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  • Huawei GR5 2017 – Specs and Price

    Huawei GR5 2017 – Specs and Price

    Huawei GR5 2017 lets you share your joy and your smiles through its 8 megapixel front-facing selfie camera, featuring a wider angle lens, and automatic facial recognition and retouch software. The inbuilt preset beauty filters and panoramic selfie mode make for great memories, by yourself, or with all your friends.

    The Huawei GR5 2017’s fast octa-core processor, with at least 3GB of RAM ensures the user has good speed and a smooth experience when using the phone. A 3340mAh long-lasting battery is all consumers want nowadays. A good phone that doesn’t go off when you need it most.

    The new generation fingerprint reader of the Huawei GR5 2017 makes sure to keep your data secure and safe. The sensor allows you to unlock and use your phone in less than one-third of a second.

    The 5.5 inch Full High Definition display of the Huawei GR5 2017, coupled with the phone’s metal body and variety of colours gives this Huawei phone a new form of class.

    Check out all the specifications of the Huawei GR5 2017 below.

    Huawei GR5 2017 Key Specifications

    Size

    Height → 150.9 mm

    Width → 76.2 mm

    Depth → 8.2 mm

    Weight → About 162 g (including the battery)

    Build

    Color → Gray/Gold/Silver

    Display → 5.5-inch FHD display

    Engine

    CPU → Kirin 655, Octa-Core (4×2.1GHz+4×1.7GHz)

    Operation System → AndroidTM 6.0+EMUI 4.1

    Memory + Storage → 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM/4GB RAM + 64GB ROM

    Network → (4G) FDD/TDD, (3G) UMTS, (2G) GSM

    Connectivity → Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz+ BT4.1

    Camera

    Main camera → 12 MP +2 MP camera

    Secondary camera → 8 MP camera

    Battery → 3340mAh

    Sensors

    Hall effect sensor

    Fingerprint sensor

    Proximity sensor

    Ambient light sensor

    Compass

    Acceleration sensor

    Phone status indicator

    Also In the box

    Handset, Charger, USB cable, Ejection tool, Quick start guide

    Price of the Huawei GR5 2017 in Ghana

    The Huawei costs around GHS 1220.00. Need one? Get in touch on 0242022161. Do check the Tecno Camon CX that was released earlier this year and the Infinix S2 Pro too.

  • Tecno Camon CX Air (2017) in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria: Buy, Swap, Price, Specs

    Tecno Camon CX Air (2017) in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria: Buy, Swap, Price, Specs

    The Tecno Camon CX Air is a downgraded version of the Tecno Camon CX. It features slightly lower Camera capabilities and a downgrade in the processor as well. It, however, has the same screen size of the CX.

    The 13 megapixels front camera of the Tecno Camon CX Air is a good way to look at the phone, coupled with an excellent processor, a 1.5GHz quad-core Processor, MediaTek MT6570T.

    The Tecno CSeries are a family of camera-focused phones; but they do good on productivity and the Tecno CX Air, although a downgrade on the Tecno Camon CX,  fits the bill for a phone for the African Market.

    Tecno Camon CX Air Key Specification

    • Body Build: Metal
    • Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat with HiOS
    • Network: 3G/4G LTE Band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800), 28A(700), 40(2300)
    • Screen Size: 5.5 inches
    • Resolution: 720×1280 pixels (263 ppi)
    • Display: 2.5D display with Gorilla Glass 3
    • Weight: 140g
    • Battery: 3200 mAh Li-ion Battery (Non-removable)
    • SIM: Dual Micro SIM, Dual Standby
    • Processor: 1.25GHz quad-core Processor, MediaTek MT6570T
    • Front Camera: Front: 13MP with Dual-flash
    • Back Camera: Dual back 13MP with Dual-LED flash, 1080 HD Video, Autofocus
    • Memory: 16GBROM Expandable via MICRO SD up to 128GB
    • RAM: 2GB
    • Connectivity: GPS, WiFi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, USB 2.0
    • Battery Capacity: 3200mAh battery; 9V/2A fast charging
    • Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity, and Compass Sensor, Temperature sensor, Hall sensor
    • Fingerprint: Yes
    • Iris Scanner: Yes
    • Voice Control: Yes

    Price of the Tecno Camon CX Air in Ghana

    The TECNO Camon CX Air is going for a cool of GHS 591.00. Do check out the Infinix s2 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy s8.

