How do you cope with high data tarrif

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What's your worst moment this days?

You have 50mb left in your data bundle.

You know the worst part? When you bought data with the mindset of using it for few day. That's the worst thing that can happen to me and I will immediately experience a mood swing. Let's reason this together: if you could save all the money you have using to buy data what would be your net worth?

But what am curious is does this only affected Nigerian or do other countries experience it? Just recently there's a lot of development and amendment as it said to able to boost the economy but this development has done bad than good. To my Nigeria people, it been a lot of complain and frustration over the high tariff added to the data plan.

This happen because the federal government has increased the taxations in different sector including telecommunications. I can imagine how many people has gone offline as they can not avoid the current data plan. For example I have used my sim card for several years and I enjoyed several bonuses from Airtel. On a normal day If I recharge 200 naira I'll use it to subscribe 1gb. Awoof......... abi? So with 600 naira I can get 3gb for 1 week.

What I noticed

Since last week Sunday I was trying to buy data but it kept in decline staying it not available. I thought it just a Minor network issues so I turned on/off flight mode, switch off my phone, reset network but no avail. That's how I ended the day offline throughout the day. When I get home I tried it again but I realize that others has experience the same too. What's happening? No more MY OFFER PLAN.

My offer plan is a special plan as we get the best data deal in a day, week or month. But now it no longer available. This is the message I get when trying to access the data plan:

Data no dey last again... eweee this is the worst part. 1gb can not last for a day. Everywhere I go this is the same complain I got. It's like they are using straw to lick the data. How many time am I going to subscribe for the day? I think this one is really touching.

It's now between data and food..... Now you have two options to choose where you want to be. A friend of mine said he has not been online for about a week now. You'll like to notice that the habits of....share hotspot will reduce. Would I share what I don't have? For several days now I have not been able to come online. I pity my stomach first. When the belly is filled, then we'll see where to sub for data. As for now if data dey I go show face online, if I no get data I rest.

Guess what I usually do if am out of data? Reading novels. At some point they started calling me lecturer. Just recently I discovered an interesting book name WHY A's STUDENTS FOR FOR C STUDENT AND B STUDENT WORK FOR GOVERNMENT. Maybe that's the other benefits of improving my reading skills.

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If you see someone watching TikTok video, playing online games, Facebook and all those social media........ Salute them, e no easy. People are asking me why I haven't been replying to voice note.......with which data? 10min voice note with my 50mb? 😂😂😂

Now it's time to cut my cloth according to my material..... no longer the size. What do you have to say about this. As this affected you in any way or you're the boss? Do people complain in your area? What do you think is the way forward?

If the post is interested to you, do the needful, am waiting your POV(point of view). Thank you for reading, have a nice day.

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