Data Bundles Archives - Techtrends Zambia

Bundle now, pay later: MTN Zambia’s data Kongola

June 16, 2018

With the ever increasing data bundle demand, MTN now allows for its subscribers to ‘borrow’ a data bundle even when they have zero Kwacha…

6 ways to make the most of your data bundles

April 3, 2018

We were among the few to express an “about time” reaction to MSPs slashing bundle prices. And of course, they all went on to…

About the new MTN Zambia hourly micro-bundles…

November 16, 2016

So MTN Zambia has introduced hourly bundles packages that work just like that, an hour’s usage. If you don’t finish it up within an…

#DataMustFall is trending on Twitter

September 15, 2016

Many of the apps you enjoy use a lot of data not surprisingly, so users are fed up of the high cost of data…

MTN; Data Bundles get more expensive

May 10, 2016

MTN Zambia has increased some its data tariffs and strangely decreased a few. A comment on one of our posts led to us investigating…

MTN, I never signed up for this!

April 26, 2016

So yesterday enjoying my fast MTN connection as my other ISP was down and it was all good in the hood, I received a…

Data Bundle Comparisons for Daily Bundles

April 14, 2016

With the economy squeezing all our belts we thought the time is right to compare providers data bundles. In this head to head, I ignore…

BIS rates on MTN, Airtel and Zamtel in Zambia

March 1, 2016

The price of BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) has been increased in recent months in order for local mobile operators to meet the cost of…

MTN’s ‘Spaka 1 SIM’ promotional voice, SMS and data bundle prices

November 2, 2015

MTN today launched the ‘Spaka 1 SIM’ promotion under its ‘With Love from MTN’ campaign, which seeks to reduce the need for multiple SIM…

Gartner, Inc forecasts 59% mobile data growth globally in 2015

July 22, 2015

Everyone is getting a smartphone lately, cheap or expensive, we are all connected to the internet almost 24/7. The price of data bundles is…

Airtel Launches The Airtel Red Smartphone for K485 in Zambia

March 11, 2015

With Zambians desperately wanting phones that can connect to the internet, the demand for cheaper smartphones is on the rise. Airtel has thus launched…

Zamtel Just Made Its “Get A Life, Get A Gig” Permanent!

February 16, 2015

Zamtel brought the “Get a life, Get a Gig” data package as a promotion but now it’s been made a permanent offer by the…

Free Whatsapp on MTN Zambia; Free or Freemium?

January 12, 2015

In a time when data bundles are considered a necessity, it’s pretty comforting to see mobile network operators (MNOs) do their part and bring…

How To Save Your Data Bundles on Android and iOS

January 12, 2015

Data bundle expenses are becoming a pain in the rear end, or if you can afford them, you want to make sure they last…

Airtel’s Data Usage Notifications Gone MIA

December 9, 2014

What else could possibly go wrong? With the renewed law not to have any promotions that give away freebies, the usage of data bundles…

MTN Zambia Launches HomePack Data Bundles

November 25, 2014

Recently beating Airtel Zambia as leading mobile network provider, it seems MTN is on a roll with service provision. The just introduced the HomePack…

What exactly does the MTN SME BIZPack offer?

October 7, 2014

We’ve seen the ads but do we know what exactly it offers? Zambia has reached a level where SMEs (small medium enterprises) are sprouting…

MTN Zambia’s 100% Free Data Bundle Promotion: A review

June 27, 2014

Who doesn’t like rewards? When I heard about the new promotions from MTN Zambia that rewards customers who buy data bundles with a 100%…