Econet recently launched Kwesé video bundles as the pay-TV fight heats up. By now we are aware what ‘bundle’ means. These bundles are similar to the WhatsApp and Facebook bundles […]
Being ranked 8th in Africa sounds just about right, depending on your own experience of course. Ahead of Zimbabwe are the usual suspects, Kenya, the highest ranked country in Africa […]
Tales from Pitch Drive is a series of daily videos documenting the tour across Europe of 14 African tech entrepreneurs. We recently talked about this tour called Pitch Drive and […]
Just last week we were here ranting about out-of-bundle browsing. We were angry at mobile operators, Netone and Telecel in particular for not giving users the option to deactivate out-of-bundle […]
Data is expensive here in Zimbabwe but you just cannot stop people from watching their YouTube videos. According to SimilarWeb, YouTube is the most visited site in the land. Where […]
Late last night on 11 July 2017, Microsoft announced that it will be ending support for their Window Phone 8.1 mobile operating system. The mobile device software which was launched […]
Google has just announced that it their in-house startup incubator, Area 120, is now open to the public. You can visit the website to sign up for you to be able […]
Press release sent to Techzim by Telecel Zimbabwe: HARARE – MAY 17, 2017 – The Minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Honourable Supa Mandiwanzira has announced that Telecel will […]
Econet yesterday launched Kombi WiFi, a service enabling subscribers to use WiFi when travelling in a kombi. In addition to buying WiFi bundles to use the service, subscribers also get 100% free […]
If you have tried to buy ZOL fibre you’ve probably made your market comparisons and found that the $29 for 15GB a month was probably not the best deal on the market. Not the […]
The prices and specs don’t look like they are set for an emerging markets type of device. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with that, though. Nokia is trying to establish itself in markets where it was displaced.
Techzim was recently alerted of TelOne’s plans to introduce a $5 ADSL package to its line-up of ADSL products. We did a bit of digging and ended up being informed (unofficially) […]
Having said that, here is a look at the popular Zimbabwean broadband packages from the dominant players in the market. The figures give a picture of how much people are paying to go online locally.
AT & T announced that it is shutting down its 2G mobile network on 31 December 2016. This means anyone who owns a device that supports 2G only will not […]
Yes at 9.6 inches it is big. It’s an equally big way to consume media. Here are my experiences with the Samsung Galaxy Tab E. Right off the bat I […]
If you are wondering how you might work out a budget for staying online as much as you did about a week ago then look no further. Allow us to […]
Every year smartphone companies release new and improved versions of devices. From the top, mid and low range devices improvements are made on all device hardware and software. One main […]
It’s not just total market domination that’s spurring the ad campaigns, though. The pursuit of growth plus the need to make the most of extensive infrastructure investments are enough to trigger different strategies.
Perhaps TelOne and ZOL should pass on the victory to subscribers instead by shaping their services to be more affordable and reliable with the best support services.
Recently NetOne released a mobile data bundle product called “The One“. The removal of the product raised a lot of suspicion as to why the MNO would remove a product […]
There has been a lot of debate on mobile data bundles lately. The debate has generally been centred around NetOne and its One Fusion and The One data products/promotions. NetOne’s […]
Recently NetOne released its “The One” mobile internet data bundle product. It is arguably the best mobile internet data plan available right now. We realized the impact of NetOne’s product […]
For a minimum of 50 cents subscribers can receive 50 MB of data, $1 gets 300 MB daily bundles, or 150 MB weekly with the biggest allocation being 5GB of data for a $5 daily bundle.
The world’s biggest brand and technology company, Apple, will launch the iPhone7 this Wednesday, the 7th of September. The iPhone 7 launch is expected to continue the late Steve Jobs’ […]
I personally think digital skills export should really be a mass government initiative supported by a right policy framework. It has the capacity to turn out to be a big foreign currency earner for this economy. Here are 5 places where this is demonstrated.
Good news for anyone on a capped package from ZOL – The internet service provider has slashed the prices of its top-up bundles for its Fibre to the home service ZOL Fibroniks and its Pay as You Go Wimax service.
The UEFA Champions League’s access over the internet is a major endorsement for the growing trend of streaming alternatives for live sports. Earlier this year the United States’ NFL inked a streaming deal with Twitter while SnapChat also entered into an arrangement to share clips from the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.
The number of active fibre links in Zimbabwe increased by 101.4% in the last quarter of 2015 rising from 6,875 links to a total of 13,849 active links in just three months.
A review of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ which shows how the company continues to push boundaries with premium Galaxy smartphones that offer users the best in media consumption and the ultimate in productivity.
Starting this month, TelOne has doubled the amount of data on its capped ADSL packages, making their internet even cheaper for subscribers looking for home internet. The new rates are as follows: