Standing5: No i am not, if i may know, why are u asking?

you are glorifying mediocrity at your expense...

la furia: How is Nigeria own cheap, in the UK, one pays 12pounds for unlimited 3g with 200 call minutes and 5k free text which is 3k Naira. 500mb with 250 call minutes and 500 free text messages is 8pounds which is 2k.
Internet is expensive in Nigeria.

spread the news. this 500mb data that etisalat and others offer us here do not come with any free call minutes or text messaging...

What's even better wv AT&T is after purchasing tht 3GB data under them, you qualify to receive free unlimited Wireless at any of their Wifi hot spots in ur locale..
Lord knows if I were an NL Mod, I'd just close this thread and ban the Op for his post.. (kidding)
;-)

ariseandshine: You must be working for a Network provider.

Pls do your research again and next time use India or any other third world country for ur analysis or comparison.

How much were you even paid to post this?

.haha,tel him o.

beethoven: This one is na total lie . I dey pay $50 for unlimited call and text with T-mobile (US) and that comes with 500MB high speed(4G) internet and unlimited 2.5g internet speed. Plus if you need 2GB high speed internet you only have to pay $10 extra once you exhaust your high-speed internet there is always an unlimited 2.5G speed to fall back on. Meanwhile, going by the US pay standard, the minimum pay in the US is $10/hr; which means if you work 8am-5pm, mon-fri for 4weeks you take home $1600+ (~N260,000). When you compare that to what you have to pay for mobile communications, you would see that what the Telcos charge in the US is OK. The last time I checked the minimum pay in Nigeria was N20000 I'm sure you guys can see how this compares with what the Nigerian Telcos charge per 500MB.

all I can say is smh.... op must have posted from a village near jalingo....

fr3do: Lies
what do you take us for?
you compute the 'pay as you use' rate and put it up here.
Even at $85 for 500MB,they pay an equivalent of 26.7 naira per MB.
Meanwhile our pay-as-you-use price rate is 51 naira per MB or 5 kobo per KB.

Hehehe
I just read that AT&T charges 50$ for 5GB,thats 5$ for 500MB!
http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/2012/dataplan-smartphone/

.wahala de!

I'VE never been out of this country tho. But if what I heard from a friend who lives in the UK is true, this analysis is rubbish. They pay as low as £5 for almost 10GB worth of data. That's like #1300 for 10Gb. But then again, what do I know?

dustydee: In the UK, my provider is offering 1gig for £1.

pls uk people tell our nja that they are been cheated by our network and tell us whats the cost of data subscription so that we can give a comparative analysis of it.

ULSHERLAN: Nigeria's cost might be cheaper,its also not reliable compared to other countries that pay more. The thing is if the cost of a product or service is high and you are getting the best of it and not like the epileptic service we get here then people won't mind paying a better fee since it will be reliable

That's true though, I'll prefer the way it is in Nigeria. To a very good extent (say 65-70 percent), I can still vouch for its reliability. I know so many Nigerians still complain about the price of data at the present rate not even to go as high as $85 (I wonder what our people will do) besides, Nigerians consume more data (myself as an example, 3GB isn't sufficient for my monthly browsing) and I know many others and I'm sure Nigerians will not like to pay so much for a reliable but insufficient (data) service. #my opinion though

Jayses: Cheap Ks , even mike adenuga de use cheat.

LMAO.

@OP.

Uncle you can lie Ooooooo!

okpara ugo:

worst is NCC has refused to regulate data prices in Nigeria...

The problem with regulating data prices in nigeria is that,it is not even profitable yet. That is the funny part.

Iolo:

Just found it online and thought to share...

We are sure you didn't see the quality of services from different operators in different countries online too, or you saw it but decided not to share it.

KELVIN-XY:
Sincerely...Brother how much did they(network operators) pay you for this advert.

God bless you,may u live long and very well for asking this important question

babaisale01: I'VE never been out of this country tho. But if what I heard from a friend who lives in the UK is true, this analysis is rubbish. They pay as low as £5 for almost 10GB worth of data. That's like #1300 for 10Gb. But then again, what do I know?

dats true, i just googled it,

Iolo: Today, nearly half of the world's total population has potential access to some kind of 3G or 4G network, which is five times the level of mobile coverage we were at just five years ago. Unfortunately, not all mobile broadband is created equal—especially where price is concerned.

According to a new report released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that measured the monthly cost of 500MB of pre-paid, mobile-broadband data, developed countries are the proud owners of the most affordable mobile-broadband in the world... sort of. While Austria comes in at a $4.70 per month, the mobile-broadband dark horse of the developed world, the United States, hits a staggering $85—but then, most of you were probably already well acquainted with that absurd truth. The ITU measured the monthly prices as a percentage of monthly gross national income, so the cause of the massive disparity comes down to the market itself.

The Economist postulates that Verizon and AT&T being our only two legitimate players and the added cost of building over a larger terrain are what's making the United States' collective mobile bill so depressing. But even Russia only clocks in at $27.60 a month, so the size explanation alone seems unlikely. The Economost has created a great interactive map using the ITU's data, and you can play around with it yourself over at their website.

http://gizmodo.com/the-price-of-500mb-of-mobile-data-across-the-world-1442047579

Nigeria comes in the $20 - $40 range which is cheaper than the USA and some other developed countries.

guy ub telecome worker,just be be sincere by naming your coy

The OP didn't write the article. Why the attack?

okpara ugo:

you are glorifying mediocrity at your expense...

And how is Nigeria Telcos Data bundle mediocrity? You should understand factors mitigating against our telcos b4 jumping to conclusion.