  • Nokia 9 (2017) available soon in Ghana – Specs and Price

    Nokia 9 (2017) available soon in Ghana – Specs and Price

    Nokia 9 seems to be the latest surprise from Nokia, after they announced the rebirth of the Nokia 3310. The Nokia 9 will look to be rubbing shoulders with the iPhone 8, which is also yet to be released.

    The upcoming Nokia 9 runs on Android,7.1 Nougat and has a 5.5 inches OLED 1440 x 2560 pixels display and an Octa Core Processor 6GB RAM Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor paired with and 64 GB / 128 GB native storage capacity depending on which version you purchase. Memory on the Nokia 9 can also be expanded

    The Nokia 9 has an outstanding 22MP main camera at its rear and a 12MP front-facing camera for all the selfie lovers out there. As has become the “norm” with most Nokia phones recently, the Nokia 9 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh battery.

    Check out all the specifications of the Nokia 9 below.

    Nokia 9 Key Specifications

    Operating System

    Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)

    Sim

    Single Sim (Nano)

    Status  

    Not Released

    Global Release Date

    2017, Q3

    Display

    Screen size → 5.5 inches

    Form Factor → Touch

    Screen resolution → 1440 x 2560 pixels

    Touchscreen → Capacitive Touchscreen

    Technology (Display Type) à OLED

    Processor

    CPU → Octa Core Processor

    GPU → Adreno 540

    Chipset → Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

    Storage

    Internal Storage → 64 / 128 GB

    RAM → 6 GB RAM

    External Storage à Up to 256 GB

    Card Slot → microSD Card

    Phonebook Storage → Unlimited

    Messaging → SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

    Call Records       Unlimited

    Camera

    Primary camera (Rear) → 22 MP Dual Lens Camera

    Front Camera → 12 MP Camera

    Video Recording → Yes

    Camera Features → Geo Tagging, HDR

    Multimedia

    Audio Player → MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC player

    Video Player → MP4, H.264 player

    Games → Yes

    FM Radio → Yes

    Speakers → Yes, Dual Speaker

    Audio Jack → 3.5mm Audio Jack

    Battery

    Type → Non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh battery

    Connectivity

    GPRS → Yes

    Edge → Yes

    WLAN → Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

    Bluetooth → v4.0, A2DP, LE

    USB → v3.1, Type-C reversible connector

    GPS Facility → with A-GPS, GLONASS

    Browser → HTML5

    3G Speed → HSPA, LTE

    Network Support

    3G → HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz

    2G → GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

    4G → VoLTE

    Other → Features

    Sensors Fingerprint Sensor, IRIS Scanner

    Price of Nokia 9 in Ghana

    The Nokia 9 is expected to be available on the market in the third quater of this year (2017). Based on rumors, Mfidie.com speculates that the price of the Nokia one will be in the region of GHS 2800.00. Excited about this phone? Don’t think you can afford it? Do check the Tecno Camon CX that was released earlier this year and the Infinix S2 Pro too. They are what I call “High End Budget Phones”.

  • Infinix S2 Pro aka Hot S 2 (2017) available in Ghana – Specs and Price

    Infinix S2 Pro aka Hot S 2 (2017) available in Ghana – Specs and Price

    The Infinix S2 pro (a.k.a Infinx Hot S 2) is the latest in the long streak of Infinix phones to hit the Ghanaian Market and it is the Infinix Hot S’s direct successor. The Infinix S2 Pro X522 is the first phone by manufacturers Infinix with dual camera setup on the front.

    One great feature you would have to look out for on the phone is the front facing dual camera that promises to deliver “Wefies” to the user. The phone has both a 13MP front camera and an 8MP front Camera. The latest Infinix S2 Pro’s 13MP huge lens was made for wide angle selfies called “Wefies” and the 8MP smaller lens for normal selfies. This means that the Infinix S2 Pro X522 has been built to support selfies by groups otherwise referred to as “wefies”.

