So over the weekend I bought 375MB Blaze data. I normally use Orange data nowadays since Airtel Kenya did this to me. But the Orange network wasn’t available where I was so I decided to Blaze up.
I laughed later on at how fast my data ended. And the messages arrived in a funny order. Here’s a screenshot.
Mine was just weird. Almost finished. Then 20MB. Then 75MB. Then actually finished. pic.twitter.com/SovxNNGR1V
— Techish Kenya (@TechishKenya) April 17, 2017
Anyway, @SamGichuru started the conversation some one hour ago on Twitter. And there’s now the revelation that the problem of data disappearing is wide spread. There are many people experiencing the same issue:
Kwani Safaricom needs data bundles for campaign? Left is @dnkariuki's screenshot, right is mine. Anybody else lost all their data yesterday? pic.twitter.com/pEFX6qknAq
— Sam Gichuru (@SamGichuru) April 17, 2017
There are lots of people complaining:
I thought this was only happening to me 😕😕 https://t.co/CIeDewNTui
— Nomadic Panda (@MariamBishar) April 17, 2017
Here:
I thought I was the only one, from 1.5GB to 500MB in less than 12 hours!!! https://t.co/vBOhZ1maBF
— Martin Macharia (@mugo_macharia) April 17, 2017
Sipping data
Yes, all week been asking them what's up? Data getting sipped from my phone like pina colada https://t.co/upWpBCUmpo
— Walter Zenga (@SuaveNilote) April 17, 2017
Phone is to blame
Wow
I really didn't know what was up, blamed my phone. So it was on everyone https://t.co/MpxpcphUnP— O'Otieno (@WILLLANNO) April 17, 2017
Three:
In 24 hrs i was down 500MB which i can not account for and i find really strange.😕 pic.twitter.com/leGyVBMdlY
— Bilha N (@bilha_nduta) April 17, 2017
Rego rego:
@SamGichuru I also went through the same ordeal over the weekend @Safaricom_Care @SafaricomLtd ilishaga bundles zangu kama rego rego pic.twitter.com/IlDe0oeEnS
— Dominic Mutai (@domimutai) April 17, 2017
One hour only!
This was within an hour yesterday. pic.twitter.com/CMTxDJ3RW3
— Denis (@DenisBosire) April 17, 2017
WhatsApp Only?
Same thing here. Background data off. Only whatsapp was on yet the bundles keep dropping pic.twitter.com/qYmjhgf7kD
— The Recluse (@98kgs) April 17, 2017
And many more:
Happened to me. I had 1.5Gb on Saturday, Sunday morning 500 Mbs by evening less 75mbs. unluckily I deleted the text coz t'was annoying. 😀 pic.twitter.com/EIsiK5UZSR
— Stardust ™ (@DenizSliq) April 17, 2017
Mpaka kabambe:
This line 0796864639 is a kabambe, i.e no internet. It had 350mb data but now it has ZERO data. @SafaricomLtd EXPLAIN 2 ME HOW THAT HAPPENED
— Third Eye (@QuincyWandera) April 17, 2017
@SafaricomLtd needs to talk about this. Maybe Bundles Mwitu was the better option:
Now you realize bundles Mwitu is a far game.
— Moses Wafula (@MosesWafula01) April 17, 2017
Have been wondering 200mbs can’t last for more than 6hrs called safaricom advise to switch off background data. I have never experienced this before its too much 200mbs normally I use for more than 48hrs with Airtel. shame shame shame
Comment:me tpo been buying bundles n without even putting on my net the bundles are gone,safaricom😬😬😬😬😬
Well, here is the solution to the mystery.
In the past ten days I’ve bought emergency 35mb for 20 bob and both times I’ve been notified that my bundle balance is 75mb, confirmed by checking via my safaricom app.
Maybe the system was compromised by someone who decided, wale wako na kidogo ‘pewe? 😏😕😜😂
Am going to buy orange line today I don’t have money to waste on bundles.
Ha ha .I hate safaricom when it comes to bundles..I’d prefer Airtel or orange
[…] However, today, quite a number of Kenyans on social media seem to be having a similar problem: their data bundles are being depleted fast, almost in a similar pattern without any explanation. Dickson over at Tech-ish has done well to document a few cases. […]
Haha, you still use safaricom for bundles.. Haha.. safaricom is a bundle siphoning machine