Kiggs (who is better at mathematics than all of us) says that he will not comment.
P.
On Jul 13, 2004, at 10:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Guys,
what are the new rates ?
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So, Kiggs, with Mango Xtra's new rates, what's the maths this time :-)
P.
On May 17, 2004, at 15:13, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote:
> First I would like to ask everyone NOT TO FORWARD THIS EMAIL.
>
> I had enough problems with the other one.
>
> It was not supposed to go to all and sundry, it was for this list as
> the list had been discussing related matters when I added my
> experience.
>
> Anyway, enough said.
>
> In short, my money is going to CELTEL, and here is the mathematical
> reason why.
>
> We have already seen how with MTN before I used to spend 210,000/= per
> month and get 650 minutes of airtime and now I am to spend 220,000/=
> per month to get 645 mins of airtime.
>
> With CELTEL If I use the same baseline figure I would spend 220,000/=
> per month and get 647 mins (at 340/= per min)
>
> If I were to switch to Mango, then I would either use Mango Standard
> (at a rate of 340/= per min) or Mango Xtra (at a rate of 330/= per 45
> seconds which works out to 330*60/45 = 440/= per min).
> So Standard would have me spend 220,000/= per month and get 647 mins
> Xtra would have me spend 220,000/= per month and get approximately 500
> mins
>
> AND remember that both Mango and Celtel offer data for their
> pre-paid/pay as you go customers (and from the calculations above
> Mango and Celtel are at the same level). And data was very important
> to me.
>
> BUT the devil is always in the details.
>
> The assumptions above are the best case scenario and assume that I
> only call people on the network I will sign-up with (MTN example
> included)
>
> As stated in the earlier email, this phone is for business. �My
> self-analyzed calling pattern shows that about 70-80% of my calls are
> on the MTN network with the rest on other networks.
>
> So I took the average rate for calling other networks (for each
> network separately) and put in the numbers and here is what I get.
>
> At 80% calls to MTN (spending 220,000/= per month. �80% is my worst
> case scenario)
> MTN: I spend 160,000/= at 310 = 516 mins and then 40,000/= at 380/=
> gives 105 mins for a total of 621 mins (remember only 200,000/= on
> airtime and 20,000 on monthly fees)
> Celtel: Since one rate to all networks I still get 647 mins for my
> 220,000/=
> Mango: 154,000/= at 420 gives 366 mins plus 44,000/= at ((430 + 340)
> /2) = 385 gives 114 mins for a total of 480 mins
>
> So as you can see CELTEL is by far the winner in my case (your milage
> may vary depending on which network your clients are on).
>
> The only thing I cannot fathom is that it is more-pocket-friendly to
> call MTN from CELTEL than from MTN itself under the new Kapyata system
> no matter what calling ratio you apply!!!!.
>
> IT IS CHEAPER ON YOUR POCKET TO CALL MTN FROM CELTEL THAN FROM MTN
> ITSELF!!!! please repeat last message until it sinks in!!!
>
> If I was in MTN Senior management someone would loose their job!
>
> MTN Senior managers should all switch to CELTEL and save money, like
> me :=) :=)
>
> In all seriousness I think all the sales and marketing people of all
> the Mobile companies should be on the same "pay as you go" as their
> clients. �Then if they are subsidized by their company they get their
> subsidy as a lump sum at the end of the year. �They have to pay the
> rates their clients do all year and feel the pain of their clients and
> not come up with crap like Kapyata.
>
> Kiggs
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