    The new Infinix S2 Pro X522  has a 5.2-inch 720p display, same size as the  Infinix Hot S –  with 2.5D dragon trail glass and is powered by a MediaTek  MT6753 Octa-core processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD slot.

    The Infinix s2 pro is ecpected to go on sale on Jumia soon
    The Infinix s2 pro is expected to go on sale on Jumia soon

    The fresh Infinix S2 Pro runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Infinix  XOS v.2.1 out of the box. It looks good to get the Android 7 update too. The phone also boasts of a fingerprint scanner which is located at the back of the phone, just above the Infinix Logo and below the rear camera flash. There has been no improvement in the area of battery life as it comes with a 3000mAh, same as the Infinix Hot S.

    Infinix S2 Pro Key Specification

    • Model: Infinix S2 Pro X522
    • Security: Rear fingerprint scanner
    • Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
    • Available Colors: Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Coral Blue, Arctic Silver, and Maple Gold
    • Internal Memory‎: 32GB, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Card
    • RAM: 3GB, 2GB
    • Processor: MediaTek MT6753 Processor, Octacore
    • Display Size: 5.2-inch 720p display  with 2.5D dragon tail glass
    • Rear Camera: 16MP with LED flash
    • Front Camera: 13MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
    • Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C, USB OTG
    • Battery: 3000mAh battery with Fast Charging

     

    the Infinx S2 pro has a fingerprint sensor
    the Infinix S2 Pro has a fingerprint sensor

     

    Price of Infinix S2 Pro X522 in Ghana

    The Infinix s2 Pro is available at the price of GHS 713.00.

    Need one? Call George on +233245269141

    Excited about this phone? Have you checked out the Tecno Camon CX that was released earlier this year? Will the Infinix S2 Pro be a good competitor for the Tecno Camon CX? Let’s wait and see.

  • Hisense King Kong 3 in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria: Buy, Swap, Price, Specs

    Hisense King Kong 3 in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria: Buy, Swap, Price, Specs

    Hisense King Kong 3 (aka Hisense C30) smartphone by Hisense Mobile in 2017 for the Ghanaian market.

    The Hisense King Kong 3 is resistant to water and dust confirmed by an IP68 certificate. The device has a 5-inch HD display (like King King 2) and works under Snapdragon 415 with 32GB of ROM and 3GB of RAM. Cameras have 16 and 5 megapixels. The battery has 3000mAh.

    Specifications of the Hisense King Kong 3

    Dimensions: 71.7 x 145 x 8.6 mm
    Weight: 152 g
    SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
    CPU: 4x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, 4x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, Cores: 8
    GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 405
    RAM: 3 GB, 667 MHz
    Storage: 32 GB
    Display: 5.2 in, Full HD
    Battery: 3200 mAh, Li-Polymer
    OS: Android Nougat with Vision UI
    Camera: 16MP front, 5MP rear, both with LED Flash
    SIM card: Micro-SIM
    Wi-Fi: b, g, n, n 5GHz, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
    USB: 2.0, Micro USB
    Bluetooth: 4.0
    Positioning: GPS, A-GPS
    Other: Water/Dust/Shock Proof

    Price of the Hisense King Kong 3

    Buy Hisense King Kong 2 from Mfidie.com for GHS 1500 in Ghana

    Swap your Android Phone with the Hisense King Kong 3

    We currently do not have swap deals for the Hisense KingKong 3. Check back soon for more deals.

    Check out this great list of all the other Hisense Phones right here on Mfidie.com

  • Hisense King Kong 2

    Hisense King Kong 2

    Hisense King Kong 2 (aka Hisense C20) smartphone by Hisense Mobile in 2017 for the Ghanaian market.

    The Hisense King Kong 2 is resistant to water and dust confirmed by IP67 certificate. The device has a 5-inch HD display, it works under Snapdragon 415 with 16GB of flash and 2GB of RAM. Cameras have 13 and 5 megapixels. The battery has 3000mAh.

