1. No Receipt: Never go to the computer village with your laptop or similar item if you don’t carry its receipt along with you. If you forget, it’s worth going back for or trying some other time. I’ve had an experience with a policeman who threatened to arrest me for “not offering him enough” since i didn’t have the receipt to my sister’s laptop.

2. DON’T Believe everything you are told: I entered a shop wanting to buy a nokia battery for my fone. The guy brought out one that i was certain was a fake. I told him I want a very original one instead. The guy took a nokia phone for sale, removed the battery inside and sold to me. I couldn’t have believed him more. I charged the battery like i should but later found out that my new battery was worse than the one i wanted to replace. How ironic? I hope this has said it all.

3. DON’T Look confused: The rowdy computer village can sometimes make navigation confusing. Nevertheless, don’t look confused. The size of the computer village is not much larger than a football stadium. Some people are always on the prowl to take advantage of your situation. Rather than look confused, try and find a solution.

4. DON’T look jittery or lose composure: If you are lost, please never hesitate to ask people for directions. There are a good number of good people in the c-village too. I’ve come to find out that. All you need do is to ask for where exactly you are going or even the shop name. You can however get directions from www.villageyell.com

5. DON’T be intimidated: Don’t make anyone make you feel you cant get a better offer elsewhere. This is rarely true. Take your time to check other credible shop that offer the same products and services. www.villageyell.com should help in finding shops that can offer you the services in the computer village.

6. Be specific: It is very helpful to do some research about the item(s) you are interested in before visiting. If it is a phone for example, like nokia, sony ericsson and the likes such companies have comprehensive websites where you can check out phone features. This will help you to make a good choice and have a good idea of the phone that suits your taste and requirements.

7. DO Ask questions: Ask questions on things that are not clear to you about the item(s) you want to purchase. The 5 minutes or so you will use in asking questions is not comparable to the years you’ll spend using that item. And you know the quality says a lot about how long your item(s) will last. Ask questions like “why is this not working?”, “what’s the difference between this and that?”, “why is this more expensive?” “what makes this different from previous technology?” etc

8. DO Take your time: When I’m spending money, relatively large sums of money, I believe I deserve the best that is available. So do you. Never let the seller put you under unnecessary pressure. Rather, take time to go over the range of products similar to that you want. You can even check other shops to compare prices and quality before you make your best choice.

9. DO Name your price: Though I wouldn’t advise that you be ridiculous Nigerian way, bargaining is our culture and if you know how to do that well, you will surely get a better offer.

10. DO have a www.villageyell.com experience?: Lastly, I wouldn’t term this as a mistake but rather an advice. All you need to Know: a full business directory, maps reviews, specifications, locations etc is readily available on www.villageyell.com and they are all there for you and because of you. Have a wonderful experience.

The urge to play music or start some company-keeping activity from your phone might just be irresistible but is subjected to in order not to catch unnecessary attention. It could be in the bus, market or a crowded place where we feel paranoid about the people around.

With the Nokia Express phone series, all that worry has been taken care of with a design that has the music buttons right on the case on the phone. You don’t have to draw out the phone from your pocket or handbag before you get the music rolling. Sounds like some secret service stuff? Well, you need that to survive in lagos sometimes don’t you think. Just press the button and you are in a world of your own with salient features such as

5310 and 5320 Key Features
* 3G/HSPDA connectivity for fast data transfer
* MicroSD card slot supporting cards up to 8 GB
* Bluetooth 2.0 connection
* High-speed USB with micro-USB connector
* 3.5 mm AV connector
* Music player supporting MP3, M4A, eAAC+, and WMA music formats
* Stereo FM radio with RDS (Radio Data System) and Visual Radio
* Video streaming (3GPP)
* Yahoo Go!
* Yahoo Messenger
* 2 megapixel camera with integrated LED flash
* Second camera for video calling, supporting the Common Intermediate Format+ with 384 x 320 pixels

5610

Key Features

* Music slider for instant access to music player and radio
* Slide form factor, black high gloss finish, with scratch protection and aluminum side panels
* Music slider with instant mode switching between music player, FM RDS radio and phone idle mode
* 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
* 8x smooth zoom and dual LED flash
* Secondary Camera for video calling
* Bluetooth version 2.0
* MicroSD memory slot up to 4 GB
* Micro USB 2.0 (Full Speed)
* Nokia PC Suite connectivity via USB and Bluetooth
* Data/modem transmission
* 20 MB internal user memory
* MicroSD slot for memory cards up to 4 GB
* Play MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc+, WMA music files
* Supports WMA DRM and OMA DRM 2.0

You are officially welcome to the villageyell blog but before i start, let me first lay a foundation that i’m not dumb. But anytime i visit the Ikeja Computer Village, i usually have to question that assertion, especially when i go alone.

Once i was accosted by a police officer that demanded for money or would arrest me for not carrying my sister’s laptop without a receipt. I ended up giving him a painful 1k (which obviously would not have covered for the laptop had it been it was stolen). So he was going to arrest me for not having a receipt and not for carrying a likely stolen laptop.

What I’m trying to infer from this story is that i entered the computer village from the ‘wrong’ entrance, that is the street that leads directly to the police station while i was trying to find my friend’s shop that was opposite skye bank.

Many times, lots of people like myself have lost my way while trying to find a shop that offers the services they need.

Frankly speaking, i usually prefer using the shops outside, like the ones close to intercontinental bank and on medical road. But what if they dont have what i want? Then i have to roam like half of the village not having anywhere in mind. What i basically do is to look for the tush buildings but men, we all know that’s not the criteria for finding a good shop asides village is endlessly rowdy.

All these changed when the village yell website www.villageyell.com emerged. To me, it’s the way to navigate the computer village with very minimal hassles.

The village yell is a directory listing shops in the computer village and a detailed map of the village including all the streets (oremeji, otigba, kodesoa, ola-ayeni etc). Check the website www.villageyell.com for a thrilling computer village pre-experience. This is where you can gather as much information about the shops in the village and help u decide which options to use right in the comfort of your computer.

Pls dont go to the village without first checking the website. Enjoy!