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Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Keiser(m): 7:51pm On Dec 14, 2005 |
Please tell me what the cafe prices are. Thanks in advance: - How do they charge people for cafe usage? Hourly? daily? - Do they charge extra to print and scan documents? How much? - Do they charge extra for anything else? I'm not familiar with Nigerian currency. Would those prices be considered expensive or cheap? |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by layi(m): 8:09pm On Dec 14, 2005 |
On the average surfing - 100naira per hr scanning - 20naira / pg Some charge u extra to use the webcam. its expensive owning to the fact that u can stay online for a whol;e month (24hrs daily) in the USA 4 just $20 - 2800naira 1 Like |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Terry1(m): 6:48pm On Dec 17, 2005 |
layi, prices are different cos when i went to Gboko in Benue state to use the internet, the charges there are unbelieveablel; 1hr = 150 naira which is = $1 and some cents 30 mins=100 naira 15 mins= 50 naira scaning = 100 naira a page printing = 20 naira a page thats so costly! after all this charges, you still pay 50 naira if u want to use a webcam, too bad |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Hunter(m): 2:18pm On Dec 19, 2005 |
just because internet access is cheaper doesn't mean we don't pay alot to use it in a cyber cafe, most cyber cafes cost around $5 (N500) an hour but usually there also a network games cafe as well. :-) |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by otokx(m): 5:34pm On Dec 19, 2005 |
we charge N200 for 200 minutes, N100 for 60 mins, N50 for 20 mins and N20 for a page of printout in the cyber cafe where i work. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by joftech(m): 8:34pm On Dec 19, 2005 |
layi, prices are different because when i went to Gboko in Benue state to use the internet, the charges there are unbelieveablel; 1hr = 150 naira which is = $1 and some cents
Compared to USA, Canada, and other developed countries Internet Cafe prices here are the cheapest. I think the most common tarrif for cafes in the US is around $5 per hour (www.igames.org). When you consider the amount operators are paying for access (about $800) per month for 128/64 kbps you will know that cybercafes are not ripping anybody off. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by omogenikky(f): 12:55am On Dec 20, 2005 |
I don't even pay for my internet access. I live in an area choke full of signals.....................my wireless card picks up several strong signals every time. I have been doing that for like a year now. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by doubleface(m): 2:46am On Dec 20, 2005 |
@omogenikky...dat wat we call mobile bankruptcy.... ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by jummiee(f): 1:52pm On Dec 20, 2005 |
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Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by layi(m): 2:01pm On Dec 20, 2005 |
Jumoke just spoke my mind. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by mikebuddy(m): 1:00pm On Dec 23, 2005 |
In East for now like Onitsha it's #300-5 hrs #150-2hrs #100-80mins #80-60mins #50-30mins #20-10mins LAGOS is more expensive. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by bani(m): 10:41am On Dec 28, 2005 |
Right now i feel the charges of cafes are quite low considering the overheads incurred, but due to the kind of market forces (competition) and non unified cafes we have in Nigeria prices are low. when u consider bandwidth charges of $1,080 and lubricant/fuel expense of 100k , salaries, sundry expenses one wonders how we cafe stay afloat. i normally say we are in business to keep foreign service providers afloat and keep the internet going. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by LoverBwoy(m): 8:26pm On Dec 28, 2005 |
its not really expensive cos over here i think is usually 50p-£1 per hour free use of webcam... coping is cheap 5p...u can compare da price directly with foreign countries ...it very cheap here but hey every1 has internet access at home..... if i go to nigeria i wont mind payin that much for a reliable service n fast 1 at that.....24hr electricity generator or no generator (quite ones) remember the LOADING.......................... Loading..............LOADING.......loading days ..Thank God for internet broadband...the world is a smaller place ![]() |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Nobody: 12:26pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
Prices at my Internet Cafe located in Lagos (http://www.antamedia.com/gallery/cafepointe/index.htm) 10 minutes - N30 30 minutes - N60 1 hour - N100 4 hours (bulk purchase) - N300 Use of webcams - FREE (I have 23 webcams stations) Printing- N20/page (B/W), N50/page (Color documents) Scanning - N100/page International calls to USA, Canada and UK (land) - N10/minute These are great prices considering our huge running cost: $1,500 per month for bandwidth subcription (about N217,000/mo) $600 for power generator fuel, Salaries for 8 staff, Rent Equipment maintainance. It's no surprise that many cafes have gone out of business. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by layi(m): 12:58pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
I'm still surprised at the fact that printing cost 20# while scanning go for as high as #100 per page. There's no ink or paper involved and its not that the scanner is way more expensive that d printer. Can some1 tell me what i dont know? Why is it that expensive to scan? |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Nobody: 1:10pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
For us, it's the time and effort involved. Printing from a workstation takes less than a minute. All scanned jobs we do have to be taken to Photoshop and cropped in most cases. Then we have to optimize for email or for print. Finally, we have to send via email to the customer's box. The cost of sending via email is included in the N100. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by layi(m): 1:14pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
Yours is understandable but seriously i'm yet to see any cafe that charge less. maybe they all do the same thing I am surprised you have such a beautiful cafe (Cafepointe)in the heart of Egbeda. I saw d pics. Where are the CPUs? Inside the wooden frames or connected to a central server? |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Nobody: 1:44pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
Thanks for your comments on Cafepointe. The CPUs are right under the wooden frame as shown in some the pictures here: (http://www.antamedia.com/gallery/cafepointe/index.htm) |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by layi(m): 2:02pm On Dec 29, 2005 |