    Specifications of the Hisense King Kong 2

    Dimensions: 71.7 x 145 x 8.6 mm
    Weight: 152 g
    SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
    CPU: 4x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, 4x 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, Cores: 8
    GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 405
    RAM: 2 GB, 667 MHz
    Storage: 16 GB
    Display: 5 in, AMOLED, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
    Battery: 3200 mAh, Li-Polymer
    OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop
    Camera: 4160 x 3120 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps
    SIM card: Micro-SIM
    Wi-Fi: b, g, n, n 5GHz, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
    USB: 2.0, Micro USB
    Bluetooth: 4.0
    Positioning: GPS, A-GPS

    Price of the Hisense King King 2 in Ghana

    Buy Hisense King Kong 2 from Mfidie.com for GHS 850

    Check out this great list of all the other Hisense Phones right here on Mfidie.com

  • Blogging in Ghana: 3 Misconceptions about Blogging and Bloggers

    Blogging in Ghana: 3 Misconceptions about Blogging and Bloggers

    Blogging in Ghana has become very popular. These days, there are a lot of bloggers everywhere, and with them, their blogs. Some people blog on issues and some do lifestyle.

    A lot more people blog on news, and there are some who do the very unreasonable “copy and paste”. But hey, everyone is blogging!

    There are about a whopping 173 million blogs worldwide and this is just an estimation. It is very difficult to tell the number of blogs in the world but one thing is for sure there are a lot more some alive, some dead and some on and off. With a huge interest in blogging nowadays, there is also a lot of misconceptions about it, especially about Ghanaian bloggers and blogging in Ghana.

    Today we look at some of the misconceptions associated with bloggers in Ghana and blogging in general. At the end of this post, don’t forget to tell us what you think by leaving a comment.

    Misconceptions about blogging and bloggers in Ghana

    1. You can start a blog and make money quickly

    How much money can you make from Blogging in Ghana?

    This is a very big misconception here in Ghana and it’s as well funny for me. A lot of peeps think when you start a blog, that’s a sure banker making easy money. Well the whole mechanism of making money with blogging is not as easy as it sounds. Ghanaian readers are discerning enough to know who really is providing them with information and value and who just wants to bait them to visiting their site.

    To think of making money with your blog, you have to provide good value for your readers, build a strong reading community and let you readers identify with you. This is not something you can do overnight, right?

    You can have a fair idea of how much a website is making online. Just search the website on $itemap.org

    1. Bloggers just sit around all day behind their computers and tablets

    Bloggers have a whole different life than you would imagine

    I personally have not met any blogger who sits behind his or her devices all day just blogging! The truth of the matter is most bloggers actually have a job or are students who are busy most of the time. True bloggers have the passion to share information with their readers and therefore make time to do this. They do not have all the time in the world like most people assume. Even full-time bloggers are most of the time not behind the computers. They go out to meet people, have social interactions and look for other ways to advertise their blog and make a business out of it. From experience, I realize bloggers are some of the best volunteers ever. S/O to Skinny Rahim of 247filla.com

    1. Blogging is the easiest thing you could do

    Blogging has never been easy
    Blogging has never been easy

    Hahaha! This one is very funny yet very understandable too.  For a lot of people it takes 2 to 5 minutes to read a simple blog post but have you thought about what goes into just one blog post? Especially for bloggers like myself who are not very gifted writers, you could spend about 3 hours minimum on a blog post. You need to write a blog post, edit and proof read it. Then you need to look for images that are relevant for the blog post; if you don’t get any you might have to take them yourself, edit them to your satisfaction and then add them to the post.

    One of the most difficult things about blogging is getting fresh ideas each and every day or on a regular basis. And sometimes when you have these ideas you do not even know how to present them. After all is done you need to share your blog posts to your audience and that’s another big job. Next time you think blogging is easy, it may be because a lot of work and effort went into it each post to make it “easy” for you to read and comprehend.

    Blogging is not an easy path to success, and most people blog because they have the passion to do so. Professional blogging is expensive and not so cheap like is assumed by many. Any questions for a blogger? Ask below. Don’t forget to check out out “Learn to Blog” Series.

