Kenyan mobile phone and internet costs

====== Overview ======

Kenya has four mobile phone operators, and 3 landline providers and a number of ISPs.  All of the mobile phone operators also have data services available with different pricing for businesses and individuals.
Overview 
===== Telecoms =====
==== Mobile ====

=== Safaricom ===
  * [[http://www.safaricom.co.ke| http:www.safaricom.com | safaricom]]
  * Bands: GSM 900/1800
  * Data: 3G/Edge/GPRS
  * Prefix: 072x and 071X
  * X at the moment goes from 0 - 9 
  * Estimated Live Subscribers: 14.515 Million as at September 2009
  * **Costs:**
    * Voice (in network) 8/7 kes prepaid/postpaid
      *Voice (in network) 0.8-8.0 Kes based on BTS/Network utility prepaid
      *Voice (in network) 0.8-8.0 Kes based on time of the day(peak/off peak) postpaid
    * Voice (out of network) 15/14 kes prepaid/postpaid
    * SMS (in network) 3.5 kes prepaid
    * SMS (out of network) 5.0 kes prepaid
    * SMS (international) 10.0 kes prepaid
    * Blackberry (unlimited data and email) 2000 kes prepaid

    
== Safaricom Mobile Data Info: ==
[[Kenya:Safaricom:SafaricomMobileData|Safaricom Mobile Data]] (click for costs and setup)
 
=== Zain ===
  * [[http://www.ke.zain.com/en/|zain]]
  * GSM 900
  * Data: Edge/GPRS
  * Prefix: 073x
  * X at the moment goes from 3 - 8
  * Estimated Live Subscribers: 2.418 million as at September 2009
  * **Costs:**
    * Voice (in network) ?3 kes for 10 preferred numbers,8 kes postpaid/prepaid
    * Voice (out of network) ?12 kes both prepaid/postpaid
    * Data 7 kes per mb (for out of bundle)
         - Prepaid Bundle data charges range from 4 KESper 1 MB to 1.75 KES per 1MB depending on bundle loaded.
    * SMS (in network) 3.0 kes prepaid
    * SMS (out of network) 3.0 kes prepaid
    * SMS (international) 10.0 kes prepaid

== Zain Mobile Data Info: ==
[[Kenya:Zain:ZainMobileData|Zain Mobile Data]] (click for costs and setup)


=== Orange/Telkom Kenya ===
  * [[http://orange.co.ke/|orange]]
  * GSM 900/1800
  * Data: Edge/GPRS/CDMA2000/EVDO
  * Prefix: 077x
  * X at the moment goes from 0 -? (Not sure)
  * Estimated Live Subscribers: 0.772 Million  as at September 2009
  * **Costs:**
    * Voice (in network) 4 kes per minute all day/night (Orange Mobile, Orange Fixed Plus, Telkom Fixed)
    * Voice (out of network - other nat'l and mobile networks) 8 kes per minute all day/night
    * SMS (in & out of network) 3.50 kes per message all day/night
    * Peak 7 am -7 pm, offpeak 7pm - 7 am
    * SMS (in network) 3.5 kes prepaid
    * SMS (out of network) 3.5 kes prepaid
    * SMS (international) 10.0 kes prepaid

== Orange Kenya Mobile Data Info: ==
[[Kenya:OrangeKenya:OrangeData|Orange Mobile Data]] (click for costs and setup)


=== Essar Telecom (Yu) ===
  * [[http://www.yu.co.ke|yu]]
  * GSM 900/1800
  * Data: Edge/GPRS
  * Prefix: 075x
  * X at the moment goes from 0 -? (Not sure)
  * Estimated Live Subscribers: 0.5 Million as at end of September 2009
  * **Costs:**
    * Voice (in network) 6 kes (Ongea Tariff), 7.50 (Amua tariff)
    * Voice (out of network) 6 kes (Ongea Tariff), 7.50 (Amua tariff)
    * Data 3 kes per mb
    * SMS (in network) 1.0 kes prepaid (Ongea Tariff), 0.0 kes (Amua Tariff)
    * SMS (out of network) 3.5 kes prepaid (Ongea, Amua Tariff)
    * SMS (international) 10.0 kes prepaid (Ongea, Amua Tariff)

==== Landline ====
=== Telkom Kenya/Orange ===
   [[http://www.telkom.co.ke|Telkom Kenya]]
   Network: CDMA and Copper Fixed Lines
   Subscribers: Estimated arnd 280,000 (fixed lines)
   Prefix: Area codes vary with region.e.g. Nairobi - 020, Mombasa - 041 etc
   Data Services: ADSL, Kenswitch (mostly for businesses and companies)

   
Same as Orange Mobile
=== FlashCom ===

===== Internet Service Providers =====

=== Access Kenya ===
  * Broadband Max
  * Broadband Max 2
  * [[kenya:AccessKenya:Access@Home|Access@Home]]

=== Africa Online ===
  * [[kenya:AfricaOnline:Infinet|Infinet]]

=== Kenya Data Networks ===
  * Butterfly

=== Orange ===
  * [[kenya:Orange:BroadbandNyumbani|Broadband Nyumbani]]
  * [[kenya:Orange:Internet3G|Internet 3G+]]
  * [[kenya:Orange:InternetEverywhere|Internet Everywhere]]

=== Safaricom ==
  * GPRS/EDGE/3G
  * [[kenya:Safaricom:SafaricomHotspotPrepaid|Safaricom Live Prepaid]]
  * [[kenya:Safaricom:SafaricomHotspotPostpaid|Safaricom Live Postpaid]]

=== Swift Global ===

=== Tangerine ===

=== Wananchi ===
  * [[kenya:Wananchi:Zuku|Zuku]]

=== Yu ===
  * GPRS/EDGE

=== Zain ===
  * [[kenya:Zain:ZainAccess|Zain Access]]
  * Customers who sign up for the service get unlimited internet for Kshs 2,995 per month down from 3,999 and also get a free USB modem

=== Sovaya ===
  * last mile Wi-fi connectivity
  * bundled monthly packages or per use at Ksh 1

====== Misc ======
[[http://superkeen.com/peacecorpsweblog/kenyan-phone-tricks|Kenya Phone Tricks]] (blog post)

==== SIM card registration ====


**Zain:**
Information: http://www.ke.zain.com/opco/af/core/home/channel.do;jsessionid=B0F5EB5731C3726CEF3319D170955E7D.node12?channelId=-13575&selectedChannels=-9335,-13575#&lang=en

Download online form: http://www.ke.zain.com/bpmapp-upload/download/webdav/Kenya/pdf/Individual+Customer+Registration+Form%28newest+V2%29+%282%29.pdf

**YU:**

Information: http://www.yu.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199&Itemid=229&pid=85

Download online form: http://www.yu.co.ke/images/yu%20Registration%20Form.pdf

**Orange:**

Information: http://orange.co.ke/help/faq-simregistration.php

Download online form: http://www.orange.co.ke/downloads/Orange_client_registration_form_with_swahili.pdf

**Safaricom:**

Information: http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=1442

Download the online form: http://www.safaricom.co.ke/fileadmin/template/main/downloads/SUBSCRIBER_REGISTRATION_online_FORM.pdf