Safaricom subscribers have raised concern over slow 3G Internet speeds. This comes barely a week after Safaricom unveiled its 42 Mbps broadband speed that was to make it the fastest mobile broadband provider. This morning, subscribers on social media were on a rage, complaining of the alleged capping of speeds by the mobile service provider for the heavy users.

Bad taste in my mouth with this Safaricom nonsense.What's worse is that there's no worthy competitor. I would move!

— * (@wiselar) April 17, 2012

The cheek of Safaricom offering "unlimited" internet then going on to whine folks are abusing it. Then stop calling it unlimited!

— Quintus Batiatus (@roomthinker) April 17, 2012

Most internet users who depend on Safaricom’s mobile broadband have been forced to use Orange and Airtel for faster internet connectivity. Orange broadband speed currently stands at 21.1 Mbps while that of Airtel is 21 Mbps.

Someone went ahead and put together an analogy, trying to explain Safaricom's capping of Internet speeds. Check this out

By 1000 bottles. Invite pals for an 'all you can drink'. Guys show up and some drink way more than average...This is safcoms dilemma

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

So instead of calling off the bash they say "You shall only get 2 glasses of beer an hour" Hopefully the hours will run out before beer.

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

Out of this analogy, we can then ask several questions. 1. "Why did they only buy or avail to us 1000 bottles". Ans: Beer is not free.

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

2: "Why not limit everyone's beer to a fixed per hour rate?" Ans: The number of people coming to the party cannot be known before hand.

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

3: "Why can't safaricom identify the party-poopers and reduce THEIR glass per hour rates?" Ans: They have yet to define party-pooper. >>

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

In fact, from what I am getting, 'party-pooper' will depend on how many people are present at any one time.

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012

Lol. What is clear is that Safcom product research made some assumptions. These assumptions must have been conservative.

— The Baron (@BaronGreen_Back) April 17, 2012