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This is very very true. It's difficult putting a call across to someone in alaba.

Onlinealaba:
For some months now network service has been so bad at Alaba international market, Ojo Lagos this has affected businesses of many traders in so many ways most times u will have to climb the tallest building to either make a call or send text, this issue is not peculiar to any particular service provider but all of the service providers MTN, GLO, AIRTEL ,9MOBILE we are pleading to all these service providers to come and rectify these as soon as possible and install enough telecommunications mast at strategic locations in the market .

A plea from a concerned trader

Please help push to front-page am sure those in-charge will do something about it

When you guys will not allow smooth running of the telecom base stations function efficiently...either diesel theft or equipment theft on base stations or area boys disturbing engineers carrying out maintenance work there with area boys money.

martinsaba:


When you guys will not allow smooth running of the telecom base stations function efficiently...either diesel theft or equipment theft on base stations or area boys disturbing engineers carrying out maintenance work there with area boys money.

Sorry do u know where is called Alaba, u think is some sort of uncoordinated market

Juju plenty fo dat market dey hijack the network.

@op there has been some fluctuations with our airtel site there. The service has been going off and on for some while now and we are working on how it will be fixed permanently

This service providers need to Enextgen Wireless Limited, they provide customer experience testing across several states in Nigeria and provide on problem areas.

I thought is only those in phone accessories that where affected

Very important .. It's not just months, it has been like that for years... Glo would have done better using this opportunity to beat other network within the market

Onlinealaba:

Sorry do u know where is called Alaba, u think is some sort of uncoordinated market

Oga,i would not say this if i don't know what is happening there

martinsaba:


When you guys will not allow smooth running of the telecom base stations function efficiently...either diesel theft or equipment theft on base stations or area boys disturbing engineers carrying out maintenance work there with area boys money.

very true

I think it's probably an interference issue.

Firstly na traders when import network booster connive with the network guys to cause this issue. Now they are saying if you need network buy network booster for 54k else you have no network in your shop. This is what is affecting mostly Industrial and Electrical section. Make una fish out the criminals amongst una. There use to be network in the market. Now people go just gather round mast for near burial ground just to receive calls

gift01:
Firstly na traders when import network booster connive with the network guys to cause this issue. Now they are saying if you need network buy network booster for 54k else you have no network in your shop. This is what is affecting mostly Industrial and Electrical section. Make una fish out the criminals amongst una. There use to be network in the market. Now people go just gather round mast for near burial ground just to receive calls

I heard this but I refuse to believe it. Who's losing ? The importers or the network? Coz we're slowly getting used to it. We have spots for receiving and making calls now. They can chew their booster if true.

If u can also share coordinates of the areas with this complaint here, it will help us identify the issues faster

NnamdiN:
I heard this but I refuse to believe it. Who's losing ? The importers or the network? Coz we're slowly getting used to it. We have spots for receiving and making calls now. They can chew their booster if true.

exactly what I do whenever I come to the market. I have where I go for my calls and whatsapp messages. People are buying it but with enough pressure I believe normalcy will return

It's real. I experienced it last two weeks when I went to fix a television set

Sometimes when I go to buy phones at Alaba, I'll want to google the specs of the models I see but it's not possible with the state of network there. Even sometimes, I'll not even get 4G service after inserting my 4G enabled SIM in the new 4G phone to freestyle.
That way, we just buy phone by faith and hope for the best.

Onlinealaba:
For some months now network service has been so bad at Alaba international market, Ojo Lagos this has affected businesses of many traders in so many ways most times u will have to climb the tallest building to either make a call or send text, this issue is not peculiar to any particular service provider but all of the service providers MTN, GLO, AIRTEL ,9MOBILE we are pleading to all these service providers to come and rectify these as soon as possible and install enough telecommunications mast at strategic locations in the market .

A plea from a concerned trader

Please help push to front-page am sure those incharge will do something about it

I heard people pay 15k to get access to network. Is it true?

ITS DONE ON PURPOSE.
ECONOMIC SABOTAGE.

uniquelyspecial:

I heard people pay 15k to get access to network. Is it true?

Well I can't the claim.. but there is this network booster that is been sold don't know the actual cost tho

ALABA MARKET CHAIRMAN OR HIS BOYS..PLS LET HIM KNOW. U CANT BE COLLECTING TAXES AND YET NO BUSINESS FLOWING IN BC OF NETWORK

DapoAD:
This service providers need to Enextgen Wireless Limited, they provide customer experience testing across several states in Nigeria and provide on problem areas.

Onlinealaba:
For some months now network service has been so bad at Alaba international market, Ojo Lagos this has affected businesses of many traders in so many ways most times u will have to climb the tallest building to either make a call or send text, this issue is not peculiar to any particular service provider but all of the service providers MTN, GLO, AIRTEL ,9MOBILE we are pleading to all these service providers to come and rectify these as soon as possible and install enough telecommunications mast at strategic locations in the market .

A plea from a concerned trader

Please help push to front-page am sure those incharge will do something about it

It's pure sabotage...
You guys should investigate inwards. Network jamming equipment at work.

omolola15 why is it always so?

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Having monitored responses on this thread, I am yet to see the most appropriate observation and suggestion on this Alaba GSM network issue.

Firstly, it is not the issue of area boys preventing fuel supply to base stations.

Secondly, Airtel is losing millions of naira daily for several months because of total lack of network (zero signal strength) at Alaba electronics area and other section of Alaba international. If Mr Ogunsanya is still Airtel MD, he should query the technical team for this failure for several months. Airtel technical team and NCC should investigate what caused zero bar or totally dead signal at a concentrated highly bandwidth consuming market with people willing to spend to communicate for their businesses. As a regular visitor to Alaba I have never used my Airtel line at Alaba in the last five months .

The problem with MTN in that area is congestion. Communication is possible early in the morning but Quality of Service degrades as more people resume for business and comes to a halt at the time when the market is flooded with people. The signal strength is still high with a good bar but no outbound and inbound communication is possible. This is unlike Airtel with no signal at all.

As a telecommunications personnel, I appeal to Airtel and MTN to do something about Alaba market. I don't use Glo or 9mobile so I cannot say about it

happney65:
omolola15 why is it always so?

That’s congestion. Same thing with computer village. We mostly have problem with browsing network.

Abeg its too bad ... Pple there even use network boosters in their shop yet to make call na war... Mtn self na scam

Onlinealaba:
For some months now network service has been so bad at Alaba international market, Ojo Lagos this has affected businesses of many traders in so many ways most times u will have to climb the tallest building to either make a call or send text, this issue is not peculiar to any particular service provider but all of the service providers MTN, GLO, AIRTEL ,9MOBILE we are pleading to all these service providers to come and rectify these as soon as possible and install enough telecommunications mast at strategic locations in the market .

A plea from a concerned trader

Please help push to front-page am sure those incharge will do something about it

Heard they imported a device that shuts down network after arm rubbers came to rob the last time

Dshocker:


Heard they imported a device that shuts down network after arm rubbers came to rob the last time

Does that make sense let's assume there was an emergency how do one place a distress call, and the robbery was some years ago

Onlinealaba:

Does that make sense let's assume there was an emergency how do one place a distress call, and the robbery was some years ago

Even the chairman of Alaba is aware of this