  • Ghanaian Online Habits – 5 Things Ghanaians Do Online

    Ghanaian Online Habits – 5 Things Ghanaians Do Online

    Ghanaian Online Habits have not been well documented like it has been done in other places around the world.

    In fact, in Ghana, there seems to be very little or no research into what we do online. One of the many ways to measure what people do online is to look at the websites they visit.

    Alexa provides this data by ranking websites based on the amount of traffic they get. Website traffic simply refers to the amount of Internet data that is sent or received on a website or different websites by the website’s visitors. Web traffic is the highest form of Internet Traffic globally.

    Let’s look at what people in Ghana do on the internet based solely on web traffic.

    Ghanaians love to be informed

    ghana online news

    The greater percentage of Ghanaians are reading news online. Most of these are local news websites mainly ghanaweb.com, yen.com.gh, myjoyonline.com, peacefmonline.com, citifmonline.com and modernghana.com. BBC and The Daily Mail are also represented on the list.

    The news websites on the list also have a high rank with the local ones collectively reaching an average rank of 16.6.

    Search, Search, Search! Ghanaians are always searching

    Google, YouTube, Yahoo and Ask? Well, Ghanaians seem to understand how search engines work and are using it quite often.

    Google.com.gh ranks highest in Ghana and this comes as a no surprise, especially with a lot of people on Google’s Android platform. A lot of video searches too on YouTube (YouTube is a search engine too, the second biggest in the World, actually) means Ghanaians are not left out on the video search scene.

    It’s fair to assume most of these YouTube searches happen over office Wi-Fi and ethernet. Search Engines have a combined rank of 5. Impressive! Sadly, none of these search engines is Ghanaian.

    Ghanaians love Social Media

    Social Media Influence in Ghana is huge. Photo by Asempa FM

    Ghanaians are in love with Social Media; but you already knew that, didn’t you? Facebook ranks at number 6, Instagram at 25 and Twitter at 45.

    What’s surprising about social media is the rank of LinkedIn – at 15. A lot of people in Ghana seem to be taking the professional social networking site pretty serious nowadays. However, think about this – LinkedIn is an employment-oriented social networking service.

    It could just be we are all on LinkedIn to search for jobs, considering the unemployment rate in the country.

    Ghanaians are picking up on doing business online.

    online business

    AliExpress, Alibaba, Amazon and Jumia? These are all shopping sites and they have a combined rank of 33. Tonaton and OLX are also on the list of websites frequented by Ghanaians.

    You should read the comparison we did: Tonaton or OLX? Also on the business scene are a lot of Ad websites. Well, bloggers are at it again, delivering ads and making some money. Online shopping, online classifieds and online ads, Ghanaians certainly are doing some business online.

    Ghanaians are into sports; they prove it by betting.

    Goal, Livescore and Flash Score? Sports are a big thing in Ghana and it’s no surprise we have taken this online.

    It’s a pity my favourite sports editorial site is not on this list but these sites are visited by the sporting community to satisfy their insatiable need to know whether Hazard is going to be transferred to Real Madrid or not.

    Ghanaians have also taken to betting and this is quite good – proving you love the game by putting your money into it.

    Here is a graph showing categories of websites in the top 50

    50 most visited websites in Ghana April 2017
    50 most visited websites in Ghana April 2017

