#TwendeleeKuchat: Safaricom Now Launches Free WhatsApp

Giant Telecommunications giant Safaricom PLC has now introduced free WhatsApp to its latest data bundles plan.

Under the new plan, customers will be able to send and receive WhatsApp messages for free in the time limit of their data plan even after the depletion of the their bundles. The move is likely to receive an uproar from their competitors Airtel and Telkom.

In a statement sent out on Twitter, Safaricom stated: “We have listened. Get more from our new data bundles”.

Just like in the former plan, the data bundles are categorized under the daily, weekly and monthly packages.

The first deal in the daily package costing Ksh20 will see users enjoy 50MB of data and 50sms.

Ksh50 will now purchase 150MB and 150sms under the daily plan while 500MB and 500sms will cost Ksh99 daily.

Under the weekly package, users will enjoy 350MB for Ksh99, 1GB for Ksh250 and 3GB for Ksh500. Lastly, the monthly plan will have Safaricom customers enjoy 2GB for Ksh500, 5GB for Ksh1000 and 15GB for Ksh2000.

The new bundles reflect the call for more affordable data plans for the millions of users who use data on their mobile devices.

 

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