Using my unlocked Huawei E160 and my Airtel SIM Card (sent "start" t 544 to get 50MB for testing), I was able to sample Airtel's 3.75G...

The following stats show you just how ugly it is - all local traffic seem to go out first, then back. KIXP is dead in so far as these guys are concerned, right? smtpout.accesskenya.com and 62.8.64.102 are hosted locally by AK and Zuku respectively, yet you can see the route to those via Airtel:(

C:\Users\Washington>tracert www.gmail.com

Tracing route to googlemail.l.google.com [74.125.236.85]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    72 ms    79 ms    78 ms  172.16.5.4
  2    76 ms    79 ms    79 ms  172.16.6.1
  3  1039 ms   570 ms    69 ms  172.16.15.4
  4    86 ms    79 ms    87 ms  172.16.12.2
  5    75 ms    78 ms    79 ms  41.223.57.238
  6   166 ms   159 ms   158 ms  41.223.59.142
  7   175 ms   158 ms   169 ms  10.87.2.89
  8   357 ms   328 ms   379 ms  dsl-del-static-081.45.246.61.airtelbroadband.in [61.246.45.81]
  9  1372 ms   595 ms   519 ms  64.211.193.85
 10   387 ms   358 ms   369 ms  74.125.51.189
 11   336 ms   345 ms   359 ms  209.85.252.76
 12  1221 ms   652 ms   388 ms  216.239.46.224
 13  1772 ms   805 ms   409 ms  66.249.95.149
 14   436 ms   389 ms   399 ms  66.249.94.22
 15  1198 ms   459 ms   619 ms  64.233.174.142
 16   585 ms   558 ms   549 ms  64.233.174.179
 17   555 ms   548 ms   599 ms  209.85.255.37
 18   895 ms   929 ms   939 ms  64.233.175.2
 19   926 ms   939 ms   959 ms  66.249.94.93
 20   907 ms   969 ms  1323 ms  66.249.94.73
 21   648 ms   639 ms   639 ms  209.85.249.235
 22   911 ms  1099 ms   978 ms  maa03s05-in-f21.1e100.net [74.125.236.85]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Washington>ping -n 20 www.gmail.com

Pinging googlemail.l.google.com [74.125.236.85] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=870ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=896ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=892ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=808ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=835ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=803ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=907ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=865ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=800ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=855ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=821ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=860ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=741ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=657ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=674ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=651ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=687ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=713ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=658ms TTL=44
Reply from 74.125.236.85: bytes=32 time=894ms TTL=44

Ping statistics for 74.125.236.85:
    Packets: Sent = 20, Received = 20, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 651ms, Maximum = 907ms, Average = 794ms

C:\Users\Washington>tracert smtpout.accesskenya.com

Tracing route to smtpout.accesskenya.com [196.200.16.40]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1   363 ms   400 ms   397 ms  172.16.5.4
  2   354 ms   509 ms   409 ms  172.16.6.1
  3   356 ms   479 ms   449 ms  172.16.15.4
  4   306 ms   431 ms   356 ms  172.16.12.2
  5   352 ms   419 ms   697 ms  41.223.57.238
  6   212 ms   209 ms   229 ms  41.223.59.142
  7   195 ms   169 ms   168 ms  10.87.2.89
  8   334 ms   339 ms   309 ms  dsl-del-static-081.45.246.61.airtelbroadband.in [61.246.45.81]
  9  1517 ms   626 ms   638 ms  64.211.193.85
 10   584 ms   639 ms   661 ms  ae5.scr3.LON3.gblx.net [67.17.72.22]
 11   387 ms   408 ms   539 ms  te9-2-10G.ar3.CDG2.gblx.net [67.16.148.145]
 12   345 ms   349 ms   339 ms  teleglobe-1.ar3.CDG2.gblx.net [64.208.27.42]
 13  1281 ms   779 ms   819 ms  if-2-2.tcore1.PYE-Paris.as6453.net [80.231.154.18]
 14   794 ms   830 ms   817 ms  if-8-1600.tcore1.WYN-Marseille.as6453.net [80.231.217.5]
 15   562 ms   497 ms   489 ms  if-9-5.tcore1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net [80.231.217.18]
 16   423 ms     *      578 ms  if-11-0-0.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net [180.87.38.22]
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18   596 ms     *      831 ms  TenGE-2-1-BP_CORE01.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.146]
 19   586 ms   579 ms   579 ms  bp-cr-core-datacenter.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.70]
 20  1846 ms   918 ms   889 ms  smtpout.accesskenya.com [196.200.16.40]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Washington>tracert 62.8.64.102

