Comments on: Why I prefer Zain to MTN

By: fkocloo

fkocloo — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:26:22 +0000

this is indeed a great piece, a mobile telephone watcher myself, I trust whatever you've noted is the truth.

By: reggie

reggie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:05:56 +0000

I went for zain 3.5G for ma laptop and by God it was bad. I was hardly able to open ma mail. well i live in Aburi so i thought that was the problem; therefore i took it to the ma office in Accra to use and it was still the same.

I returned the modem i bought and now i’m using Vodafone 3.5G XXL bundle, and i think it’s the best.

By: Zena

Zena — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:07:10 +0000

You can get the Noika 5800 xpress music in any zain shop in Ghana.

And kobby Owusu, how long did it take MTN to acuire 1 million customers and zain has done that in just six months, DAMN, THAT IS SCARY.

By: HORATIO BOAKYE-DOTSE

HORATIO BOAKYE-DOTSE — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:29 +0000

My co-workers call me MR ZAIN,the reason being that I”m always wooing them to join the WONDERFUL WORLD of ZAIN.Apart from operating on the latest platform of technology in the telecom industry,it has the cheapest rates in GHANA.ZAIN aiso charges ONLY THE CALLER in its ONE NETWORK. MTN CHARGES BOTH THE CALLER & THE RECIPIENT (this is SAKAWA PLAIN STEALING)ON IT”S SEAMLESS BORDER NETWORK.

By: Oluniyi David Ajao

Oluniyi David Ajao — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:32:51 +0000

Zain Ghana already has over 1 million subscribers. I am sceptical about what Glo Mobile can acheive in Ghana.

By: Kobby Owusu

Kobby Owusu — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:27 +0000

Good post.Seems Zain have you down as a customer for life, well maybe until Glo comes and blows your mind.

Not to be negative but experience of Zain outside of Accra has not been so swell, at least for a friend who is in Sunyani, it sucks!

I think Zain has a great marketing strategy but may have diluted their brand by launching countrywide too quickly. That said if they play to their strength (superior data products) they will take market share from one of the other networks.

MTN is just too big to be beaten easily, unfortunately.

By: Oluniyi David Ajao

Oluniyi David Ajao — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:37:14 +0000

The phone is superb. Alireta Mobile is in Lagos Nigeria. See their website at http://www.aliretamobile.com

By: Nanak

Nanak — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:33:36 +0000

Hello,
you say you bought a nokia 5800 xpressmusic from alireta mobile. Where is this and how well does the phone perform? Thanks

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:06:06 +0000

Most cellular companies offer a shared public IP address.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:51:48 +0000

Does anybody know whether MTN, Glo or Zain provide a public IP for 3G users?

thanks
nick

By: Editor

Editor — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:11:04 +0000

@ Kase, you are referring to MTN Nigeria while my article was about MTN Ghana. The quality of service for the respective operations cannot be the same. Definitely, MTN Ghana is not that bad. :rolleyes:

By: Kase Diamond

Kase Diamond — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:20:58 +0000

MTN is completely crappy i use a 24hr,30days at (10,000 Naira) internet service by MTN and my experience is very frustrating to say the least.The first 15days after paying the in the past 3months is so frustrating you are unable to connect to the network ,when u do it logs you out every few minutes ,but the next 15days gets so fast that you are often tempted to pay again,since noticing this now i know this will be the last time i will be paying MTN for their crappy service.
As far as i am concerned MTN makes so much noise advertising and the subscribers pay for this advert with their crappy service,interestingly they never give rebates for their crappy service.

By: Oluniyi David Ajao

Oluniyi David Ajao — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:12:18 +0000

Koforidua is a regional capital and so I reckon it won’t be too long before Zain extends 3.5G coverage to that town. Then you can have video calls with your wife! Enjoy.

By: Alex Osei

Alex Osei — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:20:55 +0000

David,I have also experienced the zain magic,their internet bundle is the best in town.My only worry is that the 3g is not in koforidua where my wife is

By: Oluniyi David Ajao

Oluniyi David Ajao — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:16:58 +0000

I suspect MTN’s problem is caused by the huge number of people on their networks. MTN is the biggest in Nigeria and Ghana respectively. That also translates into: they have the highest revenue.

Competition is indeed a good thing. I can see that Zain is really putting them on their toes in Ghana.

By: Yomi Adegboye

Yomi Adegboye — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:08:14 +0000

Dave, here in Nigeria, I am loving Zain too over MTN.

My reasons?

1. More stable and reliable voice service than MTN Nigeria
2. Far more stable and reliable interneet service than MTN Nigeria
3. Lower SMS costs
4. More flexible internet plans

A few niggles:
1. 3.5G coverage not as widespread as MTN’s, but there’s almost total GPRS coverage
2. Internet activation niggles

Overall, I’m happy with Zain for now.