Yas Tanzania review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TariffCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Yas Tanzania is the straightforward prepaid option for Tanzania, selling data bundles you buy as needed with no contract term and support on phone, email and chat. It suits households that want one network to pay before use rather than commit, and it scores 9.5 overall.
Key facts
- Best for
- Short prepaid data bundles from a network you pay before use, with no contract term to serve.
- Seller type
- Network (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price from
- TZS 10,000 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Reference plan prices
- Wakishua 490 MB: 1000 TZS per 7 days, 490 MB, no contract; Halichachi: 1000 TZS for 6 months, 250 MB, no contract; Data pack 4.8 GB: 10000 TZS per 30 days, 4.8 GB, no contract. No 12-month or unlimited plan listed. (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- 5G
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- EU roaming
- Paid (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- TZ (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Honora Tanzania (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Tanzania (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 1994 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Phone, Email, Chat, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Billing
- Prepaid
- Official website
- yas.co.tz
Pros and cons
Pros
- Billing is prepaid, so there is no contract term to serve and no renewal step to price at.
- Support runs on phone, email and chat, covering phone, email, chat and a help centre.
- Yas sells as a network, network, so the bundles come from the operator that runs the service rather than from a reseller.
- Pricing starts at TZS 10,000, and 5G is offered on the same network.
Cons
- Roaming is paid, so using the SIM outside Tanzania adds cost instead of arriving with the bundle you bought.
- Yas sells in Tanzania, so the plans are of no use to anyone living outside Tanzania.
- Billing is prepaid alone, so there is no rolling option like the one yesss! lists through contract, rolling and prepaid.
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Who it suits
- Anyone in Tanzania who wants a single network to buy data from without a contract term.
- Households with irregular data use, since bundles are bought as needed rather than tied to a longer term.
- People who want a question answered by phone as well as by email, chat or the help centre, since support runs on phone, email and chat.
Who should look elsewhere
- Travellers heading outside Tanzania: roaming is paid here and Yas sells in Tanzania.
- Buyers who want a contract alongside prepaid: GETESA lists prepaid and contract, wider than the prepaid billing Yas offers.
- Anyone after rolling monthly billing: yesss! lists contract, rolling and prepaid, a shape Yas does not cover.
Who runs it
Yas Tanzania is sold by Honora Tanzania, the legal entity behind the service, with its headquarters in Tanzania. The operation dates back to 1994, so it is a long standing local operator rather than a recent name on the prepaid data market. Help comes through phone, email and chat, which means a query can go by phone, by email, in chat or through the help centre, and the longer questions have somewhere written to go. The service itself runs as a network rather than a reseller, so what you buy comes from the operator that runs the connection. What the bundles cost and what each one includes is set out in the price sections above.
How Yas Tanzania compares
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Where Yas Tanzania is available
- Available
- Tanzania
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How much do Yas data plans cost?+
Yas lists a small pack billed weekly, a mid-sized pack at the same price covering a stretch of months, and a large pack billed monthly. Entry pricing starts at TZS 10,000. None of the listed bundles carries a contract term, so what you pay is what the pack costs each time you top up.
Is there a contract or a renewal price to weigh?+
Billing is prepaid, so nothing keeps running past a purchase you have already paid for. There is no contract term on the listed bundles and no annual plan, which means there is no renewal price sitting behind a cheaper entry offer. You buy a pack, it covers its period, and the decision comes round again afterwards.
Does Yas sell an unlimited data plan?+
No unlimited bundle and no annual plan appear on the list. What is published is a set of capped data packs bought on prepaid billing, and the largest of them starts at TZS 10,000. If you routinely use more than a pack allows, a provider with an unlimited option is the comparison to read next.
Is Yas a network or does it use someone else's?+
Yas sells as a network, network, rather than borrowing another provider's network, and 5G is offered on the service. It sells in Tanzania, so it is a domestic option rather than a travel friendly one. Buyers who want a host network named separately should read a reseller listing instead.
How do I get help with a plan?+
Support runs on phone, email and chat: phone, email, chat and a help centre. The spread means an urgent question can go straight down the phone line, a quick one can be raised in chat, and anything you want on record can be sent by email. The help centre is the place for longer questions that need a fuller written answer.
How long has Yas Tanzania been trading?+
The company behind Yas Tanzania is Honora Tanzania, headquartered in Tanzania, and it has been operating since 1994. That track record sits behind the prepaid bundles listed on prepaid billing, and it is the kind of history worth weighing when a newer seller quotes a lower headline price.
Is roaming abroad included with Yas?+
Roaming abroad is paid rather than folded into the bundle, so a trip outside Tanzania adds cost on top of the pack you already bought. Yas sells in Tanzania, and paid roaming is the arrangement to plan for if the phone is used away from home. Budget for it before departure rather than after.
How does Yas compare with GETESA and yesss!?+
GETESA lists prepaid and contract, so prepaid there comes with a contract option too, which is the gap in Yas's prepaid billing. yesss! lists contract, rolling and prepaid and adds rolling monthly billing on top. Yas is the narrowest of the three if you want prepaid and nothing else, and the pick if paying before use is the whole requirement.
Sources
- yas.co.tz/about-yas-faqs checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“you can continue using the same contact numbers, including our telephone and WhatsApp lines. For assistance, reach us by phone, WhatsApp, our new website, social media, or by visiting our shops.”
- yas.co.tz/about checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters
“Since 1994, Yas Tanzania (formerly Tigo Tanzania) has been a leader in digital services”
- yas.co.tz/consumer/mobile-plans/internet checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Billing, 5G, Legal entity, Markets, Price from, Reference plan prices
“A service allowing Yas Prepaid subscribers to transfer their Data balance to another Yas Prepaid subscriber.”
- yas.co.tz/consumer/mobile-plans/roaming checked September 30, 2026
Backs: EU roaming
“Pack available for UK fixed, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Turkey - 5 min at TZS 5000 (valid 24h)”
- yas.co.tz/consumer/network-of-viwango checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Seller type
“'Mtandao wa viwango' is the new identity of Yas' network”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: SIM-only, Unlimited plan price, Contract length.
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Yas Tanzania
Short prepaid data bundles from a network you pay before use, with no contract term to serve.