Ok. I see them now. How much did u get those flat VDUs? How much would it cost to set up a replica of cafepointe plzzzzz? ![]() |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by LoverBwoy(m): 6:44am On Dec 30, 2005 |
if ur cost is that high lets say about $4000 a month how much do u make or if u dnt wanna disclose it...are u makin profit?? or r just injectin more into it to keep it going |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Nobody: 8:32pm On Dec 30, 2005 |
Yes, I am making profits, although some months, I break even with a little extra change to spare. Average running costs per month for me is about $5000. I can be reached at gabriel@tegacreative.com for more detailed or personal questions. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Jalal(m): 1:17pm On Jan 03, 2006 |
@Glessor big ups to ur internet cafe!! Do u use GAIM Messenger at ur cafe?, its a chat client that enables the user to chat with contacts from Hotmail, Yahoo, Google Talk, AOL, AIM, Jabber, Gadu Gadu and many other networks at the SAME time using the SAME software. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by viviansam(f): 12:20pm On Jan 11, 2006 |
Cafe business presently in Nigeria is not as profitable as it used to be. A lot of cafe are dying. no thanks to the high cost of doing business in Nigeria. Glessor is really a good concept. I appreciate the organisation there... |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by mikebuddy(m): 12:26pm On Jan 11, 2006 |
lol haven't u guys heard about "FREE BROWSING" by the way!> |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by Nobody: 12:53pm On Jan 11, 2006 |
Vivian, thanks for the compliments. I got your email and have already sent you my telephone number. I will be glad to share with you what has worked for me and what hasn't. Nigeria is a tough environment for our business. NEPA and the high cost of bandwidth has not helped in any way. Good luck to you in 2006. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by mikebuddy(m): 12:57pm On Jan 11, 2006 |
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Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by oasis: 10:00pm On Jan 12, 2006 |
With the 1$ billion a week that Nigeria is making from oil alone, why are businesses like cyber cafes being taxed to the hilt? I've heard many on this forum say that N100 an hour is not expensive. Well, maybe to a person that lives outside of Nigeria. But for someone who lives and earns his living in Nigeria, that is definitely a lot of money. I have permanent high speed Internet connection at my home, and it only costs me $29 a month. Dial up Internet access is basically a thing of the past now in the US, but a dial up account typically costs about $5 a month for unlimited use. Many cities are now implementing free city-wide wireless access. Basically, you throw a wireless card into your computer, and you get a signal wherever you may be in the city. To say Nigeria is crippled by its own government is an understatement. Look at India. Companies in most developed nations today are outsourcing their web programming needs to India. Revenues to Indians last year was about $18b and expected to exceed $20 billion in 2006. Why aren't Nigerians sharing in that windfall? We have the brains rotting out there in Nigeria. It's because Nigerians can't get online without paying an arm and a leg. Basically, to be a good web programmer, you have to have 24/7 access to the Internet - a pipe dream for Nigerians at this point. If Nigerians could get online at a reasonable cost, people could sell all kinds of stuff on ebay, such as African crafts. And fewer people would see the need for 419 fraud. Sorry to digress from the main topic, but I had to vent a little. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by joftech(m): 10:33pm On Jan 12, 2006 |
Oasis you don't live here so you don't know what's obtainable here, i think you have been brainwashed alot by the western media less than a dollar a day hype. N100 is not expensive at all. You said you are getting broadband in your house for $29 a month but cafe operators pay $800-$1000 a month for a not so broadband service from ISPs. I have not talk about fuel cost for generators, paying staffs, servicing equipmenst and stuffs. Know how to vent off. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by oasis: 1:42am On Jan 13, 2006 |
Oasis you don't live here so you don't know what's obtainable here Yes I don't live there. But I do have analytical skills, and capable of critical thinking. i think you have been brainwashed alot by the western media less than a dollar a day hype. A dollar a day is not hype, it's fact. And that is high speed Internet. Dial up is only about $5/month with unlimited use.
Actually, N100 an hour is expensive. What percentage of an average earner's salary is N100, and how many hours a month is he online as a result of the cost? That is what makes it expensive. Basically, people should be able to logon daily to check their email and send replies without worrying about time running out on them.
I quite agreed with you. The issue is not why you're charging N100 an hour. The price is quite justifiable, considering your expenses. But, my point is that N100 an hour for Internet access is exorbitant for an average user. Have you thought about web application programmers? Sometimes I need to be online 12+ hours a day. Can I do that in Nigeria? Not likely. Why? Because it'd get really expensive pretty quickly. So, as a programmer in Nigeria, I can't compete on the global scene, because I can't afford the cost of Internet access. That is what makes N100 an hour very expensive. Let me repeat that I'm not blaming the cafe operators for charging N100 an hour. Rather I'm basing it on the fact that Nigerians are missing out on all the fun, because they can't afford to stay online for too long. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by joftech(m): 5:46am On Jan 13, 2006 |
It's good that you have clarified what you mean by "expensive". I hope if the FG can open up the SAT-3 access to the public people will be able to have access to fat pipes that can later be shared to smaller ISPs and onward delivery to users will go through wireless access. Until we can have other option except VSAT agerage Nigerian will continue to groan under the high bandwidth cost. |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by mikebuddy(m): 11:55am On Jan 13, 2006 |
I said that there is availability of free browsing.! |
Re: Internet Cafe Prices in Nigeria by joftech(m): 12:14pm On Jan 13, 2006 |
I said that there is availability of free browsing.! Will you please tell us what to do to partake in that offer. |
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