You have to do a phone call but you do not have your cell phone or maybe, you do not have airtime or you just want a cheaper call cost, you need a “Taxi Phone”.
Reader: “OK… OK… but what the hell is that “Taxi phone”?
ariniaina: “Hold on buddy, I’m about to say it” 😉
You can meet them everywhere in Tana. And when I say everywhere, it is true ‘cuz you can find some on a alley or on each street corner. You will not miss them, they use a big umbrella and fluoressant banners.
A “Taxi Phone” is a place where you can phone cheaper. One minute call costs 200 Ariary ( around 0,10 EUR) when it is 438 to 720 Ariary if you use your cell phone. They also sell airtime cards. By the way, we have three telecommunication providers here in Madagascar: TELMA (TELecom MAlagasy), ZAIN and ORANGE.
When my cousin (living in France) came here on August, she was estonished no , amazed seeing them. And I thought, it could be a good idea to talk about them in my blog. 😉
ariniaina
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November 12, 2008 at 5:49 pm
andrydago
The phenomenon of “Taxi phone” is really booming in Antananarivo. Such fact highlights the poor situation of telecommunication users in Madagascar. Nowadays in Madagascar, the unit telecommunication rate is still very high. If this problem remains unsettled, “Antananarivo, the telecommunication city” will remain a illusive dream.
I believe that this new (not that new actually) business needs to be regulated in order to avoid mess.
November 13, 2008 at 12:32 am
Joan
andrydago>is it true that you are a lawyer? lol
I think it’s a good sign of entrepreneurial intiatives from the little informal sector. seeing Taxi phone blossoming everywhere around Mada makes me dream of a Taxi cyber some day…
November 13, 2008 at 2:51 pm
ariniaina
Taxi cyber? hummmm it may be a good idea 😉
November 14, 2008 at 8:46 am
Tahina
There’s a well organized one (they are 3-4 people managing it in a kind of tente) just by Rabe, it could be cool if you picture them 😀
November 14, 2008 at 12:08 pm
simp
read in the news today that they’re no longer authorized to operate on the avenue de l’independance coming monday onwards…
same story as the “street sellers”, all over again 😛
November 14, 2008 at 4:02 pm
ariniaina
Tahina> ok I’ll take a pic of them
simp> but I don’t think they will still break the law… this is so usual
thx guys for all ur comments 🙂
November 29, 2008 at 4:42 pm
dagomc
they really help! but better not forget my phone, cause all my phone numbers are in that phone and I don’t remember them by heart!! lol
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