d_johnny: Initially I activated the feature (2-Step Verification) without hassles, even though Nigeria wasn't listed in the supported countries list. However, the trouble starts when you for any reason deactivate the feature and try to activate it again. Then it will return error message "Invalid mobile number".
Its really annoying that fundamental security feature like this, that Google would omit Nigeria as though we're not important to their scheme of things. I bet its high time we begin to speakout concerning such unreasonable disenfranchisement. Not say a common Kenyan makes a beef about Nigeria and all of us will throng on Twitter to fight back, when there are pressing needs to tackle.
We really need to take our displeasure to Google, we're tired of these sort of marginalization. Who will join us #ListenUpGoogle

@chazzyx.
I had the same issues when you want to add another phone. See my report to Google support below.
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[b]TO:
Google support,
Please restore NIGERIA ON THE LIST OF COUNTRIES ON THE PAGE WHERE 2-STEP AUTHENTICATION IS ACTIVATED.
Please do fix the issue being reported by me.
I started moving most of my communications from Yahoo mail when I could not activate 2-step Authentication as my country, NIGERIA is not listed in the list of possible countries whose phone numbers that can be registered.
Google, initially made this possible for those of us in Nigeria.
Google cannot say it does not do business with Nigerians. As I am inundated with Google ads of local
Nigerian companies which indicate to me that Google receive patronage from ad sellers in Nigeria.
In recent time, the lack of this feature in Yahoo mail has caused a lot of damage to peoples image because those emails have been hacked easily by both local and foreign hackers for their evil financial motives.
Hence, for online email security, 2-STEP AUTHENTICATION must necessarily be included.
And most of those hacked have lost those accounts to the hackers because of Yahoo's lax policies to customer support.
Let me use this medium to state that 'NOT ALL THE CITIZENS OF A PARTICULAR COUNTY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE, REGION OR COUNTRY ARE FRAUDULENT'. I read Ars Technica every now and then to learn of the exploits of hackers/fraudsters from around the world. And make the conclusion that individuals, Organizations and Nations should deal with other individual(s) and groups on a case-by-case basis without the stereotyping that is now the norm nowadays.
And I also make bold to say 'THAT THERE IS NO COUNTY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE, MUNICIPALITY, REGION OR COUNTRY WHERE A NIGERIAN CANNOT MATCH THEIR LEVEL OF SKILL-SET, DRIVE, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHEN ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITHOUT THE LIMITING STEREOTYPES.
I also want to state that the positive inclusion of everyone (according to applicable laws) in a global world will make for a safer and better world for everyone than erecting barricades (aided by stereotypes). Unjust walls (like these) and policies breed resentment and hatreds which leads to fanaticism and ultimately violence and terrorism.
Best regards,
@chazzyx
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I have also added a screen capture for ALL to see it clearly.

THE NIGERIA CONNECTION
Introduction.
Well, I can tell you that all these happening to us 9jans is actually because of our obvious near system collapse. Google like many other organizations before them are just acting according to the script of exclusion that our national handlers are giving them. When you cannot provide the basic amenities/necessities of life for yourselves as a nation, how do you want anybody to take you seriously for any other matter. When I reflect on the fact that so many basic but essential things like road and electricity are missing, I just conclude that we are not existing as a true living Nation. Please, I want to be quoted wrong with tangible and verifiable stats.

An Example.
Look at it this way, let me use South Africa as my African example. They are not perfect and have their own unique problems too. (When you read the story of Singapore which started with no Natural resources in the book: FROM THIRD WORLD TO FIRST WORLD, you will weep daily when you watch things happening to us as a nation that were counterfeits of the very possible real thing. Nigeria and so many other countries were mentioned in the damning reports on the different countries Lee Kuan Yew mentioned). And most of all, you will appreciate what it takes to develop a nation, apart from leadership and individual commitment of citizens to the cause - it also requires global inclusion.

South Africa.
South Africa came out of Apartheid just like yesterday (1992) to me and immediately went about doing the right things like setting up Diplomatic and Business development commission with a FIRM mandate to make sure they are represented in all relevant areas on the global stage like Access to markets, attracting Foreign investments, representation on International bodies etc. This Diplomatic posture and drive ensured that they were recognized and represented positively on the global scene in a good time. Their independence from 1992 to 2013 = 21 years now.
Result.

