[quote=kanda]kivairu, if it was not for airtel we would still be paying 8bob per min and 5bob per mb. but we are paying 1-2 bob and 0.5-1 bob respectively: ~80% reduction in both cases!! now what part of that dont you know???? and yet the telco in kenya is alive and well.

on what basis do you assert that airtel was intent on killing telco? open your eyes and break out of the siege mentality propagated by safcon. show some gratitude to airtel.

it always baffles me when ppl argue about this issue. seems majority of kenyans are challenged in independent thot even with regard to the most basic concepts and even where there is glaring evidence. oh no, we must listen to joe to tell us what's good for the telco in kenya. . what do you expect him to say? the situation is laughable, sad, disheartening! [/quote]
@Kanda If you call at 1 bob across networks as a company you have overheads and this overheads have to be met.I agree it was a good thing to bring the prices down but bring them down to a level which makes buisness sense.Of what use is a cheap calling rate where your service is so poor because you do not have the money to maintain it.Kenyans have lost jobs with the Airtel madness and they will continue losing jobs so why continue fighting unreasonable price wars.

How fast we forget Airtel/Kencell started it all!!! We were all in Kencell suffering in the burden of per minute billing until Safaricom came with per sec billing.

[quote=Njunge]Bob Collymore's arrogance:

“We are not going to move our prices. If we lose market share as a result of that then that is fine"

So he should stop sending Safcom line users that offer of sijui 25% blah blah. He should also stop calling me Dear. I am Guka.......but heck, since the beginning of the year, i am permanently on Airtel for voice and data while my Safcom line is strictly for Mpesa. Quite pocket friendly unlike his mathogothanio and i am good with that.

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I agree with you Guka, the only thing tying me to Safcon is the Mpesa thingy. Strickly that.

[quote=murchr][quote=Njunge]Bob Collymore's arrogance:

“We are not going to move our prices. If we lose market share as a result of that then that is fine"

So he should stop sending Safcom line users that offer of sijui 25% blah blah. He should also stop calling me Dear. I am Guka.......but heck, since the beginning of the year, i am permanently on Airtel for voice and data while my Safcom line is strictly for Mpesa. Quite pocket friendly unlike his mathogothanio and i am good with that.

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Kwani this is the first time? This has been Airtels strategy since they bought zain and Safcom responce has been the same
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All i can remember is Airtel coming up with a 2 bob tariff across network a few days ago. Bob responds by the statement above. Airtel did not ask him for a price fight and i doubt anybody did.Sasa anatuletea kiherere ya nini?:-(