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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