Safaricom has unveiled new SMS tariffs in the market. Ok, time for texting and it is called Masaa ya SMS, subscribers will be able to send text messages for as low as 20 cents .
The new tariffs were launched under the tagline “Say more for less permanently, on the Better Option,.” Subscribers will be able to send text messages within Safaricom network at the lowest rates, depending on what SMS bundle one selects.
- A bundle of 100 SMS will be available at 20 shillings= 20 cents per message sent.
- Buy 20 text messages for 10 shillings= 50 cents per text message,
- With 5 shillings, you can buy 5 SMS = 1 shilling per sms
And as usual CEO Michael Joseph said Masaa ya SMS was a way of thanking subscribers for their loyalty, really? mmmh
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To me it could have been a better deal if the SMS wouldn’t expire .how can somebody finish 100 SMS . I the SMS could haebeen cumulative like for the data then the deal could have been good
Hello Kachwanya. How does one buy these bundles or how should one subscribe?
Not the best offer..Can't imagine sending even 5 SMS per day!!!! To make even worst, the bundle expires within 24 hours
That deal is BAD!!!!! Either they give us a permanent offer or they just go to h***!!
According to http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=1554
How does a customer opt in/ subscribe
* Subscribers dials *188# to subscribe(opt in).
* Subscribers will receive a message back with options to subscribe to either the Kshs 5, Kshs 10 or Kshs 20 bundle.
* Upon selection of an option, the subscriber will receive a message advising them that their request is being processed.
* A second message confirming successful registration and number of SMSs received will follow thereafter.
* Upon successful registration the subscribers account will be debited of the charge and their SMS account awarded with the correct number of SMSs.(5 SMS for Kshs 5, 20 SMS for Kshs 10 subscription and 100 SMS for Kshs 20 subscription).
Safaricom offers are complex and cryptic, sometime you need a calculator or manuals to understand them! They seem to be hiding behind terms and conditions all the time, no wonder Zain found fault line to attack using that..
Hi kachwanya
My boy of 11 yrs has subscribed to Masaa ya SMS. Is there any cost related to this service? How can one unsubscribe to Masaa ya sms
Ukiwa na shida ama function and looking for help ndio utajua how can somebody finish 100 sms. And u wait like hell for the expiry so that u take the new subscription. Hii 100 vanishes like lightning.
its gud for field people especially those supervision large groups.
dial *188*4# or just dial *188# and follow the last step. You have to unsubscribe if u dont want to be deducted yr doh every 24 hrs.
I knoow!! As I said…. tunangoja 23rd!!!!!!
safcom are skimmers
how do i unsubscribe?its eating my money yet am not using it anymore.
How did my life subscribe itself i have lost a lot of money on this
Dial *188# and select the unsubscribe option according to @Safarocomltd
Dial *188# and select the unsubscribe option
This is bull crap this is how Joseph compensates us for robbing from us for all those years
safaricom has been so ungrateful to its customers by bombarding them with bogus offers 100 sm per day kwani is it chrismas you are wishing your relays a merry one…and you want to go to parliament to complain ati there is unfair competition i wish i had the CEOs direct line….
Hmm, I know you're not the Safaricom help line… but this Masaa ya SMS is whack. It seems it has become Unlimited SMS now? They change promotions like the wind… who can keep up with all the hash codes and promotion names?
I was on Masaa ya SMS since kitambo, but now it seems I've been grandfathered into Unlimited, and I can't unsubscribe to either because *188# says I ain't subscribed! This morning they sent the usual "you have been renewed for 10 shillings" SMS, and took my 10 bob, so I'm obviously subscribed…
I know you ain't Safaricom customer care but I guess it's popular for people to complain here hahaahaha. Adios!
In the face of the lotteries, high octane marketing campaigns and the
desire to become rich, many Kenyans have been quick to spend their
hard-earned money on sending messages to the lottery numbers, only to be
shocked later on learning that the SMSs are charged at premium rates of
up to Sh69 per each.
Yup, this gets the awe of the day award!
Yup, this gets the awe of the day award!