Towards the tail end of last month, Airtel busted out with a new data plan. This time, a plan specially dedicated to Android and smartphone devices. While the prices may seem a bit harsh compared to that of Blackberry devices, there are a lot of positives to be drawn from the new invention.

It is no longer a secret that official Airtel Blackberry plans now fully works on other devices including Android devices. With the recent introduction of the Android internet data plans at the dead end of July, the position of Blackberry 2+1 packages among Aitel users is threatened. However, few are yet to find a reason to ditch their fair internet plan for a more expensive plan. - Well, let's find you a reason.

We are not going to make this yet another dumb Android vs Blackberry comparison, rather, you can see this as EwtNet's way of bringing your attention to the distinctive features of the new Airtel's Android data plan.

Behold, All You Android Lovers
For most Nigerians, Android is the new Tecno which for many represent intense data consumption. The new Airtel Android plans are specially design to suit this purpose. The bundle gives you an option to choose either the 2GB or 4.5GB worth N2,000 and N3,500 respectively.

Of course, you can argue that Blackberry 2+1 packages offers better but here is the thing, Blackberry 2+1 plans if used on Blackberry devices goes on 1 kobo/kb but on other devices the charges rates up to 5 kobo/kb, which is why your data depletion will often run faster on Android devices when you subscribe to the Blackberry 2+1 packages.

How The New Android Plans Rate
A lot of Android users will find the new Android plans feasible for many reasons but mainly because of the rate at which their data burns down. For a standard user, your bandwidth depletes at the rate of 1.5 kobo/kb but if you found yourself using the internet more in the night, you are likely to find your data depletion rate at 1 kobo/kb from 9:59pm - 5:59am.

What Options Do We Have On Dongle?
If you are accessing the web through a dongle or internet modem and the *440*161# thing works for your then I 'd say "Who needs Android plans?" but if you are not eligible for Airtel Blackberry 2+1 offers then I advice you stick with any of the Android data plans.

For subscription codes and data description see Airtel Android data plans table

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