There is no area on the web especially where they are not adequately and positively represented.
They have the following as a result of their positive national policies,
- They must be represented positively in all organizations that do business with them. Hence, SA now show up on ALMOST any website you access worldwide.
- Their National policy of global inclusion makes things like PayPal or ecommerce (just to cite an important example to me) recognition a given to their citizens. If not, how can we explain that even smaller countries in economic sizes like Niger and Ghana are on PayPal while so-called Nigeria still lag behind in global inclusion (but now have personally accepted minor in major matters like development).

Resultant Effect.
This has created juicy profit centres for the banks (who do ecommerce transactions on your behalf) and some savvy enterpreneurs who now profit by making possible PROXY ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONS for those interested in buying goods from ebay, amazon etc. as if we are in a country under severe economic sanctions. Even Iranian citizens under serious economic sanctions fare better than us when it comes to access to the global platform for higher standard of living. By having access to global markets on individual basis.

How can the CBN and federal government be thinking of ways of deepening our financial and developing the economic sectors when people cannot bring in equipment and technologies easily as there is no secure mode of transnational transactions.

I personally is ashamed of our situation in 9ja when I see the advantaged few profit from our exclusion by reason of our national Luke warmness to doing the right things that benefit all in this country.


CBN ACT!
The CBN should investigate that our money cards are not crippled versions and fix the problems that make it impossible for NIGERIANS to use their MASTERCARD & VISA cards etc on sites like PayPal that is a very good security tool that reduces fraud in worldwide ecommerce transactions. As your card details are not given to anybody when processing through paypal.

I do not want to conclude yet that the Nigerian-banks issued MasterCard & Visa cards are crippled versions that are only
good to some extent. Nigerian banks, is it like this in other climes.



9JA!
Conversely, Nigeria has gotten independence since 1960 (53 years by now). This is clearly 32 years before South Africa went about normalizing their global relations with other countries.

9ja Help to Other countries!
Note also that Nigeria devoted huge material and financial resources to fight South Africa's Apartheid course and still hugely committed to UN Peace keeping activities around the globe. Yet not reaping our just rewards of inclusion. Because we have not fashioned a cohesive and pragmatic diplomatic policy that sells our total efforts on the international front.

Our National Embarrassing Question.
Why are we still grappling with the basics of existence (to take road and electricity only) 53 years after and ongoing. I have come to realize that it is not only the government. Our professional institutions and some of us in our individual capacities are not left out in the lack of drive to fix the backwardness we are presently wallowing in by speaking out. Let me cite some example(s), Many foreign (both small and big) organizations and corporations operating in Nigeria and making huge profits from it do not have a page on Nigeria on their global websites. Even with a google search on those sites, Nigeria will not turn up on a page.
Some have started recently to develop local webpages that are not linked to their global sites. OTHERS CAN ATTEST TO THIS. I AM NOT MENTIONING ANY. And we have high ranking Nigerian officials in this firms that carry out multibillion dollar transactions with our consumer society everyday.

West Africa – the sweeter name for us?
We are listed as West Africa (shy of calling us Africa) on some sites while Ghana and Niger Republic are listed by their names on same sites. This tells you that those two countries are doing some things right.


U.S. - Obama Africa Visit.
Have we asked ourselves why Obama in his last Africa tour visited Ghana and other countries we may consider ourselves more richer than economically while United States major oil trading partner in West Africa was only worthy of mention.

You have to do your own public relations by showing others that you are important by your value to their strategic objectives. It is obvious that we are likely of no strategic benefit to the U.S. hence the proper treatment we got. After that show, have we remedied our outlook to others on the global trading scene. Another No!

SOLUTION.
Let us leave the writing and talking and proffer some solutions.

OUR IDENTITY ISSUE.
FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TO THE NIGERIAN DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL INCLUSION AND ANTI-CORRUPTION TOOLBOX.

1. ALL NIGERIANS NEED TO BE REGISTERED INTO A GOVERNMENT SUPERVISED CENTRALIZED BUT SECURE NATIONAL BIOMETRIC CITIZEN
DATABASE LIKE THE STOCK EXCHANGE MODEL) IN A DECENTRALIZED FORMAT AS JAMB, WAEC AND THE TELECOM COMPANIES ARE
PRESENTLY DOING.
IN ESSENCE, WE NEED TO GO TO WHEREVER WE CAN GET INTERNET ACCESS (NOT GOVERNMENT’S OWN) AND REGISTER OURSELVES AT
THE DESIGNATED WEBSITE(S). THE IDENTITY CARD NUMBER WILL THEN BE USED AS OUR INDIVIDUAL UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION. THIS
WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE SOCIAL VICES WHEN COUPLED WITH INTELLIGENT POLICING AND ROBUST LAWS.

