, I saw my Internet speed skyrocket significantly. According to the app note,  it works for both rooted and non-rooted Android device but more effective on rooted devices. In other to do get your Internet speed increased, go to the Play Store and download Internet Speed Master .   Once downloaded, launch and click on OK.  Finally click on Patch if your device is rooted or click on Improve Internet Connection if your device is not rooted. Once you have done this, try browsing the Internet and see how significant your Internet speed would have boosted. Give me a feedback if you successfully install with  positive results.

Update: Airtel have disabled re- enabled the use of BIS for Android and other smartphones that are not for Blackberry devices. This means that if  you did subscribe for this package you won't would be able to use it on your Android phones. Tried it yesterday and it worked. F ast Internet is now within reach in Nigeria but the problem is data limitati on and price. In other to get fast Internet with no limitation one will have to part with a lot of money but with this new development it becomes very afforda ble with no limitation. Check out how to get this affordable fast and unlimited Internet data access. Requirements 1.   Registered Airtel line Procedures 1. Load up to N3000 on your phone 2. Dial *440*016# or send Bbum3 to 440 as a message 3. Immediately you would be subscribed to Airtel BIS package that would last for 3 months. 4. To use on laptops,  iPhone and Android, go to your Internet settings and input the following: ...