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Government would like to own Telecel 100%
Speaking at the Mobile Money and Digital Payments event in Harare today, Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira said that government’s intention is to own 100% of Telecel Zimbabwe. Government currently...
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Are you still experiencing data disappearances? Let us demand action from the...
Do you remember when we had data disappearing from our phones? What was that? It’s still disappearing? If your data is still being ‘stolen’ let us look at why that is and what may be causing it. It...
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You can now share data with friends and family on Telecel
Telecel recently announced a new service on their mobile network which allows people to share data. The service will be available to Telecel Go subscribers and people on the network will be able to...
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Is data really that much more expensive in Zimbabwe?
We all know as fact that data prices are unjustifiably high in this country. We know this but do we have the numbers to prove it? I had a conversation recently with a friend in South Africa and we...
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Telecel LTE finally coming… a bit of service disruption first though
Some time in May, Telecel announced that it would be introducing LTE in the 3rd quarter of this year. This development has been long over-due considering that all the other Mobile Network Operators...
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MVNOs: We could have new mobile operators in Zim soon to rival Econet et al
POTRAZ announced that they are finalising the licensing of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Zimbabwe. As you might know, the only licences we have here are for IAPs, mobile telecoms and...
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Telecel launches “unlimited” all night long bundles
Telecel has launched a new service called all night long bundles. The bundles will be accessible to all Telecel subscribers. You can access the service by dialing *470# and following the prompts. The...
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How to buy Telecel or NetOne airtime using EcoCash
They say necessity is the mama of all inventions, so when the going gets tough instead of just whining some people find solutions. Cash is a problem, no doubt. We’ve tried to go with plastic money but...
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Who says you can only use EcoCash to buy Econet airtime. Paynow has a solution for buying ANY airtime using EcoCash and here is how you use it! Articles appeared first on Techzim; Here is how you can...
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Subscribers may be up but NetOne is taking a beating in mobile data & voice...
NetOne saw a decent increase in the number of subscribers in Q3 2020 according to POTRAZ. However, NetOne doesn’t seem to have grown in key areas like mobile data and voice traffic market share....
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Econet holds the key to Zim getting a Telegram bundle
The consensus we have come to of late is that Telegram and Signal won’t catch on in Zimbabwe. Even with WhatsApp’s privacy policy, it will be difficult to move off the app. There are two broad reasons...
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Cell C is shutting down, perhaps Telecel should be taking notes
Okay, I tricked you there. Cell C isn’t actually shutting down as in winding down their business. The iconic South African mobile carrier has had its own share of troubles but they are still very much...
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15 base stations to be constructed in rural areas – POTRAZ
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is set to commission the construction of 15 base stations. This initiative is in an effort to increase coverage in rural...
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Cell C launches more 6-month data bundles. Zim MNOs please take notes
Cell C has launched a couple of new data bundle offerings. The first is an all in one bundle that is similar to Telecel’s Megaboost or NetOne’s OneFusion although a lot more generous. The second is...
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Do buy Econet’s eLearning bundles
The contents of this article are incorrect, Econet’s eLearning Bundles are indeed working. Please refer to the link below for the full story: Econet eLearning Bundles Are Working I have seen a number...
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Video: What is the best mobile wifi bundle?
Ever wondered what the best mobile wifi bundle is? In this video we take a look at NetOne, TelOne, Telecel, Econet and Zol to find out which one is the best overal over 5 categories. These are Network...
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Mozambique’s Vodacom cuts of TMcel in a fight that’s eerily familiar
Starting tomorrow, Thursday 17 June, Mozambicans with TMcel lines will no longer be able to call their counterparts who are on the Vodacom network. This is because Vodacom has decided that it will cut...
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Internet usage keeps breaking records according to POTRAZ’s Q1 2021 report
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has released the sector performance statement for Q1 2021. Now, this isn’t the full report, but more a highlight of what...
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Women only make up 41.3% of mobile phone subscriptions in Zimbabwe?!
Yesterday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe released a state of the sector statement. That document was pretty brief and we were waiting for the more detailed report...
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Telecel lost 20% of its subscribers between December 2020 & March 2021
The country’s smallest mobile network operator (MNO) Telecel’s spiral continued into Q1 2021 according to the latest POTRAZ sector performance report. Telecel lost a staggering 20% of its subscribers...
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