THIS WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS WILL BE CONCLUDED IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME WITHOUT BEING HAMPERED BY
BUDGETARY ISSUES, VESTED INTERESTS THAT DO NOT WANT IT TO WORK AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CORRUPTION THAT WILL FURTHER
REDUCE OUR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES.

MOST OF US NIGERIANS NOW DO MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS EVERY NOW AND THEN AS A RESULT OF LACK OF THIS NATIONAL DATABASE
THAT WILL AID NATIONAL PLANNING AND SECURITY. WE REGISTER UNNECESSARY MULTIPLE TIMES AT BANKS, JAMB, WAEC,
PENSIONER VERIFICATIONS (WITH SOME DYING ON THE QUEUES), STAFF VERIFICATION, TELECOM SUBSCRIBER REGISTRATION,
POLICE BIOMETRIC DATABASE, FRSC DRIVERS LICENSE SCREEN CAPTURE, IMMIGRATION SCREEN CAPTURE ETC. AM ASHAMED TO
MENTION MORE.

DO WE AS A NATION TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER THE WASTAGES (IN PRODUCTIVE MANHOURS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF MULTIPLE
REGISTRATIONS) ALONG WITH THE USELESSNESS OF THE DISJOINTED INFORMATION SILOS? HOW CAN WE GROW AS A NATION WHEN
CITIZENS WASTE RESOURCES IN THIS UNCOORDINATED SCHEMES THAT ARE OPERATED BY EVERY AGENCY.

2. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD MANDATE (NOT SETUP ANOTHER BUREAUCRACY) THE RELEVANT NIGERIAN LOCAL AND
FOREIGN DEPARTMENTS OR MINISTRY UNITS TO WORK ON INCLUDING NIGERIA'S IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS OF EQUITABLE INCLUSION AS
IN ALL FORA AS IS DONE IN OTHER CLIMES.

That is, any organization that is resident in Nigeria must have it listed as one of the possible countries on their
site - MasterCard, Visa, Google, Yahoo etc. Or appropriate economic reliefs/redresses as appropriate sought for them.

LET US WORK TO MOVE THIS NATION FORWARD IN OUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES IN SPITE OF THE MULTIPLE (SOME TIMES SELF INFLICTED) BARRIERS.

LCDD:

Check it online, it's basically the same. The only problem I have with the phone is that it hangs most times. Aside that, it's a good phone. I love it.

Tecno N7 review.

I bought d phone 5th April 2013. Short specs below:
5'' screen (diagonal),
Has one volume & one power button as Hard keys,
D oda 3 buttons are soft touch on screen,
It comes preloaded with many apps but no flash player and adobe reader as usual. But it opened pdf files with oda pre installed apps easily.
It also comes wt 8gb microsd memory card & phone cover. I only had to buy screen protector only.
Basically, u don't need to buy any add on except to start downloading any apps u normally use.
I had to install adobe flash and reader from adobe site by going to the archives - google 'installing adobe flash on android' to get instructions on how to do it yourself.
On feel & look, the phone is hard and looks solid. There is no Tecno label at the front screen. Only on the screen cover. This can be easily removed by those who are brand concerned. On using it for the past 10 days, the phone is well built absolutely.
It is worth every kobo spent on it. I have dropped my 3 inch Lg Optimus P698 for its small screen. Compared, I will say the software of P698 is just a bit well done. I will recommend buy for the phone until I notice any quirk. As for downloads, browsing, chatting & calling. It is good in all respect. But with this WARNING, take care when changing wallpapers and settings. Tread with caution, the phone can: become unstable and unusable. I had to carefully undo wallpaper to stop d phone behaving unpredictably. Most important, the phone screen goes off anytime u r making a call. So never touch setting of using the power button to end call - I paid dearly for it. As I was left at d mercy of who am calling to end the call for me. It took me long to figure out d setting and restored my call sanity/control. Flashing is not too easy wt a phone u dont see its display while calling except u r expert at flashing. No software updates from Tecno should be expected - Chinese stuff, but they can prove me wrong with time. Disclaimer- Just my honest review, I hold no brief for Tecno & will not benefit in anyway from this.

jenju:

I just read the contents of this thread and completely agree that the car dealers here should help Seun procure a decent car.

