Hi
Couldn't find any hint to a possible existance of Wi Fi at Simba Naivasha, Samburu and Mara
any different news?
thanks
aby

Can't say about the Simba properties, but those camps that do have went thru the expense of wiring the place and then the service runs off satellite.

Hi Aby,

There was no wi-fi at The Samburu Simba in July 2010. They had a computer, but the modem had not been hooked up.

You may want to unlock your cellphone and buy a sim card with top off cards in Nairobi before you travel to the gameparks. IMPORTANT--Be sure to put in the code for the reduced long distance rate which saves you significantly. Call customer service for the code.

The Samburu Simba Lodge is quite comfortable and the service is superb. Everyone at the lodge could not do enough for us.

We stayed at the Serena in The Mara--they had wi-fi, but the signal was very weak. Barely enough to send e-mails.

Live2travel...does the sim card with top off card ( I have no idea what this is ) work with the iphone? I do plan on taking a small notebook computer and was curious about the wi-fi connections. Thank you, Max

If your iphone is from the US and your service in AT&T, it is not unlocked, so no, it won't work (a lot of "ifs" though).

Thanks for the info.

Max - phones can be unlocked, and than accept any local SIM
i don't know about iPhone, but i've unlocked a Nokia using instructions i got on the web. (search "unlock iPhone...)
another solution is to buy an unlocked cell phone, e.g. i recently bought such a phone for $30 incl international shipping from Hong Kong on eBay (Nokia 6100 triband) for using on my trips
to talk using local SIM cards you need to pay the locals, so here comes a paycard with a code to put in

Live2Travel1000
i have no time in Nairobi, leaving right away, but i understand i can use my TZ SIM as long as i still have some money credit.
Anyhow, a friend told me, it is now a long procedure in Kenya to buy a SIM: you need registration with your passport etc'
(Maybe arrange with the guide to buy you a SIM which you will leave with him upon returning)

aby

iphones can be unlocked but it isn't as easy as with other phones and it voids any warranty. I've also bought unlocked phones on ebay to use for traveling.

What are the charges for uising wi-fi at the mara serena ? Or is it...free?

argh.."using". I leave in a weekm yaahoo !!

the info i got about long procedure to register a SIM is not true!

you canjust walk in and buy a SIM card instantly
at least a Zain card which i've bought
see the thread:
http://www.fodors.com/community/afri...very-cheap.cfm

Hi, Tigerphotog, was at the serena recently, and wi-fi is chargeable and expensive, it's about 300 shillings an hour. I would advise that you request your ground operator to buy you a safari com usb which is pretty cheap around 10-15 $ and buy internet access charges to download less than 1 GB, which should not be more than 10-20 dollars.

Are you staying only at the serena or are travelling to other places. Also the latest news, before I left was that Zain charges were reduced to 3 shillings a minute for calls to india and the united states.......buy a zain, will be cheaper.
Sonali