    Find below the list of the top 50 Websites visited in Ghana

    1. google.com.gh – Search Engine
    2. youtube.com – Search Engine
    3. google.com – Search Engine
    4. ghanaweb.com – News
    5. yahoo.com – Search Engine / News
    6. facebook.com – Social Media
    7. yen.com.gh – News
    8. wikipedia.org – Educational Resource
    9. onclkds.com – Ads
    10. myjoyonline.com – News
    11. peacefmonline.com – News
    12. ghanamotion.com – Entertainment
    13. live.com – News / Mailing
    14. ask.com – Search Engine
    15. linkedin.com – Social Media
    16. tonaton.com – Classifieds
    17. floralinvestment.com – Business
    18. ug.edu.gh – Educational Resource
    19. ***********.biz – Adult Content
    20. thepiratebay.org – Peer to Peer / File Sharing
    21. www.aliexpress.com – Shopping
    22. goal.com – Sports
    23. blogspot.com – Blogging
    24. livescore.com – Sports
    25. instagram.com – Social Media
    26. knust.edu.gh – Educational Resource
    27. bet365.com – Betting
    28. msn.com – News / Mailing
    29. myway.com – Internet Portal
    30. popads.net – Ads
    31. citifmonline.com – News
    32. amazon.com – Shopping
    33. savefrom.net – Video Downloads
    34. olx.com.gh – Classifieds
    35. flashscore.com – Sports
    36. modernghana.com – News
    37. jumia.com.gh – Shopping
    38. bbc.com – News
    39. microsoft.com – News / Mailing
    40. *******.com – Adult Content
    41. wordpress.com – Blogging
    42. go2cloud.org – Ads
    43. alibaba.com – Shopping
    44. reimageplus.com – Software
    45. twitter.com – Social Media
    46. ghanasoccernet.com – Sports
    47. betway.com.gh – Betting
    48. softonic.com – Software
    49. dailymail.co.uk – News
    50. office.com – Productivity

    These website ranks are ordered by their 1 month Alexa traffic rank. What do you find surprising about the ranking?

    Are any of your favourite websites on the list?

  • Vodafone X – A Comprehensive Guide to Bundle Plans and Subscribing

    Vodafone X – A Comprehensive Guide to Bundle Plans and Subscribing

    Vodafone X has been around for a long time now, evolving at great speed and impressing many on its voyage. Ever since I heard “Vodafone X” in the latter part of 2013, it has remained one of the best data plans in the country. In this post, we look at the whole “Vodafone X thing” and which plan may be best for us.

    Who can use Vodafone X?

    Vodafone X, in short, is a “group of youth-centred data plans by Vodafone Ghana”.

    Vodafone X packages can be subscribed to by Ghanaian youth between the ages of 15 to 24. If you registered your Vodafone SIM with an ID that puts you below 15 years or above 24 years, you cannot register for the service. This makes sense on the part of Vodafone, especially as most of the people in the age bracket of 15 to 24 are active online and use data a lot more. This means that Vodafone X will give them the opportunity to do more when they pay less.

    What happens when you are over 24 years?

    As mentioned earlier, you cannot subscribe to any of the Vodafone X packages when you are over 24 years of age. If you are still interested in using Vodafone X even though you are above the age of 24, you could go buy the “already made Vodafone X sim cards”. For users who were already on Vodafone X before passing the 24-age limit, they shall not be affected and will continue to bundle and enjoy the Vodafone X packages so long as they remain active.

    As of now, you can subscribe to Vodafone X regardless of your age.

    The Vodafone X Plans

    There are currently 10 very unique plans you can choose from. 4 of these plans have a duration of a month – and an indication that the monthly plans are very popular. Only one app – the X-treme Monthly Plus provides free app data for Snapchat. All of the plans, however, provide free app data for WhatsApp.

    Check out the table below for full plan details:

    Vodafone X PlansPrice Duration Browsing Data Free Apps Data Cap on Subscription Brought to you by Mfidie.com Quick Fix GHS 1.00 1 Day 50 MB 25 MB - WhatsApp - Quick Fix Plus GHS 1.50 1 Day 100 MB 50 MB - WhatsApp - X-Social GHS 2.49 3 Days 200 MB 50 MB - WhatsApp & Facebook - X-Social Plus GHS 3.49 3 Days 300 MB 100 MB - WhatsApp & Facebook - X-Weekly GHS 5.99 7 Days 500 MB 150 MB - WhatsApp, Facebook & Twitter 3 Times a Week X-Weekly Plus GHS 7.50 7 Days 650 MB 250 MB - WhatsApp, Facebook & Twitter 3 Times a Week X-Monthly GHS 11.99 30 Days 1.20 GB 500 MB - WhatsApp, Facebook & Twitter 3 Times a Month X-Monthly Plus GHS 15.99 30 Days 2.00 GB 700 MB - WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram 3 Times a Month X-treme Monthly GHS 24.99 30 Days 3.00 GB 1.50 GB - WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram 3 Times a Month X-treme Monthly Plus GHS 35.00 30 Days 4.00 GB 2.50 GB - WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat 3 Times a Month
    Vodafone X Plans Table