I hereby pledge N300,000 towards Seuns car and I challenge others to pledge similarly. On the other hand, if he'd like a Jeep from the USA (possibly a Liberty), I'll take care of the shipping for free.  Inspired_m, I nominate you to head the committee that will make this happen. My email is tikola70@hotmail.com

This is the very least we can do for the free service that Seun is providing.  As soon as I receive information on where to send the money, my lawyers/accountants will remit it within 24 hours.

LET'S DO THIS!

CAR DEALERS DO THIS FOR OTHERS WHILE DOING SEUN'S OWN.

CAR DEALERS!

IT SEEMS THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING THE TATA NANO TREND THAT

HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN INDIA SINCE 2009.

DEALERS! WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED (BY ENCOURAGING THREE WHEELERS), YOU CAN DO THE

RIGHT THING BY PARTNERING WITH TATA (& BAJAJ WHICH HAS UST DESIGNED THEIR 4 WHEELER TOO) TO

BRING THIS FAR BETTER OPTION TO NIGERIA.

REMEMBER, WHERE GOVERNMENT AND THEIR PHCN SAID WE (NAIJANS) SHOULD MANAGE DARKNESS.

DEALERS BROUGHT "I-PASS-MY-NEIGHBOUR".

WHEN GOVERNMENT OPEN THE TELECOM DOORS & NITEL MONOPOLY WAS BROKEN, DEALERS (THOUGH NOT BEING

PRAISED FOR THEIR EXPENSIVE SERVICES) STILL SHOWED THE WAY TO FREEDOM OF GSM SPEECH.

SO ONCE AGAIN, DEALERS, WITH RESPECT TO TRANSPORTATION, THE WAY IS PRESENTLY POINTING TO INDIA

NOT CHINA FOR NOW. GIVE US TATA NANO & BAJAJ RE60 & KILL THIS KEKE MADNESS.

SEE THE MESSAGE BELOW.


WHY ARE OUR GOVERNORS AND THEIR WELL PAID ADVISERS IN THE DARK THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD SCENE.
CHECK THE SPECS OF THE WORLDS CHEAPEST CAR > TATA NANO IN INDIA. IF THEY CAN PARTNER WITH TATA WHICH ALREADY HAVE THEIR SALES OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THE LANDING COST OF A UNIT WILL BE CLOSE TO IF NOT THE SAME AS THAT OF THE PRESENT THREE WHEELERS THAT HAVE FLOODED OUR STREETS AFTER OKADA BAN. IT IS ALSO FAR BETTER OPTION THAN THE 3 WHEELERS THEY ARE PRESENTLY IMPORTING.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tata_Nano_im_Verkehrszentrum_des_Deutschen_Museums.JPG

Tata Nano

Manufacturer Tata Motorslead
Also called one-lakh car
Production 2008–present
Assembly Sanand Plant, Sanand, Gujarat, India[1]
Class City car
Body style 4-door one-box
Layout RR layout
Engine 2 cylinder SOHC petrol Bosch multi-point fuel injection (single injector) all aluminium 624 cc (38 cu in)
Transmission 4 speed synchromesh with overdrive in 4th
Wheelbase 2,230 mm (87.8 in)[2]
Length 3,099 mm (122.0 in)[2]
Width 1,495 mm (58.9 in)[2]
Height 1,652 mm (65.0 in)[2]
Kerb weight 600 kg (1,300 lb)–635 kg (1,400 lb)[2]
Designer(s) Girish Wagh, Justin Norek, Pierre Castinel[3]


BAJAJ RE60



Bajaj RE-60 Expo 2012
Bajaj RE-60 Expo 2012 2:07 AM
Bajaj has did it! The Indian two-wheeler giant has finally forayed into the 4-wheel segment with the launch of Bajaj RE-60 three days before the Delhi Auto Expo 2012. What’s interesting is that the RE-60 promises mileage of whooping 35 kilometers per liter of petrol! We bet every visitor is is going to drool over the new car and praise Bajaj Auto. It’s clear that the battleground is ready for the war of cars between Tata nano & Bajaj RE-60. We wrote about the possible launch of the Bajaj car at DAE 2012 and now we have the photos.

Bajaj officials say that the car has been in development since last 4 years. The RE-60 delivers top speed of 70 kmph and has been designed considering the city driving conditions. The car has a rear mounted, 200 cc petrol engine. Bajaj plans to sell the car overseas. Bajaj’s MD, Mr. Rajiv Bajaj informed the reporters that the target customer for this car is those who use 3-wheelers. The company manufactures over 520,000 three-wheelers a year and exports over 300,000 of them. The company is eyeing Sri-Lanka to export the new RE-60 cars.

