written by @naijamedia

What could be more agonising than slow internet? And when it just doesn't work, it's like coal placed on the head.

I've always been frustrated by poor internet, from mobile services to internet services, it's just so bad. Cyber cafes are alienating, there's been a sharp surge of internet service providers with different shapes and sizes of modems, various bundle/data plans for individuals and corporate bodies. Mention them; "Smile" their 80K unlimited 'wayo' would make you cry instead. "Spectranet" seems to have a net fishing data off your modem through a "VERY SLOW" and disguising means. With "Swift", your data is in a vacuum and is swiftly sucked away even when you don't use it. MTN, Glo, Etisalat, Airtel have taught us patience and temper management.

Last week, i was reading the dailies on my mobile phone, we all know it's been Buhari and corruption ever since he climbed the mantle. From Oil theft to money laundering,the NNPCs and co, no one seems to have taken notice of our Telecommunication industry as being highly corrupt as well. Oh yes! It struck me!!! What's going on with NCC and the Federal Ministry of Information Communications Technology? What has Buhari's administration done so far? Basically, nothing!

Believe it or not, these big telecommunication companies bribe/lobby these agencies. Yes! I've been there. I've worked in a manufacturing company where government agencies like NAFDAC and CPC take home envelopes and car loads of company products once they arrive instead of going straight to the laboratories and manufacturing halls to check consumer products and manufacturing processes. This is the same thing happening in the telecommunication sector in this country. Old facilities are not replaced with new and advanced ones, new trends are not implemented, network masts are inadequate, Nigeria only has one Satellite; the NigComSat-1, the mobile service providers rip off our money via fictitious services and data plans. The list could be numerous.

I paused a little while from the dailies i was reading, and i was thinking: In what way do concerned Nigerians make this known to this present administration? I thought. Perhaps, making it go viral on twitter and the internet at large? Yes! That could work. The internet played a major role in Buhari's emergence as president.

This can work. What do you think?

Suggest hashtags for a twitter trend and let's make out grievances known.

http://chat.zegist.com/t/internet-mess-in-nigeria-and-the-highly-corrupt-telecommunication-industry/57?u=naijamedia

CC lalasticlala

I like this article because it tells the truth in detail. However I've asked myself "if data our operators provide is too slow and not sufficient then what is it I'm using it for?". They say neccessity is the mother of invention so I innovated ways to ensure I benefit the most from our terrible situation pertaining to data.

First of all, cheat the system: I can't complain when I enjoy 5gb data for every N100.00 BIS plan. Secondly forget any form of video streaming service if not YouTube or means of download. Reduce the strain of video calling on the network to only voice calls and lastly forget any form of streaming video games or excessively large downloads.

I've been using this guide for the past two years and I can brag I enjoy more data usage than people who pay legitimately for data bundles.