Re: ISP in Johannesburg in Southdafrika

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

On Feb 25, 2010, at 9:39 PM, Daniel Senie wrote:

> Better than western Massachusetts, where there's just no connectivity at all. Even dialup fails to function over 
> crappy lines. I'd take monopoly pricing over no connectivity, I guess.

Oh, plz, if you were willing to pay $2K/Mbps, they'd trench fiber to your house.  Still think monopoly pricing is 
better?

Of course, that was 2008.  I hear prices have dropped to the Amazingly Low Sum of just $350/Mbps in 2010 - in certain 
places, if you're lucky, and sign a long term contract.  I bet there are 10 people reading this post who will run you a 
DS3 or better if you sign up for $350/Mbps.

-- 
TTFN,
patrick


> On Feb 25, 2010, at 9:08 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
>
> > > Internet connectivity here in 'deepest darkest Africa' is actually quite
> > > advanced ;-)
> >
> > and the most expensive you can imagine.  welcome to a telkom monopoly.
> >
> > randy