The mileage Bajaj is promising is definitely impressive! We aren’t big fans of the economy cars and we’d refrain from commenting on the looks of Bajaj’s RE-60; but it seems to be inspired by the auto-rickshaw Bajaj manufactures. The mileage crazy Indian customers would definitely want to own this car, and Bajaj’s already established servicing centers would be an added advantage. However ever rising petrol prices could hold potential customers from buying this car right away. The price of the car is expected to be around INR. 125000 – 160000. We do not have information about the versions of this car Bajaj plans to launch and the price point. As always, we promise to keep you updated about the new RE-60. In the mean time, we want to know what do you think about the Bajaj RE-60? Do you want to own it?

WHY ARE OUR GOVERNORS SO FOOLISH THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD SCENE.
CHECK THE SPECS OF THE WORLDS CHEAPEST CAR > TATA NANO IN INDIA. IF THEY CAN PARTNER WITH TATA WHICH ALREADY HAVE THEIR SALES OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THE LANDING COST OF A UNIT WILL BE CLOSE TO IF NOT THE SAME AS THAT OF THE KEKE. IT IS ALSO FAR BETTER OPTION THAN THE KEKE THEY ARE PRESENTLY IMPORTING.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tata_Nano_im_Verkehrszentrum_des_Deutschen_Museums.JPG

Tata Nano

Manufacturer Tata Motorslead
Also called one-lakh car
Production 2008–present
Assembly Sanand Plant, Sanand, Gujarat, India[1]
Class City car
Body style 4-door one-box
Layout RR layout
Engine 2 cylinder SOHC petrol Bosch multi-point fuel injection (single injector) all aluminium 624 cc (38 cu in)
Transmission 4 speed synchromesh with overdrive in 4th
Wheelbase 2,230 mm (87.8 in)[2]
Length 3,099 mm (122.0 in)[2]
Width 1,495 mm (58.9 in)[2]
Height 1,652 mm (65.0 in)[2]
Kerb weight 600 kg (1,300 lb)–635 kg (1,400 lb)[2]
Designer(s) Girish Wagh, Justin Norek, Pierre Castinel[3]

I was so pissed of with the monies lost to VISAFONE autorenewal feature that after calling at their office in Eket without any help as to changing my plan even at a reduced data volume, I used a friend's faster internet connection (Imagine me, whose subscription has just been Autorenewed begging another person so I could be on the net). As almost all websites do not open with the VISAFONE 1X DATA BUNDLE THAT TOPS OUT AT 75kbps - I challenge VISAFONE TO PROVE ME WRONG, NCC INVESTIGATE THIS FRAUDULENT PRACTICE SO AS TO MAKE THEM PAY RESTITUTION TO THOSE AFFECTED. And visited NCC website (which of course did not open on my Visafoen 1X DATABUNDLE) where I was able to lay a formal complaint. Like with most things Nigerian, the complaint form had some of the questions linked to the unnecessary bureaucratic responses from the affected
Telecommunication network. Like, IF I HAVE BEEN TO THE OFFICE VISAFONE, THEIR RESPONSE AND THE NAME OF THE STAFF THAT ATTENDED TO ME. Can you Imagine somebody leaving his job to go lay a complaint and all the thoughtless questions. I had to give responses that allowed the process to continue. The form also had very limited word space to complete my complaint. I had to use shorthand.

Funnily, not up to an hour's time, I was called from the VISAFONE customer care unit asking me the usual questions. I told the customer rep, that if he can see my profile, I have been an internet user since the time of Bourdex in our locale (long before visafone bought Bourdex), and have bought quite a number of Visafone data enabled devices from Visafone Deskphones to Visafone 1X data phones to their MotoQ mobile office phone to their modems. This is because the
GSM networks before now, have not considered subscribers in smaller cities to be even educated enough to need data services.

THE INTERACTION:

VISAFONE CUTOMER REP: Hello, what problems are u having wt ur subscription,

CHAZZYX: many. The visa autorenewal feature is pissing me off. I have asked for it to be disabled before in your offices. And they said it is not possible before now, after I have lost money up to three times when trying to Subscribe EVDO and at another time I thougth I could use it like the phone to transfer credit only for the money to be stuck and Auto renewal had a field day renewing my subscriptions with it. <<<I HAV 2 GO WIL BE CONT'D>>>.
He then asked me if he could reset my subscription and then put me on the EVDO I requested.

