I have tried the evdo in Embakasi. The connection is terrible, I was using the 256kbs down/128kbps up   package.
Speeds  never went above  15kbs, at such speeds opening pages was difficult. But in town CBD its ok. May I just add that the customer care reps for orange are really below standard. those guys do not know the basics about the products they are selling..




2009/5/13 Allan Kapten <allankapten09@gmail.com>
Hey, am looking for an ISP for an office that'll have like 3-5 comps.
Will this Orange broadband be a good choice? And which speed(package)
would be good for such number of users? Thanks

On 5/13/09, joe mwirigi <joemwirigi@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have installed and used livebox for some time now,1. The hardware is not
> very good which may lead to many frequent down times and slow starts.
> How to overcome this
>  If you have previously had any other adsl modem, just get to the settings
> and replace the adls user and pass with the orange username and pass.
> This ensures your hardaware is upto the task as you enjoy orange broadband.
> You can toss the livebox on the wall -esp if you buy it at 11k. :)
>
> I use around 10 comps and so far so good.
>
> 2. Evdo. Your location matters as said above, choose the huawei type -found
> it better than the  pretty black ones. Connection may timeout from time to
> time again depending on your location.
>
> [Hope this helps - ]
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Ibibe Systems We believe so we can
>
>
>
> 2009/5/13 Odhiambo ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Brian Lusiola <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We had a livebox (broadband turbo) brought to the office on 22nd April,
>>> technician showed up on 24th April.
>>> First had issues with the authentication, then when it was up and running
>>> it was pretty good for the 12 Computers on the LAN.
>>> We had quite a number of downtimes, and the worst was three days
>>> continuous (same authentication issue).
>>> Generally the speed is OK.
>>>
>>> *Cons*
>>> -Maybe individual but the authentication error really annoyed
>>> -Support is generally slow.
>>> -You'll need a firewall after the livebox to have proper control.
>>>
>>> *<HIJACK>
>>> Anybody used the orange USB dongle, how are the speeds on it?
>>> **</HIJACK>*
>>>
>>
>> @Brian,
>>
>> My response was based on experience with the USB dongle. If you need me to
>> get some figures on the performance, then just let me know what
>> application
>> I need to use to gather consistent data for your curiosity and I will
>> spare
>> some time to do it.
>> I have two friends at the mentioned locations from whom I can gather the
>> data.
>>
>> PS: I am quite happy with Safaricom 3G and IIRC, MJ said that the billing
>> model is going to change and I can only take that to mean "cheaper" KES/MB
>> :)
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
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