Oh MAN! That is one pain point right there. The fact that ISPs charge the same for local data and actual internet access.
Am I wrong in thinking local data should be cheaper? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neil Blazevic Sent: 23 July 2013 21:18 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Global Bandwidth This conversation is over my head, but a question: if you're accessing local servers, you still get charged at the same bandwidth rate, right? Just it's faster and you ease congestion? Neil On Jul 23, 2013 9:15 PM, "James S. K. Makumbi" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: All Uganda's youtube "contributions" (ntv, Wavah's BS and others) are hosted locally so the IXP can really help with that. They should restrict you to youtbe.co.ug <http://youtbe.co.ug> actually or to the UG channel (is that possible?) From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of brian lance Sent: 23 July 2013 20:34 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Global Bandwidth And we not the worst ones.....don't expect Youtube access for everyone here ....its VIP access only. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 8:23 PM, David Lubowa <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: lol @ 5MB for the ministry with 250 users , is this really true ? On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:01 PM, brian lance <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Good read, but its like a pipeline dream here in Uganda in terms of bandwidth expansion to the leagues in Europe or Asia, esp when you hear orange advertise for 42Mbps modems when actually no one in Uganda utilizes such internet speeds. Its like buying a Bugatti Veyron to test on Kampala road. Currently paying 300k to Orange for 512kbps.. and our ministry with over 250 users has only 5mbps...its a ridiculous. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039974/The-deep-web-The-new- map-undersea-cables-world-clicking.html http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/bandwidth-explosion-as-internet-use- soars-can-bottlenecks-be-averted/ -------------------------------------- Five solae _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[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. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[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. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[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. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[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.
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