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. > 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 .....??? > > -- > 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). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
