MTN Nigeria Service Is Freaking Annoying! Friday May 31 2013

2013 is gradually running out. Today is 31 May already! How time flies. This time last year I closed my eyes, endured and ignored all the excesses of Ibe and family and we all lived happily ever after. But on another realm their excesses kept chipping away at my patience. I wonder where he is. I wonder how he is doing. He hasn't posted any sublime status on Facebook or I missed it. Not like I'm tracking his sublime status updates lol. I don't make it habit of going to his page to see something that don't add value to me rather it diminishes the value I placed on him.

I read my open heavens and prayed. I took my bath and went to my place earning a living. I was the first. I shot some hoops with our waste paper basket first then cleaned up the place. Ifeanyi came moments after the place was all cleaned up. Immediately he challenged me to our usual hoop contest lol. I extended the distance to make it more interesting. And that was how I dug my own grave. I scored first but he beat me the worst way, 7-1! The game ended at 9-5. He went to bring MD to the office from his house. I’m off to the banks already. I had to cash a cheque so the mechanic can be paid. The mechanic gave me a small cut out his pay, that’s generous of him today.

For months for me, MTN Nigeria service has been freaking annoying. I went to MTN office at The Palms from the bank. This is the third time I’m going to their office for the same issue not being able to call or text despite having airtime on my phone. I always meet a different person each time I go there. The lady that served me today actually was the best. She knows the problem very well and also knows the crude option MTN is forcing people to take instead of resolving the issue. She explained it’s a data problem. She said MTN has instructed them to shove two options down the throat of their customer, if the customer doesn’t like it he/she can go hug an electricity transformer. I added the go hug a transformer part. Option one is that MTN is forcing you to subscribe to a data plan, it could be daily, weekly or monthly.


I think for MTN, the customer is always wrong.

MTN is a greedy wicked criminal company. I don’t want any data plan. I’m perfectly okay without a plan, why force me to take a plan instead of investing in your infrastructure to give customers worth for their money? The other option was to turn of data usage on your phone. I browse on my phone why would I do that? MTN you make me sick. I so wish I can sue you right now. Every time there is a fault it always the customer that suffers. MTN Nigeria service is freaking annoying! I’m so pissed with this company right now.

I left their office really mad, if only our government is effective to sanction this bastard company. I gotta cal my nerves before I go kamikaze on them. I bought some soft drinks and went to Ugo’s house. He called earlier letting me know they moved to the house because of power issue at the office. I ate there. We worked from there. He gave me and Godwin N15,000 and N25,000 respectively as part payment of our salary. The rest comes on Monday.

Work closed early today, I like it. Golf game is on tomorrow I don’t feel like going. Ugo wants me and Ifeanyi to come just help him with the kids. I don’t think I wanna do that. Let’s see how it goes. I went home had a good long sleep. Amara came around to cook soup. She prepared okra soup, I don’t like the way she prepares hers. She left some for me, I’m not sure what I’m gonna do with it yet. I appreciate the gesture.

I wanted to ask her about their plans to take their remaining things to wherever they sleep now. And also let her know I will be removing the spare key, in other words denying them access without permission, but I didn’t. Let me observe them some more before my final irreversible decision.

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MTN Bad Network Friday May 03 2013

Thank God It’s Friday. Thank God I’m Favoured! God woke me up nicely after a very good night rest. I did my ritual and lazed on the bed for a while. I’m not particularly feeling work today but choice staying home, I do not have. I went to work late today. My boss was already there. He didn't say anything. I’m getting lazy keeping this diary, I need strength to continue. Let not the laziness of those that surround me rub off on me in Jesus name AMEN!!

He is yet to pay my salary in full. Meanwhile he has paid the driver in full. I accompanied my boss to the bank and back to Shoprite. He paid me at Shoprite.

I went to MTN office to lodge my annoying network problem. I can’t make call or send text occasionally even when I have large chunk of airtime on my phone. I ended up spending a very large chunk of my time at their office. I wasn't happy at all. I came with mindset of if they don't impress me I’m porting to Etisalat. The guy I met admitted they are aware of the fault and they working on it, this response doesn't mean jack to me. He took my sim card and ran a few checks and told me the problem has been logged if it happens again I should let them know. In it English means ''Dude I/we don’t have any solution to your problem, let’s hope miraculously it won't happen again.'' At least it’s better than the blond bimbo head chic I met the last time I went and she clearly has no clue of figuring nor fixing the problem.

I went to Shoprite got my food. My boss called me later that I should give him some the salary he just paid me. He doesn't want to waste time on another bank withdrawal process. He needs it for the weekend and he will pay me back on Monday. I told him I had only N10000 left, he said he will take it. Meanwhile I still had all the money on me. I went Zenith to pay a debt I owed Charles Okechi my brother and friend. It was part of the money I borrowed to pay my school fees. I went back to the office. I gave him the N10000. He wanted enough money for his weekend, apparently I don’t need money for my own weekend, smh. 

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Sunday March 24 2013

I woke up early for church cuz I got workers-in-progress class at 7:00am. Today is palm Sunday by the way. Went to church early and was on time for the class. It was very interactive. Part of the lesson was restitution. There was something bothering that I wanted to ask but couldn’t. It was too personal to share in the class I guess. Or maybe it’s not really restitution related. I said I will as the assistant pastor privately. I hope I’m not populating the list of things I let lie fallow in the limbo things I wanna discuss with a true pastor. Service was also uplifting. There was youth and singles meeting after service, I couldn’t wait cuz I was expecting a visitor.

After service I went straight to restaurant to eat. I met Obi the wine dealer on my way and we had a chit chat. It kinda delayed me a little. The cloud starting turning so I had to cut the chit chat short. I found my way to the restaurant eventually. Immediately I started eating heaven lifted restraining order on rain and it just fell in its fullness. Instantly everywhere was flooded, trust Lagos and its flood issue. I took my time with the food. The kid I met at the restaurant really served me a large portion, I’m sure his madam would served something smaller that will make me wanna buy extra lol. Hey kid, I thank you specially, it’s like you know the feelings of my tommy. I finished my food which was deeply filling. I can’t say much about the taste. Sometimes you get so hungry that your taste buds malfunctions and starts hallucinating.

I played Asphalt 6 on my phone to pass the time while I sit out the rain. Wondering, will this stop my visitor from coming? The sky finally finished bathing this portion of earth's surface. I walked home. I had a good sleep before my guest arrived. We played catch up and also talked about good old days. Ibe and his wife were around. They didn’t seem to have gone out today at all. I saw my guest off around four o'clock. I couldn’t make call on my phone. MTN must be having some technical issues. I had like N490 call credit and the thing kept telling me 'your account is too low for this call...'.

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