There are different Internet services that are offered by the Tanzania mobile network providers. Those services offered are either Time based or Volume based depending on the needs of the clients.

In this page we will compare the Internet services cost that are offered by Airtel, Tigo, Vodacom and Zantel(Including the Non-Zantel customers services).

Note that, the updates is due to May of 2015.

The issue:

Internet services offered by the providers are plenty of them and if are not well understood, they can give less room for the users to understand which services fit their needs.

Therefore, in order to solve this issue. We have tried to update you with the latest information about different internet services that are offered by Tanzania mobile network providers and from the information we give you, you will understand and know which service fit your needs when it comes to Internet services.

How did we collect the data?

The data were obtained from the official websites of the Tanzania network providers and some of the data were simply from the text messages received via our cell phones that were of Internet services offered.

For Unlimited Bundles:

There are some of internet services packages offered which have unlimited bundle size and are time based bundles i.e Daily, Weekly or Monthly;

Therefore, we have estimated the package size based on its own price. And it is more like you can get those unlimited bundle with higher speed at the beginning and then at lower speed when your near end of the service.

Note: For Vodacom  users only, it is as the following:

Bundle Name	Duration	Description	Cost(Tsh)
Uhuru Daily	24 hours	You’ll get 700Mb at highest speed and continue to surf at the lowest speed when the 700Mb will end up.	1000
Uhuru Weekly	7 Days	You’ll get 2048Mb at highest speed and continue to surf at the lowest speed when the 2048Mb will end up.	7000
Uhuru Monthly	Monthly	You’ll get 8192Mb at highest speed and continue to surf at the lowest speed when the 8192Mb will end up.	25000

Tablie 1.1: Shows Uhuru unlimited bundle of Vodacom Tanzania.

Table 1.1: List of Tanzania Network Providers internet costs.

Network Provider	Package name	Mb	Tsh	Tsh/Mb	Note
Airtel	OMG Daily	50	250	5.00
Airtel	OMG Daily	300	500	1.67
Airtel	OMG Daily	1024	1000	0.98
Airtel	OMG weekly	1024	2000	1.95
Airtel	OMG weekly	2048	3500	1.71
Airtel	OMG Monthly	3072	12500	4.07
Airtel	OMG weekly	6144	8000	1.30
Airtel	OMG Monthly	10240	20000	1.95
Airtel	OMG Monthly	20480	30000	1.46
Tigo	Lend me Megaboksi	50	300	6.00
Tigo	Megaboksi(Auto Renewal)	200	500	2.50
Tigo	Megaboksi(Day Unlimited)	900	999	1.11	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Tigo	Week Plus	1000	3500	3.50
Tigo	Light Month	1000	15000	15.00
Tigo	week Unlimited	2000	6000	3.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Tigo	Monthly Unlimited	5000	20000	4.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Tigo	Monthly Mega	20000	30000	1.50
Tigo	Megaboksi(Night Unlimited 11pm-5am), 2 nights validity	30000	1000	0.03	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Monthly(Limited)-100MB	100	2500	25.00
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Daily(Limited)	200	500	2.50
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Daily(Unlimited)	700	1000	1.43	700MB at high speed
Vodacom	Uhuru Internet – Daily(Unlimited)	700	1000	1.43	700MB at high speed
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Weekly(Limited)	1000	4200	4.20
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Monthly(Limited)-1000MB	1000	15000	15.00
Vodacom	Uhuru Internet – Monthly(Unlimited)	8192	25000	3.05	Estimate of about 8Gb at high speed.
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Weekly(Unlimited)	2048	7000	3.42	2GB at high speed
Vodacom	Uhuru Internet – Weekly(Unlimited)	2048	7000	3.42	2GB at high speed
Vodacom	Internet&BB – Monthly(Unlimited)	8192	25000	3.05	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Zantel	Day – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	150	300	2.00
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	250	2000	8.00
Zantel	Day – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	300	500	1.67
Zantel	Week – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	1000	1000	1.00
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	1000	6000	6.00
Zantel	Day – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	1500	1000	0.67
Zantel	Day + Night Unlimited(11pm to 6am)  – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	2048	2000	0.98	Mb Estimated based on the Tsh
Zantel	Week – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	3000	3000	1.00
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	3000	10000	3.33
Zantel	Week – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	5000	5000	1.00
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	5000	15000	3.00
Zantel	Week – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	8000	8000	1.00
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	10000	20000	2.00
Zantel	Week – 3G(GSM) + Night Unlimited(11pm to 6pm), Ezynet(CDMA)	12000	12000	1.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM) + Night Unlimited(11pm to 6am), Ezynet(CDMA)	25000	25000	1.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Zantel	Month – 3G(GSM), Ezynet(CDMA)	30000	30000	1.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Day 150Mb; Code: D150	150	300	2.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 250Mb; Code: M250	250	2000	8.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Day 300Mb; Code: D300	300	500	1.67
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Week 1Gb; Code: W1G	1000	1000	1.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 1Gb; Code: M1G	1000	6000	6.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Day 1.5Gb; Code: D1.5G	1500	1000	0.67
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Day 3Gb; Code: D3G	3000	2000	0.67
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Week 3Gb; Code: W3G	3000	3000	1.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 3Gb; Code: M3G	3000	10000	3.33
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Week 5Gb; Code: W5G	5000	5000	1.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 5Gb; Code: M5G	5000	15000	3.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Week 8Gb; Code: W8G	8000	8000	1.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 10Gb; Code: M10G	10000	20000	2.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Week 12Gb; Code: W12G	12000	12000	1.00
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month 20Gb; Code: M20G	20000	25000	1.25
Zantel-Allusers	Non-Zantel: Month Unlimited; Code: MU	300000	300000	1.00	Estimated MB based on package Cost!

* For Non-zantel users you can do this:
By SMS: Modem number (space)PLAN(space) CODE. Send SMS to 0776300300.
eg : 0775xxxxxx PLAN D200

~packages codes for Non-Zantel users are provided on the Package name column on the table above.

Chart 1.1: Comparing the Internet costs in range of 350,000 Tshs.

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Chart 1.2: Comparing the Internet costs in range of 35,000 Tshs.

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Chart 1.3: Comparing the Internet Cost in range of 15,000 Tshs.

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External Links:

• Airtel Tanzania
• Tigo Tanzania
• Vodacom Tanzania
• Zantel Tanzania

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