    Explanation of the Table Items

    • Vodafone X Plans – These are the names of the plans
    • Price – The cost of each plan
    • Duration – The period (in days) for which a plan is active
    • Browsing Data – The amount of data that can be used to browse any site on the internet. When the “Free Apps Data” has been fully consumed, apps in that category will use data from the “Browsing Data”
    • Free Apps Data – This refers to data that can only be used by the apps mentioned as per the plan.
    • Cap on Subscription – The number of times you can subscribe to the particular plan within a specified period. However, there is a total of 4 times for any mix of the monthly bundles within a month.
    Vodafone X TV Commercial
    A snapshot from the Vodafone X TV Commercial

    Which Bundle is right for me?

    This is a very tough question and for most people, it is difficult to answer. I would recommend that you start with the “smaller” bundles and see how long it takes you to exhaust them. A good way to start is with the X-Monthly plan which gives you 1.2 GB of Browsing Data and 500 MB for WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter for roughly GHS 12.

    With this plan, it is easier to assess what your needs are. If you are able to exhaust the X-Monthly in just 2 weeks, you should definitely move to a higher plan. On the other hand, if the X-Monthly bundle is exhausted after in or after the third week, then with a little tweaking of your browsing habits, it should be the perfect plan for you.

    One mistake a lot of Vodafone X users (those on monthly bundle plans) make is that they think they have “a lot of free data” and hurriedly consume more than 50 percent of their data limits in the first week of subscription.

    As a Vodafone X user, you should always watch your browsing limits and abstain from downloading unnecessary content just because you have “a lot of data”. Remember, photos and videos consume bundle the most so you should be mindful of apps like Snapchat and Instagram.

    We wrote an article on how to use less data on your mobile. You can read that here: How to Stop Snapchat and Instagram from Using all your mobile Data.

    How to Subscribe to Vodafone X

    Subscribing to Vodafone X is fast and easy although some people do face problems sometimes. You can subscribe by dialling 5888 or *5888# and following the prompt. For a complete Guide on How to Subscribe, click here: How to Subscribe to Vodafone X

    What happens when my duration is up, yet I still have a bundle?

    Although this does not happen frequently, a lot of users, at the end of their duration may still have some bundle left. Sadly, Vodafone X does not support “data roll-over”. This means that all your remaining data will be lost once you renew your plan or activate a new plan.

    The Bottom Line

    There are a lot of data plans from the various network operators but quite a lot of people seem to be interested in Vodafone X. This may be due to the “difficult to resist” offers or a good marketing strategy or a combination of both. However the case, Vodafone X does not look to be going away soon and will continue to remain the favorite of a lot more people.

    Do you use Vodafone X? What Package are you on? Any Experience to share? Hit the comment section below.

     

  • Twitter’s 140 limit no longer affects @usernames in Replies

    In a blog post today, twitter has said it it is no longer counting usernames against character limits on tweets. If you are an ardent user of twitter, you should know tweets are limited to 140 characters (and even videos to 140 seconds). Usernames, especially when mentioning tweets or replying to tweets had the tendency to limit the user on the amount of characters that could be tweeted.

     


    This update to twitter comes as no news, especially when twitter has already stopped counting links and images against the 140 rule.

    We wrote an article on how you can take advantage of the new rules to tweet better. You can read that here: How to use Twitter’s new 140 Rule

    Here are excerpts from Twitter’s original blog post earlier today:

    With this change, we’ve simplified conversations in a few ways:

    Who you are replying to will appear above the Tweet text rather than within the Tweet text itself, so you have more characters to have conversations.

    You can tap on “Replying to…” to easily see and control who’s part of your conversation.

    When reading a conversation, you’ll actually see what people are saying, rather than seeing lots of @usernames at the start of a Tweet.

    With this change, we expect a lot more people to enjoy the twitter experience. Keep in mind however that replies can display up to a 50 people only!

    Don’t you love twitter now? Tweet at us: @mfidiedotcom