I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom. Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest". Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand. Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less. And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
This discussion always stops when it comes to that part of countrywide coverage, eh? I would say its better to have '3G' speeds everywhere I catch the Safaricom 3G signal, and from experience I can say its very reliable, rather than have a fleeting instance of 'super speed' somewhere near an operators office, otherwise elsewhere it's nothing. Those 'fastest' speeds, I have come to find out, are meant for dazzling customers after some grand launch, otherwise they are unavailable when you need them, say in a hotel room in Kisumu or Embu, etc etc... On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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Washington, I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here! On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense? ./bernard On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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@Bernard :-) On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all.... On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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I think airtel has the best 3G signal so far. BEEN streaming HD youtube ( 1080p) without buffering. Cant wait for them to launch. Kevin On Feb 8, 2012 2:45 PM, "Kinuthia Ngugi" <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all....
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com>wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom.
Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as the "fastest".
Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce the price of this modem, I demand.
Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less.
And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not just a few areas?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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@omondi, Thats how it all starts...now wait for the torrents. ./bernard On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
I think airtel has the best 3G signal so far. BEEN streaming HD youtube ( 1080p) without buffering. Cant wait for them to launch.
Kevin On Feb 8, 2012 2:45 PM, "Kinuthia Ngugi" <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all....
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com>wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
> I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it > shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that > time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in > Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom. > > Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as > the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what > Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as > the "fastest". > > Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 > retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of > electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they > punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce > the price of this modem, I demand. > > Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it > to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less. > > And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to > push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not > just a few areas? > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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@Kevin, Wait until we (many many many we) join the network! Your speeds will come "town" like a house of cards:-) On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 14:57, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
I think airtel has the best 3G signal so far. BEEN streaming HD youtube ( 1080p) without buffering. Cant wait for them to launch.
Kevin On Feb 8, 2012 2:45 PM, "Kinuthia Ngugi" <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all....
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com>wrote:
Washington,
I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be protected - we are on our own here!
On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
> I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it > shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that > time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in > Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom. > > Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as > the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what > Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as > the "fastest". > > Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 > retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of > electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they > punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce > the price of this modem, I demand. > > Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved it > to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less. > > And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to > push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not > just a few areas? > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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safaricom making noise about their great 3G speeds means airtel are about to launch their 3G... On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
@Kevin,
Wait until we (many many many we) join the network! Your speeds will come "town" like a house of cards:-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 14:57, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
I think airtel has the best 3G signal so far. BEEN streaming HD youtube ( 1080p) without buffering. Cant wait for them to launch.
Kevin On Feb 8, 2012 2:45 PM, "Kinuthia Ngugi" <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all....
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in the office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya <mouzmuyer@gmail.com>wrote:
> Washington, > > I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think > about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I can only > use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else simply > because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as many > would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have proper > coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the connection away > from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless you > intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like Safaricom > myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' could be > used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual speeds of > 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what options > do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers need to be > protected - we are on our own here! > > On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it >> shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at that >> time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange 3G in >> Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom. >> >> Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as >> the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to understand what >> Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put Orange as >> the "fastest". >> >> Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 >> retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices of >> electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they >> punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should reduce >> the price of this modem, I demand. >> >> Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved >> it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less. >> >> And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to >> push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole country, not >> just a few areas? >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > Kind regards. > > Moses Muya > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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Lol very good observation Nicholas! Am also convinced that is the reason. On 2/8/12, Nicholas Mutinda <mutindah@gmail.com> wrote:
safaricom making noise about their great 3G speeds means airtel are about to launch their 3G...
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
@Kevin,
Wait until we (many many many we) join the network! Your speeds will come "town" like a house of cards:-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 14:57, Kevin Omondi <kevin.ouma@gmail.com> wrote:
I think airtel has the best 3G signal so far. BEEN streaming HD youtube ( 1080p) without buffering. Cant wait for them to launch.
Kevin On Feb 8, 2012 2:45 PM, "Kinuthia Ngugi" <kinuthia.ngugi@gmail.com> wrote:
It's easier for Orange to put all those 10 E1's on a single 21Mbps site coz they own and operate their own fibre network, from back in the day. But it will still cost them more than it's worth in the final analysis. On the other hand , kina Safaricom and Airtel have to lease this capacity from....guess who and who and who? yeah, and the price per circuit is not that friendly.So for the operator who knows what they are on about, 21Mbps is not so hot at the moment after all....
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
@Bernard :-)
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com>wrote:
On another note, does providing all that transmission bandwidth to each and every 3G site to provide and sustain 21Mbps make economic sense?
./bernard
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 PM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
> i agree ,safaricom modem for 21 mbps should have a price review > downwards , the Orange one hardly works at home and i dont need it in > the > office ...so yes safaricom is the fastest 3g.... all over kenya > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Moses Muya > <mouzmuyer@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Washington, >> >> I think 'most reliable' would be a better term than 'fastest'!Think >> about this,even though I hear many good stories about Orange 3G,I >> can only >> use it in the CBD but when I get home I have to use something else >> simply >> because there is no reception where Iive!Ilive in Lang'atta and as >> many >> would argue,this is very close to the city!Why would Orange not have >> proper >> coverage here? Scenario number two - if you need to use the >> connection away >> from Nairobi,don't even think about another service provider unless >> you >> intend to subject yourself to untold frustration!I do not like >> Safaricom >> myself ever since they discovered the term 'unlimited internet' >> could be >> used to describe 'Capped at a theoretical 512Kbps' and 'actual >> speeds of >> 6Kbps to 61Kbps' - add that to intermittent disconnections!But what >> options >> do I have?CCK seems to have forgotten all together why consumers >> need to be >> protected - we are on our own here! >> >> On 8 February 2012 11:40, Odhiambo Washington >> <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I have read some blog entry by one, Moses Kemibaro, and it >>> shows/proves that Orange 3G is the fastest in Kenya. Well, maybe at >>> that >>> time, but has anything changed since October 2011? I did use Orange >>> 3G in >>> Mombasa last year and yes, it was much faster than Safaricom. >>> >>> Today, Safaricom have taken out a full page Ad touting their 3G as >>> the "fastest". If not just marketing gimmick, I'd like to >>> understand what >>> Safaricom means with "fastest" when the statistics out there put >>> Orange as >>> the "fastest". >>> >>> Safaricom's "fastest" 3G modem (Huawei E1820) is stuck at KES 9,999 >>> retail price for almost 2 years now. Kwani they don't know prices >>> of >>> electronic gadgets need to come down fast? Just the other day, they >>> punguzad the price of Nokia N9 from 69,999 to 55,999. They should >>> reduce >>> the price of this modem, I demand. >>> >>> Orange, OTOH, started with their modem at 7,000 and quickly moved >>> it to 3,500 and I think now it's probably less. >>> >>> And now that we have the wars of who is "fastest", who is going to >>> push them to spread these "fastest" speeds to cover the whole >>> country, not >>> just a few areas? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >>> Nairobi,KE >>> +254733744121/+254722743223 >>> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >>> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >>> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kind regards. >> >> Moses Muya >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > > -- > GG > > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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Kevin; Youtube loads pretty fast even on slow speeds, coz we have the content "local". I just hate Airtel for all their lies. I wish they knew their second name is liar! On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Nicholas Mutinda <mutindah@gmail.com> wrote:
safaricom making noise about their great 3G speeds means airtel are about to launch their 3G...
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
@Kevin,
Wait until we (many many many we) join the network! Your speeds will come "town" like a house of cards:-)
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