Kenya

Mobile phone networks
Kenya is one of the most advanced countries in terms of mobile phone functionality. It was one of the first to provide mobile payment systems.

Coverage is already good, except for the very remote areas in the north, but mobile towers are sometimes overloaded. The mobile network is rapidly expanded.

Kenya has four mobile phone service providers (as of 2011). This page currently covers only one.

General information
Detailed and up-to-date information

Safaricom is a long-standing service provider with good coverage also outside cities.

It is easy to buy a Safaricom prepaid card nearly anywhere in Kenya. By SMS or service command (dialling a special number) you can book a data pack and pay it with the balance on your SIM card.

Data bundles range from 50 MB to 30 GB (as of 2011). Prices are roughly around 1 KSh (roughly 1 US cent) per MB. Most expire after 30 days; the biggest expire after 90 days. But they can be extended by buying another data bundle before the current one expires.

Mobile phone settings
It is possible to obtain the settings automatically by sending an SMS or entering a system command on the phone. But they are also easy to set manually.