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No, fixed internet does not cost $633 in Zimbabwe – RestOfWorld gets it wildly wrong

Leonard Sengere

Home fibre internet corporate POTRAZ

You may have seen this graphic showing how Starlink prices compare to leading fixed internet prices in Africa.

The analysis was done by RestOfWorld and it rightly observed that Starlink is cheaper than fixed internet in some countries.

We know this to be true in Zimbabwe. No fixed internet provider can beat the $30 unlimited Starlink package.

HOWEVER, I’m baffled by how wrong they got the Zimbabwean figures. Unfortunately, we have seen this happen with Cable.co.uk which is best known for this kind of analysis.

It’s probably because of the currency situation in Zimbabwe. It appears outsiders don’t know how to convert our ever depreciating local currencies to USD.

That’s me being generous though because a simple Google search would have shown them that Liquid is the leading fixed internet provider in the country.

Liquid’s website is clear enough and shows that there are promotional USD packages, with the cheapest being the $99 unlimited one.

If one were to pay using ZiG (Zim’s national currency) it would be ZiG5549 which could be converted to anything between US$158 to $215. A far cry from the $633 that RestOfWorld reported.

I would love to see how they got to that figure because there simply is no way any human with a function brain who does a little research would report that figure.

Don’t get it wrong. They are still correct in saying Starlink is cheaper than Liquid in Zimbabwe. Also, those prices are ridiculous, especially when one uses ZiG. But $633? Nah, that ain’t it chief.

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  1. Tashinga

    Analysis of Restofworld is relevant. It is true that fixed internet is expensive in Zimbabwe and that $633 USD is correct specifically for fiber for liquid telecom of home use. if u change that ZwG 18,498 with official exchange rate it give you $633 USD for example,

    FibroniX Turbo Pack
    $(ZWG)
    per month 18,498
    Home service
    Up to 250Mpbs.

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      1. Ma’n Ngo

        That’s non of our business keep him to yourself

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  2. Fuji

    Hi TechZim. If possible please find out for us and let us know, how many Starlink 💫 subscribers we actually have in Zim🇿🇼. I recall you mentioning that the first roaming subscribers were estimated at being about 5000. If it is possible to find out from either ZIMRA or DHL, how many kits they processed once Starlink 💫 was authorised to operate. We could then do the maths and have a decent idea of how many subscribers we actually have. Now that Starlink 💫 is actually legal, I’m noticing more and more of their antennas popping up on the tops of people’s houses. Worth noting is that I’ve only seen 2 third generation dishes, including mine, and one mini. The majority of the dishes I am seeing are the gen 2 ones. An indication that the majority of the kits were acquired before Starlink 💫 went live. At least in my neighbourhood. 🤔

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  3. Anonymous

    Perception is everything if usaziwa ukuthi uyabheda even the day you things correctly the assumption will be kuyabheda

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  4. Bajirao Mastani

    Hi Leonard just want to ask, do you know anything about some network called Tagtel heard it from my friend he’s been using th line for months so I hear it’s an Internet based sim just like th liquid ones

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    1. Always Off Topic

      I have seen this as well their website is tagtel.co.zw and it says they are selling promotional data packages at $USD10 for uncapped data !!!!! They seem to only have pockets of Harare covered though. Is this real? Anyone using it?

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      1. Anonymous

        Yes I have seen about Tgtel, but based on the comments on their Facebook page, many people are complaining about poor service, with some going days without a connection after paying for services, and customer service appears unconcerned.As a result, I would not recommend it.

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  5. Anonymous

    As someone who once used econet at $13 fir ten gig of which when I’m streaming my stuff l use 25 to25 gig a day which means 26 dollars a day this gives you 780 a month

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  6. Bajirao Mastani

    Hi Leonard just want to ask, do you know anything about some network called Tagtel heard it from my friend he’s been using th line for months so I hear it’s an Internet based sim just like th liquid ones
    I tried to search 🔍 for their website 🕸️ but it keeps saying website under construction
    Do we have another player in internet service providers

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  7. Twimbo

    They probably took the Liquid Fibronix Ultra Pack at 10,800 ZWG and converted it with the old bank rate to get to to that figure.

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  8. Maphosa

    ini ndoshandisa dolphine haaa hichi babab $$55 apa chorova kana 50MBps kana chakatsamwa. I am in Tynwald and no fibre

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  9. Search must return!

    Was the search function so useless you decided to drop it? What’s the point of keeping old articles up if we cant navigate to them within the site?

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    1. Anonymous

      You can search articles using either Google and append the word Techzim or just use ?s=my+search+query at the end of the URL

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  10. Comfort Gunda

    I would like to agree with the rest of the regarding extreme charges noted by other countries. Starlink on their website they are charging $30 and $50, but Zimbabwe is charging $175 monthly subscription, why.? Where do we defer with Zambia, Kenya and the rest.? We are just greedy and love 200% profit. It’s not fair to your citizens

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  11. Pamha** pako

    Iwe usade ku defender internet inodhura muZimbabwe, one of the most expensive in the world

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  12. Unhappy customer

    Yes it does cost that (approximately). If you want an equivalent bandwidth and speed (say >250mbps and unlimited (not just Liquid pretend unlimited) then you pay through the nose in blood and tears.

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  13. susan

    Hello
    I fell for a scam broker, and lost a lot of money up to $150,000. I searched for a way to retrieve my lost money back and I got a recommendation of Expert Bernie Doran. Their expertise and professionalism in navigating the complex process were truly commendable. I have been able to recover all my lost funds and made $10,000 – $20,000 profits not just by buying the dip but implementing trades with signals supplied by Expert Mr Bernie Doran, I am glad I was able to recover my lost funds successfully . He can be reached on TELEGRAM – IEBINARYFX

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