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Mugaya Ngari left a message for you...
by Badoo 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

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Number Portability
by Joseph McDonald 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Is number portability real worth it? The process of changing networks and the cost,would I rather just buy a new line from the other network for 20bob on the street?ama? I dont know much about number portability (excuse me if my question is laymanish..),i would appreciate a small lesson from a SME on this list especially the advantages from a customer point of view and the economics behind it from a network point of view.I would not mind the technical aspect as well (though not so deep). Thanks

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zanzibar by Road
by Felakut Theo 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

hello Guys, please advise if anyone has ever gone to zanzibar by road. and whats the cost

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Re: [Skunkworks] where can i get a cheap virtual private server thats hosted in kenya
by Duma Mtungwa 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

I already have an amazon instance but I want something that is hosted in kenya for reduced latency, regards. Duma Mtungwa On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:21:36 +0300 skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke wrote > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. restore discs for macbook pro 15inch (wallace ngene) > 2. Re: os commerce installation - please help (TheMburu George) > 3. Re: I am moving to Airtel...what about you? (thea maina) > 4. SKIP2PBX (Dave Kirirah) > 5. Re: This is why I don't do sites for 3000/= (PATRICK WAIRAGU) > 6. Re: This is why I don't do sites for 3000/= (Odhiambo Washington) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:33:30 +0300 > From: wallace ngene <wallacengene(a)gmail.com> > To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [Skunkworks] restore discs for macbook pro 15inch > Message-ID: > <AANLkTimWrvcDjoQsCSDU1eGwTDT6Ex-iH+T1jHCe6pCv(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > please help; > details are as follows; > Macbook pro 15 inch serial:w8710q6x91...Do you have restore discs for > these?And a battery? > > -- > WALLACE NGENE TARURU > wallacengene(a)gmail.com >

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OT.... UON
by Lawrence Kago 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Is it true wamegoma? -- No mountain is too high to keep you from Climbing it.... Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.* Fear Not,For the Lord God is with you..* Lawrence K

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Blackberry in Nairobi
by luca＠tristarafrica.com 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hi all, What's the best place to buy an unlocked blackberry bold or torch in nairobi? And what's the price range? Thanks Luca Sent from my mobile device

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Looking for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard locally
by Joseph Wayodi 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hello people, Does anyone know where I can get a "Leopard Upgrade" licence for the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system, *locally* (in Kenya)? This is the product: <http://store.apple.com/us/product/MAC_OS_X_SNGL>. Regards, Joseph.

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Re: [Skunkworks] I am moving to Airtel...what about you?
by wesley kirinya 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

@Anthony. Realistically, unless u're running a 6969, there is no way to get 10M people on an app in Kenya. Don't mention Mpesa coz there are special cases that apply to it ... It's quite strange for a teleco to say that they cant do 70% because they cant justify ROI, while they expect a content developer to take 30% as revenue share and expect them to justify ROI to their investors. Now, whenever I talk to someone about this topic, I always ask, what's the justification for a teleco. What is this ROI? And the conversation ends up with the law of supply and demand i.e. the Telecos have infrasturcure so they can charge what they want. That's OK however, competition is thick in the air and that's why I brought this up as a way for a teleco to attract content. Regarding handset manufacturers versus telecos. A teleco can setup it's own portal, exclusive to it's subscribers. It's not a unique case for handset manufacturers. --- On Fri, 3/18/11, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: From: skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 13, Issue 253 To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 10:28 AM Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: I am moving to Airtel...what about you? (Anthony Olendo) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:27:59 +0300 From: "Anthony Olendo" <teeolendo(a)gmail.com> To: "'Skunkworks Mailing List'" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] I am moving to Airtel...what about you? Message-ID: <048c01cbe546$6776ee30$3664ca90$(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 70%!! almost sounds like a dream for Kenyan telcos, and IMHO it may remain that way. The only reason that other mobile app stores give developers that much is because the stores are owned by handset manufacturers. These OEMs have an interest in seeing apps developed to run on their handsets and the more content they get the better for them, IMHO the only way it would work for telcos is if they probably concentrated on, forgive my language, data intensive apps. Without proof of a good ROI it would be tough for them to support content developers. The focus for mobile content developers should be the market of over 10million subscribers, if you manage to get 1Kshs per day from 1% of that market then you'll be set for a while. What content developers need to is creativity and a knack for getting around the various gardens that characterize our technology ecosystem, otherwise we'll die complaining. P.S. Even facebook knows that the STK is here to stay. From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of wesley kirinya Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:38 AM To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] I am moving to Airtel...what about you? I'm inclined to agree with Safcom. They might loose some customers, mostly those without MPESA, but Safcom is here to stay with the majority numbers. However, it will also be difficult for them to increase subscribers. IMO the future for higher profits is to get more revenue per subscriber. If Airtel, Orange... got an equal number of subsribers with Safcom, what next?. Now there is a complex situation that exists today that didn't exist before. Mpesa and other SIM applications could get away with difficult UI experience back in the days, which they can't today because of the great UI experience on applications that can be downloaded on the phones. Back in the days a VAS is what was on the SIM, today, it's not. That means telecos have lost their grip on the VAS that can be put on the phone. IMO no teleco should be comfortable with the idea of having a unique VAS on their network. So telecos have to attract content developers, who now hold the V in VAS. The only true way is to give the content developers decent revenue share on decent terms. Now my conclusion is something I said many months ago after being frustrated by the low revenue share that telecos offer and the hoops that come with it... The winning teleco is the one that will offer decent revenue share to content developers. Nothing more, nothing less. If Orange and Airtel (Zain, ...) want to cut down Safcom (assuming Safcom would, unlikely, be sleeping), give content developers at least 70%, and allow your subsribers to pay via airtime. That 70% is what the developer takes to the office, no strange hidden agendas! To put icing on the cake, allow an API to your systems so that content developers can integrate the payment in their applications. To be fair to the telecos, it's said that under the law, a content developer has to go through a Content Provider (or PRSP, smthing like that). Well, it's about time such laws were removed, unless there is clear benefit for having them. 8~( --- On Fri, 3/18/11, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: From: skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Skunkworks Digest, Vol 13, Issue 249 To: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 8:22 AM Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke You can reach the person managing the list at skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." Today's Topics: 1. <OT> Dell Alienware M11X!! in STOCK... (Alvin Jason Ochieng) 2. Re: <OT> Dell Alienware M11X!! in STOCK... 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This is why I don't do sites for 3000/=
by JOmoro 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

http://bluu-nile.awardspace.biz/ Such an Eyesore. What's up with the design community in Kenya. -- http://jomoro.carbonmade.com/ Jansen Omoro

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Why you shouldnt steal a geeks lappy
by ty 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

http://dvice.com/archives/2011/03/heres-why-you-s.php Enough said -ty

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