I think it is pretty much the same concept , just different ways of getting the job done. It seems it's now about who can offer the best value added service if you would like to call it that. The mango product is like the one in Tanzania and i think it is working fine. As for MTN besides the fact that you can share airtime, how many people would share airtime that is already loaded, infact think of it this way most pre-paid subscribers who are willing to help you use their phones when you want to make a call, what they would say is " Please use 1minute or 2 minutes ) am sure all of you who have ever borrowed phones to make a call always use about that much, so i find it hard to believe that someone can actually send you 2,000/= of there already loaded airtime without much of a complaint. I think airtime that is not loaded yet like Mango's airtime strip is more of a better innovation.
I stand to be corrected on this :) - Ziggy On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:29:08 +0300, gittas wrote > How does Me2U compare with Mango Share card in terms of convenience? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wire James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: lug_: The giant is moving > > These guys truly amaze me. Last weekend I flipped when I tried out > the Mango Share card. It is a cool innovation indeed. Buying airtime > in smaller denominations is one easy way of reaching out to the low income > earners. > > Viva UTL > > Wire > > > * UGANDA'S UTL LAUNCHES SOLAR LANDLINE > > > > Uganda Telecom has introduced solar-powered accessory for the newly > > introduced TelesaverPlus landline. This will especially be useful for > > rural > > populations, which have no access to regular electricity power. > > > > "This is in line with our goal to provide total communication solutions > > to everyone including those in the rural areas at rates suitable to > > them. Everybody has a right to communicate," Mr Hans Paulsen, UTL's > > Marketing Manager, said on Monday. > > > > He was speaking at the launch of the two products (TelesaverPlus and > > solar charger) in Mbarara town. The solar panel, which comes with a > > battery, costs > > Shs160,000 exclusive of the landline, which costs Shs240,000. More than > > 8,000 people have subscribed to TelesaverPlus since its launch a month > > ago. > > > > Faisal Ijaz Khan, UTL's Chief Commercial Officer, said UTL is in the > > process > > of upgrading its network to accommodate the increasing subscription. He > > said > > within six weeks Masaka, Ntungamo, Kabale, Bushenyi, Kasese, Soroti and > > Tororo will be connected on the TelesaverPlus. > > (SOURCE: The Monitor) > > > > warmest regards > > � > > Shem Nnaggenda K. Nsubuga > > Country IT Manager, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda > > Standard Chartered Bank, 1, Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7SB, UNITED > > KINGDOM > > Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 7248 +44 (0)20 72807248x: +44 (0)20 7457 7248� or > > +44 (0)20 7280 7500 > > Mobile: +44 (0) 790 4795061; AEN: + 1044 7248 FONENET+1401 7248 Fax: > > +44 207 280 7208 > > "Leading the Way in Asia ,� Africa and the Middle East" > > > > -- > "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but > people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though. > As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll > get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to > collect sometime in the next decade." Bill Gates as Quoted by C|Net News.com > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug Regards David Ziggy Lubowa Network Janitor Tel: +256 078 230380 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.trueafrican.com ------------------------------------------------------- Trueafrican Interactive Information Solutions For Africa --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