Why did VISAFONE not set the dataplan to reset by default? It is surely because of their greed. Why is their device set to end your data bundle at expiry and do otherwise on the AUTO-RENEWAL. Crooked plan.

International Best practices stipulate that you must explicit issue the command to have money removed from your account or you sign a contract with the company to do this on your behalf. NOT BY SETTING DEVICES FRAUDULENTLY.

If you have any other working network around your location. Use them. Visafone service when it

do go down takes a minimum of a week to be rectified.

But the real downside with Visa is that ALL THEIR DEVICES HAVE AUTO-RENEWAL which steals any

remaining money in your device to renew your subscriptions without any input from you.

This feature is very effective in locking you into any data plan you started with. It fails to

be disabled even if you have done it many times. Their devices are like credit sniffers that is

only there to do the VISAFONE's MANAGEMENT BIDDING at the detriment of best corporate

practices. Visafone, WHAT INTEGRITY DO YOUR MANAGEMENT HAVE TO ALLOW THIS CORPORATE LOOTING of

customers credit balances. Let the customer spend his/her money himself. Don't help him do that

to your fraudulent advantage.

MY PREDICAMENT.

Visafone have two data plan models. 1X speed and EVDO. Their 1X offering is capped at 75 kbps

and monthly subscription starts at #3500! Nowadays, no webpage opens easily at this speed. The

only reason for it is Visafones predatory tactics on customers money.

The EVDO data tops out at 275 KBPS where I stay and starts at #3000 for 1.2gb per month.

The problem I have is that the visafone autorenewal feature has renewed my subscription to the

1X which I have struggled with in the past 30 days without my intervention. I had vowed never

to subscribe to the 1X again. As I cannot even read my mails with it takless of doing Google

searches with it. The 1x is only good for slow downloads only using a good download manager.

The visafone business model do not involve customer service. It has never worked for me. It may

have worked for some. Going to their office to ask for help have not yielded any result for me

except on one occasion where I was directed from their office in Opebi to Isaac John then also

to Saka Tinubu. You could see from the referrals that it was a whole day affair which I was

fortunate to conclude after a heated argument when I was told to come the next day to have my

problem fixed.

NAIJA.

Must we pass through the desert just to get our customer complaints attended to on a paying service?

Hi all. Thanks to the originators and supporters of Nairaland. Am new here and wish to state that I have benefitted from contributions of members on the various topics I have read on at Nairaland.

My joining was hastened in part as a result of the need to reach out to other Nigerians and sound the message of VISAFONE. For now, there is general poor data services from all the networks in our edge-of-Naija locality in Akwa Ibom.

I WANT OTHERS TO LEARN FROM MY PAINFUL VISAFONE EXPERIENCES.

I RESORTED TO NAIRALAND TO CONSOLE MYSELF AFTER TRYING TO GET THEM TO CHANGE WITHOUT

ANY SUCCESS.

ON THE SIDE, THEIR SISTER COMPANY (ZENITH BANK) WHERE I BANK ALSO HAVE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICES

HABITS, ALONG WITH MULTIPLE CHARGES WHICH I SEE AS SHARP PRACTICES. HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THEIR

STAFF REFUND A FRAUDULENT CHARGE OFF-RECORD AFTER A VALID COMPLAINT.

BACK TO THE MAIN MATTER.

VISAFONE TO ME IS A COMPANY SET UP TO EXPLOIT NIGERIANS.

ALL THEIR DEVICES HAVE THIS AUTO-RENEWAL FEATURE WHICH USES YOUR CREDIT AS VISAFONE PLEASES TO

RENEW ANY SERVICE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO.

THE VARIOUS STAFFS I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE IT DISABLED HAVE GLADLY TOLD ME IT WAS FACTORY

INSTALLED AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. NCC, NAIJA CONSUMER (UN)PROTECT - HEAR

THIS. THEY ONLY STOPPED SHORT OF TELLING ME AT THE DIFFERNENT TIMES, IT IS VISAFONE MANAGEMENT

JOY-MACHINE.

I HAVE POINTED OUT TO THEM IN THEIR ABA, EKET AND IKEJA OFFICES THAT THIS ACT IS


FRAUDULENT. THEY JUST STARE AT YOU INDIFFERENTLY WHEN YOU SPEAK.

I HAVE LOST MONEY ON THIS AT DIFFERENT TIMES - OUR CROSS AS NIGERIANS IS FRAUDULENT SERVICE

EVEN FROM SEEMINGLY NIGERIAN COMPANIES.

VISAFONE! (SOUNDS ROBBERFONE TO ME). TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE.