On 9/16/11, Agosta Liko <
agostal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sema John
>
> What am getting at is these articles are wrong about Africa, its an
> overly simplified way of looking at the continent.
>
> Per CCK, there are 10m Kenyans on the net, with Mobile networks
> brining in around 3M subscribers ... Are we sharing phones ?
>
> I have been asking my friends and random people I meet since jana and
> this is what I get so far
>
> A. All of them used the internet on a PC as the first
>
> B. Around 60pct have never used the net via mobile but they do so via
> PC at jobo, school etc
>
> Still asking ..
>
> On 9/16/11, John Doe <
fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
>> @ Agosta,
>>
>> I don't have stats but I would say for a good number in Africa, first
>> access
>> to the internet is via mobile phone. Whether it remains so is out for
>> debate. I am basing my conclusions on articles such as this...
>>
>>
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904279004576524742374778386.html
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM, wesley kirinya
>> <
kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Probably right. May be the bigger question is the difference in what
>>> they
>>> do on mobile vrs PC. 8~)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Agosta Liko <
agostal@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List <
skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:25 PM
>>> *Subject:* [Skunkworks] Quick Question
>>>
>>> Skunks,
>>>
>>> Would I be correct in saying that over 95pct of Kenyans who have
>>> access to internet on phone also have it via PC ?
>>>
>>> How many Kenyans have the mobile web as the first or only way of
>>> accessing the web ?
>>>
>>> Would love to get some feedback or thoughts around the same...
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Liko
>>>
>>> On 9/11/11, Antony Mwai <
antonymwai@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Ngugi, but most of this is already a sunk cost.... when setting up the
>>> > company!!!!
>>> >
>>> > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Kinuthia Ngugi
>>> > <
kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Whoever was shocked at Bob's hint is being emotional rather than
>>> logical.
>>> >> The telecoms industry in Kenya is 99% imports, from the biggest
>>> equipment
>>> >> to
>>> >> the smallest, even a SIM card is imported. So if the the dollar
>>> >> wobbles,
>>> >> the
>>> >> network operators feel the effect in a very profound way. If everyone
>>> out
>>> >> there, even maize hawkers, are blaming the dollar for their upward
>>> >> price
>>> >> shifts, how is it that telcos are expected to remain with flat prices
>>> (or
>>> >> even lower them some more). It's simply not possible, prices have to
>>> >> go
>>> up
>>> >> at some point.
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Bernard Mwagiru
>>> >> <
bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE78805P20110909>>> >>>
>>> >>> No company worth its salt is immune to high inflation, high fuel
>>> >>> costs
>>> >>> and
>>> >>> a weakening shilling.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ./bernard
>>> >>> sent from my android device.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Sep 10, 2011 10:56 AM, "solomon kariri" <
solomonkariri@gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> > :)
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Phares Kariuki
>>> >>> > <
pkariuki@gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >> Not to mention the fact that .
go.ke is pondering the
>>> >>> >> reintroduction
>>> of
>>> >>> >> VAT on cell phones.
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> -kaboro-
>>> >>> >>
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