The world is going online and nowadays you almost cannot survive without internet. We would like to assist you find out where you can get cheap and reliable internet for you daily use be it in business, office, home, social media or personal stuff. Be advised also that when choosing an internet provider, you should consider its speed, accessibility, security and customer coverage in case you are using it for business. The list below describes some of the best internet providers in Kenya.
- Safaricom Home Fibre
Safaricom Home Fibre is fast reliable and unlimited internet that you can use to stream movies online at home. You can use the mobile applications such as Netflix or Showmax which brings you the best online series and movies. Safaricom currently has the following service plans under this package.
Bronze: speed, 5 MBPS -Cost ksh 2,499 (per month.)
Gold: speed, 20 MBPS -Cost ksh 4,499 (per month.)
Silver: speed, 10 MBPS -Cost ksh 3,499 (per month.)
Platinum: speed, 40 MBPS -Cost ksh 9,499 (per month)
- Telkom Kenya
Telkom Kenya came about as a result of the rebranding of Orange. Things have changed a lot in terms of internet services from this provider. It provides both mobile and wireless internet services which are very fast. A portable router is all you need to access the wireless Telkom network and you can enjoy unlimited monthly supply of internet at a cost of Ksh.4, 000.Those who have subscribed to this network applaud its speed and no downtimes. Telkom bundles are the most affordable with price per MB going for as low as 9 cents per MB. You can choose your preferred bundle from the daily, weekly, monthly and 90 day bundles offers. Other Telkom packages are as follows;
PACKAGE | VALIDITY | PRICE(KSH) |
25 MB | 1 day of validity | 9 |
80 MB | 1 day of validity | 19 |
400 MB | 1 day of validity | 49 |
1 GB | 1 day of validity | 99 |
40 MB | 7 days of validity | 19 |
150 MB | 7 days of validity | 49 |
400 MB | 7 days of validity | 99 |
2 GB | 7 days of validity | 249 |
1 GB | 30 days of validity | 249 |
3 GB | 30 days of validity | 499 |
6 GB | 30 days of validity | 999 |
10 GB | 30 days of validity | 1499 |
15 GB | 30 days of validity | 1999 |
30 GB | 30 days of validity | 2999 |
XL Weekly 12 GB | 7 days of validity | 990 |
- Safaricom Big Box (Digital TV and Internet)
Safaricom is the leading internet provider in Kenya.It offers internet services which suit all cadres of consumers from the smallest to the largest. Small consumers can buy internet bundles from Safaricom by dialling *544# in their mobile phones and choosing the preferred option. Large and heavy consumers are better off using the Safaricom Big Box. The box is Google certified and offers you the ability to download your favorite movie, music, TV and Gaming apps easily and conveniently as you would on your phone. That’s not all, the box comes preloaded with the following apps: Showmax, iflix, Deutsche Welle, Gameloft, YouTube, YouTube Kids with so much more to come. It also comes with 32GB memory space that allows you to download and save your favorite movies and shows.
The new Safaricom Digital TV and Internet box retails at sh9,999 you get to purchase it for only sh5,999 plus 3 months free subscription to Showmax.
The box is available at all Safaricom Shops countrywide and comes with 5GB FREE data plus 3 months FREE subscription to Showmax.
the data bundles are as follows;
BUNDLE NAME | DATA | PRICE (KSHs.) | VALIDITY PERIOD |
Easy 50 | 50GB | 6,000 | 45 Days |
Easy 30 | 30GB | 3,500 | 30 Days |
15GB | 30GB | 3,199 | 30 Days |
5GB | 5GB | 1,199 | 30 Days |
- Airtel Kenya
Airtel Kenya is another internet provider which is competing highly with other popular providers. It is famous for its offer of unliminet internet bundles to smartphone users. The unliminet Airtel bundles is suitable for use in social media, calls to similar networks and me ssaging. Airtel Unliminet modem, daily, weekly, and monthly prices are as follows:
PLAN | ALLOCATION | PRICE (KSHS) |
One day unlimited | 500MB | 99 |
One week Unlimited | 5GB | 699 |
One month Unlimited | 20GB | 2,999 |
- Zuku internet
Zuku Fiber offers fast reliable and unlimited internet, high quality TV and Internet telephone. It the most popular home internet service provider in Kenya among the middle class.the service is found in Nairobi and some parts of Mombasa but it covers most parts of the country. Some of the packages are as follows but checking out their website as they keep revising the offers from time to time to suit user needs.
PACKAGE | EXTRAS | MONTHLY COST(KSH) |
HOME BASIC – 30MB/s | Free ZUKU to ZUKU calls and over 62 TV channels | 4,499 |
HOME PREFERRED – 50MB/s (30mbps) | Free ZUKU to ZUKU calls and over 62 TV channels | 5,699 |
HOME PREMIUM – 100MB/s | Free ZUKU to ZUKU calls and over 62 TV channels | 9,999 |
HOME ADVANCED – 250MB/s | Free ZUKU to ZUKU calls and over 106 TV channels | 19,999 |
- Faiba internet
This comes from the Jamii telecom. Jamii Telecom guarantees the fastest and most reliable broad band service in Kenya by use of advanced fiber optic technology. It offers fast reliable internet but is somehow expensive for the middle class users. The products vary from home, business and konnect networks (Faiba konnect connects you and your business branches).The cheapest package plan for home use goes for ksh.5,000,Ksh.10000 for Faiba Business and Ksh.9000 for Faiba Konnect.
You now have quite some information on each of the internet service providers. Depending on your needs, you can go for any of the above that best suit you. Internet is life remember!