Black Saturday for Airtel network subscribers with airtel circulated disastrous text message on PC browsing with BIS

Joke: if it were to be obituary message it would have gone like this ‘’with deep sense of lost, we regret to announce the sudden demise of ………………..” But now this one is not obituary yet a very painful one, it might as well go like this; “with deep sense of feeling of lost we want to express our utmost dissatisfaction with the recent circulated message by airtel on planning to end airtel browsing on PC with BIS for their loyal subscribers; signed: management of Airtel Browsing Association of Nigeria (ABAN)”

It was a shocker message indeed coming from one of the leading GSM network provider yesterday evening; airtel Nigeria, when must of the airtel loyal subscribers were greeted with text message on their devices with plans to end browsing with BIS plans on PC and other devices apart from blackberry phones starting from the 3^rd of December 2013, to cap it all just in 2 days’ time from today.

It was sad news indeed and even worst as this is coming in the heels of recent block by MTN from unlimited browsing with VPN and also my yesterday’s morning article of how airtel BIS browsing is still blazing on PC and other devices.

You can read MTN unlimited browsing with VPN blocked

At this point in time all the airtel loyal subscribers and not just happy with the message and are lamenting seriously with total dissatisfaction with what appear to be December and Xmas black gift from airtel and MTN to their loyal subscribers. 

Some have even resorted to prayers, that airtel plans of stopping BIS browsing on PC and other devices should never come to pass, while some have kept hope alive or being capable of finding quicker alternatives to cheap browsing should airtel finally strike on the 3^rd day December as was circulated in their yesterday’s text messages to subscribers.

In even what appear to be worst scenario from airtel latest black gift, is that some subscribers said they just renewed their airtel BIS subscription before the disastrous text message arrived, while some are saying that they still have huge unexhausted data bundle remaining on their SIM, but for those that have consider themselves a bit lucky for now said that after receiving the text message, that they have just but few data bundle remaining which they can easily exhaust before the said date.

But all in all, I must tell you that none of the airtel loyal subscriber is happy at this moment after the reception of the text message, this is owning to the fact that data bundle subscription for browsing the internet is still on the high side across the four major GSM network providers operating in the country, and at this time, taking away this airtel BIS which most internet users in the country have resorted to in accessing the internet with at lower cost is utterly a total disaster.

This is December period, so many expenses are being made down here the country by this time and so people even try as much as possible to be judicious in their spending to curtail expensive and even save for the dry days, and now seems that airtel is trying to add more salt to the already perceived spending injury, because if airtel finally strike, what it will then mean for internet users over here is that for your to keep on having juicy access to the internet, you then have to pay through your nose for such service.

One funny thing about this whole issue is that it now time that people are beginning to embrace the saying that “a bird in hand is worth more than millions in the bush”, I am saying this to all those that have vehemently criticised the internet speed associated with airtel browsing on PC and other devices with BIS. 

I believe now that with the message at hand, people would have  even preferred a snail speed internet browsing that they can manage from time to time at low cost than now having to pay heavily should airtel strike.

In my little observation, it seems that the whole black situation that we are witnessing is a form of transfer from black Friday failure-to-deliver-as-promised from some of the big and famous online stores in the country, so after black Friday now comes black Saturday. 

MTN decided to strike on black Friday by blocking browsing with VPN, followed by airtel black Saturday text message, but we don’t want to have or witness any black Sunday.

I have received couples of messages pertaining the recent development and many have asked me what next will become their fate in terms of low cost browsing should airtel make good of their promises contained in their recent circulated text messages.

My message to them is to still keep hopes alive, and not to renew any subscription for now and they should keep on counting on us, as we will make sure to keep them updated and furnish them with any trick that might likely come out thereafter if airtel finally block, for them to continue with their browsing pleasure at low cost.