Hi Collins,
Im not worried about Safcom leading the market what im more worried is when they take over the market and wel8r hav no choice of providers like we do on mobile services.
Regards
Themburu

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 6:11 AM, dennis moshu <de2moshu@gmail.com> wrote:
i once woke up at 6:30 to go for a campo trip and called my buddy to
pitia me we go get the bus. kumbe the guys: to my shocker, had left at
4 in the morning. same case for the ISPs, 6:30 is fast approaching n
safcon is already miles ahead, on technology that is not really
broadband. who cares when all kenyans: albeit most of us, is check
mail, and FB, on MOBILE DEVICES!!!!  I presume the death or
"malnuitrition" of most ISPs, compounded with the unified licensing
framework licences given by CCK. honestly, you just gave the big boys
much space to bully the small start-ups. watch and c.

On 8/9/09, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia@gmail.com> wrote:
> Atleast AK they have tried, i have seen their speeds improving, but
> not as good as safcom modem, which i just ended up buying last week.
>
> On 8/9/09, George Njoroge <themburu@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thats the problem, these ISP guys are just behaving like they dont care
>> and
>> assuming the Internet market is theirs.
>> Im just trying to be the whisle blower here.
>> Themburu
>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Areba Collins
>> <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I think its a good thing. High time we gave business to someone that
>>> knows how to do business.
>>>
>>> On 8/8/09, George Njoroge <themburu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi listers,
>>> > I have been following the Fibre hullabaloo with keen interest hoping to
>>> go
>>> > to the office and find my ISP has decided to offer us a 1 MB pipe for
>>> > the
>>> > same amount we are currently paying but that has not been the case that
>>> > I
>>> am
>>> > tired. Some time back on this forum I read a post that in SA the ISP's
>>> had
>>> > already dropped their prices long b4 the fibre landed.
>>> > The question or point of interest is Safcom,do these guys want to
>>> > replace
>>> > traditional ISP's? I mean look at their data services now, I have
>>> > always
>>> > tried to give them deaf ears coz of how they seriously go for your
>>> > wallet
>>> > but hey I gonna give em credit now. Look at their speeds now - for them
>>> its
>>> > not a thing of we are testing our service on fibre as has been the talk
>>> from
>>> > with other ISP's who are now targeting Rich estates for their Internet
>>> > services not forgetting that those bosses use laptops hence modems
>>> > which
>>> is
>>> > faster hence rarery use Internet at home.
>>> > Im not a Literature writter but my worry or concern or prayer is for
>>> these
>>> > ISP's to stop playing safe and dive into business with all there is to
>>> offer
>>> > coz I think it will be too late for them when Safcom has finally
>>> established
>>> > good, strong and deep roots in data business like the have done in GSM
>>> (now
>>> > even toppling or coming close to threatening their client base is a
>>> > nightmare enuf).
>>> > I think this is very serious guys, U know Kenyans once they find or
>>> create a
>>> > trend and to be sincere one of the Big banks here is already using
>>> > Safcom
>>> > Broadband services for WAN communication.
>>> > My call is to these ISP's to stop acting so co-operate!!!
>>> > Cheerz
>>> > Themburu
>>> >
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>>> >
>>>
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