To summarise it all migrate to the those ISP's that are at the UIXP that is if you are not in a location where a VSAT is the only solution. Ronny
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps you are unaware that such a mechanism already exists namely the > UIXP http://www.uixp.or.ug. Unfortunately due to the fact that Iway is > satellite based so the minimum turn around for them is 600ms. But it would > make sense if they connected their hub to the UIXP, but it will never be as > fast as a terrestrial based ISP i.e. MTN, DATANET etc. My advise would be to > move away from satellite based internet connectivity as your primary method > of connecting to the Internet, maybe retain as a backup. > > One of the biggest problems facing sat links vs fibre/land links is they > usually are limited in the amount of data you can upload. > > As always if you want to test this www.speedtest.net is your best bet. > > Many Thanks > > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > Email: [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kizito Thomas Mayengo" <[email protected]> > To: "Linux Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 5, 2010 4:04:34 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: [LUG] Proposal > > > Good Evening Guys. > Hope by that greeting am have excluded ladies. > I would ask whether there is a way we can have all our local ISPs (by this > I mean even the ones who use satellite but supporting in Uganda) have a > central convergence such that if am in need of a service from a server in > Uganda hosted by a different ISP, I don't have to go the internet then back > to Uganda. > To me I think this would reduce alot of resources wasted in uploading and > downloading files to servers in Uganda but with different ISPs. > It has really hurt me today that I had to go through alot to access a file > that is on a server hosted by UTL when am on iWay. > Do you think this is a topic worth presenting to UCC! > > > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > B. Eng. Telecommunications Engineering > Kampala-Uganda > Tel: +256-752602550, +256-782062708 > E:mail: [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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