Cellular Networks are very competitive in Africa and the local population has adopted mobile technology en masse. Because most of the local population in Africa are still very poor they have formed behaviour pattern on mobile phone usage that takes advantage of cost saving deals from competing cellular networks.
Most locals use two or three sim cards from different cellular networks. There are even handsets available in the market that takes two sim cards to make switching between different cellular networks easier. These handsets are imported from China, and sold through independent retail outlets. Obviously none of the cellular networks support this trend and do not offer such handsets in their retail outlets. It does however make life much easier for the local market and for the business traveller. The best solution for the business traveller is to keep their primary number and phone roaming on their normal network. Particularly if it is a Blackberry or smart phone to continue to receive emails, and smses, and be available in case of an emergency.
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