Thanks Sam for raising this issue. I've been meaning to ask you guys about this whole 4G LTE thing :
*Orange Vs MTN* Has anyone actually bought and tried it? Does it work as advertised? Is it worth it? For modems, is MTN better than Orange? Sam's article suggests that some MTN modems wont work on MTN's 3G network. Really? That would be terrible! Does Orange have the same issue? Cheers, Richard PS: Here's a summary of my experiences and research *SMILE TELECOM* I tried the Smile router and it was quite impressive but the data bundle run out too fast. Left it at office for a few days and 10Gb was finished! However, they have a setting which prevents the "rape rates" we talked about earlier i.e. once your bundle expires they don't touch the rest of your airtime. I was very grateful about that! On the negative, the last i checked (about 3 months ago) coverage was an issue. For example, It did not work in Najera, so i cant use it at home. I did see a smile shop at Metroplex mall in Naalya so perhaps that's no longer true? *ORANGE TELECOM* Once upon a time, it was the default choice for all my internet-related decisions, but it seems to have lost some of its shine. I personally haven't used it for almost 6 months mostly because Warid, while slower, is "good enough" for my android phone and if necessary i can easily connect to my laptop for family member who want to "facebook". The day i took my Orange line out of my smart phone into my dumb phone was the day i knew the love affair was over. Call me unfaithful, but at 1,000sh per 100mb per day, i found Warid irresistable (compared to Orange's 25,000sh for 500mb per month. Most of my internet use happens at work anyway. Here's a link from some guy who's unhappy about Orange: http://bit.ly/18Wd0xc *I haven't tried any of the rest.* choice http://bit.ly/18Wd0xc But i guess On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Sam Agona <sagona2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not sure about how far you know the backbone of the network that you > use. However, I have been skeptical of Uganda’s LTE networks. I got > compelled to write this. > > How far are Ugandan 4G networks “4G”? <http://www.samagona.org/?p=428> > > After your read: > > 1. Try hard to know whether you are using 3G or 4G > > 2. Try hard and know what speeds you attain > > 3. Try hard and know the quality and capabilities of your CPE > > 4. Lastly, you should try know how much basic coverage we have in > this country, vis-a-viz how much telecoms claim to pump into their network > segments in and around Kampala. > > Have a nice afternoon. > > -- > "Its just life" > > Sam Agona, > Twitter: @samagona > Skype: sagona2008 > Blog: www.samagona.org > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > LUG@linux.or.ug > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/lug@linux.or.ug/ > 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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