Tracing route to gw.kictanet.or.ke [62.8.64.102]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1   149 ms   129 ms    68 ms  172.16.5.4
  2    84 ms    80 ms    78 ms  172.16.6.1
  3    75 ms    79 ms    79 ms  172.16.15.4
  4    76 ms    68 ms    69 ms  172.16.12.2
  5    85 ms    79 ms    78 ms  41.223.57.238
  6   214 ms   229 ms  1699 ms  41.223.59.142
  7   497 ms   964 ms   238 ms  10.87.2.89
  8   364 ms   359 ms  1854 ms  dsl-del-static-081.45.246.61.airtelbroadband.in [61.246.45.81]
  9   634 ms   709 ms   639 ms  64.211.193.85
 10   584 ms   884 ms   379 ms  ae6.scr4.LON3.gblx.net [67.17.106.150]
 11   314 ms   299 ms   299 ms  te8-1-10GE.ar7.LON3.gblx.net [67.16.143.217]
 12  1229 ms  1453 ms   446 ms  tata-1.ar7.lon3.gblx.net [64.215.195.238]
 13   320 ms   299 ms   309 ms  if-14-1-0-466.core4.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.76.241]
 14   460 ms   450 ms   447 ms  ix-3-3-1.core4.LDN-London.as6453.net [195.219.195.214]
 15   471 ms   459 ms   448 ms  41.212.32.41.wananchi.com [41.212.32.41]
 16   413 ms   369 ms   379 ms  g1-0-2.cr01.ke-nbi.wananchi.com [41.212.1.106]
 17   379 ms   388 ms   389 ms  41.212.1.194.wananchi.com [41.212.1.194]
 18   363 ms     *        *     41.212.1.46.wananchi.com [41.212.1.46]
 19   677 ms   708 ms   709 ms  gw.kictanet.or.ke [62.8.64.102]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Washington>ping -n 20 62.8.64.102

Pinging 62.8.64.102 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=395ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=392ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=397ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=373ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=379ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=1628ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=676ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=533ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=590ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=576ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=553ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=557ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=542ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=546ms TTL=54
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=572ms TTL=54
Request timed out.
Reply from 62.8.64.102: bytes=32 time=525ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 62.8.64.102:
    Packets: Sent = 20, Received = 16, Lost = 4 (20% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 373ms, Maximum = 1628ms, Average = 577ms


..and for me to RDP to a Desktop in the office (Wilson Airport), I have to take the path below:

C:\Users\Washington>tracert 196.200.26.114

Tracing route to 196.200.26.114.accesskenya.com [196.200.26.114]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1   411 ms   489 ms   439 ms  172.16.5.4
  2   365 ms   359 ms   398 ms  172.16.6.1
  3   350 ms    79 ms    79 ms  172.16.15.4
  4    76 ms    79 ms   118 ms  172.16.12.2
  5    75 ms    79 ms    79 ms  41.223.57.238
  6   175 ms   209 ms   159 ms  41.223.59.142
  7   200 ms   190 ms   201 ms  10.87.2.89
  8   325 ms   329 ms   378 ms  dsl-del-static-081.45.246.61.airtelbroadband.in [61.246.45.81]
  9   322 ms   329 ms   309 ms  64.211.193.85
 10   304 ms   329 ms   329 ms  ae5.scr3.LON3.gblx.net [67.17.72.22]
 11   314 ms   329 ms   309 ms  po10-20g.ar3.CDG2.gblx.net [67.16.130.221]
 12   315 ms   318 ms   329 ms  teleglobe-1.ar3.CDG2.gblx.net [64.208.27.42]
 13   443 ms   449 ms   439 ms  if-2-2.tcore1.PYE-Paris.as6453.net [80.231.154.18]
 14   413 ms   429 ms   419 ms  if-8-1600.tcore1.WYN-Marseille.as6453.net [80.231.217.5]
 15   424 ms   429 ms   429 ms  if-9-5.tcore1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net [80.231.217.18]
 16   434 ms   419 ms   429 ms  if-11-0-0.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net [180.87.38.22]
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *      517 ms     *     TenGE-2-1-BP_CORE01.accesskenya.com [196.207.31.146]
 19     *      540 ms   511 ms  196.200.26.114.accesskenya.com [196.200.26.114]

Trace complete.

I think they will make so much money out of two classes of fools:
1. those who are stupid enough to go with them at this point in time
2. those who believe they still have no better options :)


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Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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