On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected]> wrote:
> -- > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > Director > Mountbatten Ltd. > +256 758 801 749 > www.mountbatten.net > > > > On Saturday 09 April 2011 09:32:48 David Ziggy Lubowa wrote: > > On Friday, April 8, 2011, Reinier Battenberg > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I pay a flat rate for a flat speed at 50% of what the big boys are > > > charging. > > > > ++ This being short term usual mindset of "ugandan companies and now > > chronic in people's minds" , cheaper does not mean better and many > > checks and balances to be aware of, trickery in this business is a > > given learn it. > > I am not tricked by my ISP, i monitor my link, it flatlines at what we pay > for. And its actually pretty stable these days. If you are tricked by your > ISP, why not switch to another one? > ++ You don't get my point, but we can move on!! > > > > > > So, there is surely space for competition, both in speed, quality & > > > customer service. > > > > ++ I couldn't agree more, BUT again REAL NETWORKS COST REAL MONEY, i > > bet you believe when your seacom link is down at your upstream > > everyone else's seacom link is down as well .....??? > > If SEACOM is down, my ISP switches over to its backup link. Unfortunatly, > very > upstream, SEACOM & TEAMS use the same cable. This is not a fault of my ISP > though, and as said, all ISPs face the same issue with that, so that is not > where you can compete (unless you still have full backup on satelite and > find > clients that want to pay for those costs. Still, free market choice and > product differentiation) > ++ Again you don't get my point, i understand the point of redundancy but then again what i am explaining you are understanding as an end user which is not my point really, BUT we can leave it at that. > My ISP, btw, runs a real network, and its really cheaper than much of the > competition. By about 50%. Not bad. Not bad at all. > ++ This thread was not about your ISP in general or you for that matter, but as an end user many assumptions can be made :) enjoy your weekend Reiner. > > > > > > -- > > > rgds, > > > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > > Director > > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > > +256 758 801 749 > > > www.mountbatten.net > > > > > > On Friday 08 April 2011 23:42:18 Mike Barnard wrote: > > >> spot on Ziggy > > >> > > >> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 7:56 PM, David Ziggy Lubowa > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> > A price war on DATA eerrrm well some claim to have good networks, > > >> > some know they have good networks , some are just impostors hiding > > >> > behind others, So those who know they have "good" networks naturally > > >> > will not budge, because maintaining that GOOD network COSTS REAL > > >> > MONEY, those who claim to have the good networks will play the price > > >> > game but further compounding the problem of wrong dimensioning and > > >> > oversubscription the biggest pest in ugandan DATA business(signal to > > >> > noise ratio ), and well the impostors will simply be impostors...!! > > >> > :) > > >> > > > >> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Bernard Wanyama > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> >> Thanks EB. > > >> >> > > >> >> For me, I link to think of it as rail transport - you can put the > > >> >> bulk stuff there at ultra low cost - like torrents and rsync > > >> >> backups. > > >> >> > > >> >> And use the premium HSDPA for real work! > > >> >> > > >> >> I pray it lasts.... or better still, I wish it triggers a price > war! > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Kind regards, > > >> >> Bernard > > >> >> > > >> >> On 8 April 2011 13:54, <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>> On UTL's mobile network, it wont matter that you are getting 3g or > > >> >>> hsdpa signal, their data rates are limited to 128kbps. > > >> >>> > > >> >>> Enjoy the 'free' service :) > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > -------- Original Message -------- > > >> >>> > Subject: Re: [LUG] 2500 for 1Gb of 3G data on UTL > > >> >>> > From: McTim <[email protected]> > > >> >>> > Date: Fri, April 08, 2011 11:23 am > > >> >>> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Reinier Battenberg > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>> > > sounds like a good deal to me > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > I'm not sure there is such a thing as a "good deal" when you pay > > >> >>> > per Byte, but it certainly is cheaper than anything we have here > > >> >>> > in KE! > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > 4 GB costs 2500 KeSHS (~30 USD) > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > -- > > >> >>> > Cheers, > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > McTim > > >> >>> > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it > is. > > >> >>> > A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > >> >>> > _______________________________________________ > > >> >>> > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > >> >>> [email protected] > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > Mailing list archives: > > >> >>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list > > >> >>> > settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: > > >> >>> > http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > >> >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > >> >>> > (including > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] Mailing list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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). 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