ULSHERLAN: Nigeria's cost might be cheaper,its also not reliable compared to other countries that pay more. The thing is if the cost of a product or service is high and you are getting the best of it and not like the epileptic service we get here then people won't mind paying a better fee since it will be reliable

LMAO!

So you guys are falling maga for these dubious isps in Nigeria. Believe it or not, when they claim they are gibing us 500mb, they are actually giving us less.

Please confirm this by subscribing for 500mb from any of these networks and try downloading a file of 200mb then come back and tell me i am a liar.

eagle,eye:
What's the price of Etisalat 500mb data plan?

baba na 2thousand oooo... enof to buy garri nd cook vegetable soup for a week.

la furia: How is Nigeria own cheap, in the UK, one pays 12pounds for unlimited 3g with 200 call minutes and 5k free text which is 3k Naira. 500mb with 250 call minutes and 500 free text messages is 8pounds which is 2k.
Internet is expensive in Nigeria.

la furia: How is Nigeria own cheap, in the UK, one pays 12pounds for unlimited 3g with 200 call minutes and 5k free text which is 3k Naira. 500mb with 250 call minutes and 500 free text messages is 8pounds which is 2k.
Internet is expensive in Nigeria.

mtcheew. I even thought u Guyz browse free abroad. Never new u pay same 2k I pay here for 500mb.

Osita_inklord:
This is false. Unlimited wifi in u.s is $80 per month. $30gives you 3gig in Tmobile... Nigeria is in the dark ages.

OP, OLODO, You self na OLODO.
You both must be a learner.

Wtf! Who told you Naija is in dark ages?!
Is it because your living in the U.S?!!..!

What is it in U.S that is not in Our Green Naija! Ha?.!!
See wahala!! Anyways, na ya palaver be that.

Data cost in Nigeria is the cheepest in the world!

In Naija you get unlimited MB for Free yafun-yafun!!!
Via (magic sims)

However, Airtel gives me "4GB" for two months @N1,500 ($ Only..
Plus chikini call tarrifs to anywhere, anytime, anyday. + 100% bonus on recharge!!


Glo gives 3GB for N1k monthly..

Etisalat dey, Mtn self dey,

you wan try?!

GOD bless Nigeria Hahaha.

Toks2008:

LMAO!

So you guys are falling maga for these dubious isps in Nigeria. Believe it or not, when they claim they are gibing us 500mb, they are actually giving us less.

Please confirm this by subscribing for 500mb from any of these networks and try downloading a file of 200mb then come back and tell me i am a liar.

See another Learner o!!
#Aggressive Chinko user#
Naija Telecos no get time to short ya MB. Instead you download more e.g Mtn 10mb/day can download over 2gb!
Glo & Etisalat self dey.

;-)

Hero10001:
OP, OLODO, You self na OLODO.
You both must be a learner.

Wtf! Who told you Naija is in dark ages?!
Is it because your living in the U.S?!!..!

What is it in U.S that is not in Our Green Naija! Ha?.!!
See wahala!! Anyways, na ya palaver be that.

Data cost in Nigeria is the cheepest in the world!

In Naija you get unlimited MB for Free yafun-yafun!!!
Via (magic sims)

However, Airtel gives me "4GB" for two months @N1,500 ($ Only..
Plus chikini call tarrifs to anywhere, anytime, anyday. + 100% bonus on recharge!!


Glo gives 3GB for N1k monthly..

Etisalat dey, Mtn self dey,

you wan try?!

GOD bless Nigeria Hahaha.

anoda telecom worker,ds one is even an agressive marketer.weldone,enjoy d money dem give u,na ur sweat

Hero10001:
See another Learner o!!
#Aggressive Chinko user#
Naija Telecos no get time to short ya MB. Instead you download more e.g Mtn 10mb/day can download over 2gb!
Glo & Etisalat self dey.

;-)

I know there is a dubious backyard approach but im stating the obvious if you don't want to be criminal about it.

Hero10001:
See another Learner o!!
#Aggressive Chinko user#
Naija Telecos no get time to short ya MB. Instead you download more e.g Mtn 10mb/day can download over 2gb!
Glo & Etisalat self dey.

;-)

mtn 10mb/day can download 2gb omoh ds guy na wa ooo. see lie abeg.mtn staff

mtn don finish me

okeyximo: mtn don finish me

yes weldone,take 5 billion bullets from me and finish d poster

.

lastpage: A better measure of the price would have been to ally it with the "purchasing or average income" of the users!

For example, if l earn #2000 monthly, and spend #200 on mobile data, that is 10% of my monthly income.
Compared to someone who earns $200 monthly (average of #32,000) and spends ##2,000 on the same amount of mobile data as l do, though he has spent[b] TEN TIMES of what l spent[/b] on the same thing, in "real terms", he has actually only spent 6.25% ota!f his income on data!

Thus, this publication is nothing more than Bullshyte!

Lastpage!

Why did you say you earn N2000 monthly whereas the American makes $200? Why?

Bought 6 GB (equivalent to 6, 144MB) for NGN3,000 and 3 months validity.
Meaning 500MB cost me N244.14 or $1.47. Courtesy the network with speed as an attitude.

Beat that!

Tinyemeka: Bought 6 GB (equivalent to 6, 144MB) for NGN3,000 and 3 months validity.
Meaning 500MB cost me N244.14 or $1.47. Courtesy the network with speed as an attitude.

Beat that!

guy talk tru,u ar using bis on android, 6gb is 8k,

http://africa.airtel.com/wps/wcm/connect/africarevamp/Nigeria/Home/personal/Internet/TariffPlans/General_Data+_Activation_Codes/