Hi Listers, Now enough has been said about: - Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time. Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost. -- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com October ICT *Plug and Play!**
Seriously, not another thread about ISPs. Dint we discuss this yesterday, and the day before? .They have not changed. Pick your pick and move on. On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
Now enough has been said about:
- Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time.
Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost.
-- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com
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The rest have been full of chaos ... most of the contributions have been fueled by frustration. I feel a good simple and comprehensive recommendation is deserved. On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM, jade manzana <jade.manzana@gmail.com>wrote:
Seriously, not another thread about ISPs. Dint we discuss this yesterday, and the day before? .They have not changed. Pick your pick and move on.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
Now enough has been said about:
- Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time.
Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost.
-- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com
October ICT *Plug and Play!**
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When it comes to ISPs-so far, you won't get everything you are looking for in a bundle-and you have listed it very well below. e.g. You will hardly ever get a cheap and reliable connection..sacrifice one to get one..Cheap is at the expense of reliable..you want good speeds, reliability, then dig deeper..ofcourse some like Zuku should probably be selling Oranges instead of bandwidth but they are still in business, so they must have some happy clients somewhere too.. My recommendation: Try callkey networks for a reliable connection and excellent support. On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
The rest have been full of chaos ... most of the contributions have been fueled by frustration.
I feel a good simple and comprehensive recommendation is deserved.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM, jade manzana <jade.manzana@gmail.com>wrote:
Seriously, not another thread about ISPs. Dint we discuss this yesterday, and the day before? .They have not changed. Pick your pick and move on.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
Now enough has been said about:
- Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time.
Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost.
-- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com
October ICT *Plug and Play!**
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Well, Callkey... I was sending a question via their contact form and it seems like there is a 404 error on their contact form... I am not saying they are not good...but a 404 error with only 6 pages???? Is that shoddy or is it shady? Claire. On 1/12/11, jade manzana <jade.manzana@gmail.com> wrote:
When it comes to ISPs-so far, you won't get everything you are looking for in a bundle-and you have listed it very well below. e.g. You will hardly ever get a cheap and reliable connection..sacrifice one to get one..Cheap is at the expense of reliable..you want good speeds, reliability, then dig deeper..ofcourse some like Zuku should probably be selling Oranges instead of bandwidth but they are still in business, so they must have some happy clients somewhere too..
My recommendation: Try callkey networks for a reliable connection and excellent support.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
The rest have been full of chaos ... most of the contributions have been fueled by frustration.
I feel a good simple and comprehensive recommendation is deserved.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM, jade manzana <jade.manzana@gmail.com>wrote:
Seriously, not another thread about ISPs. Dint we discuss this yesterday, and the day before? .They have not changed. Pick your pick and move on.
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
Now enough has been said about:
- Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time.
Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost.
-- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com
October ICT *Plug and Play!**
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-- *Kind Regards Martin Muraguri C: +254726937792 / +254736594985 E: martinmur87@gmail.com / martin.m@OctoberICT.com W: www.OctoberICT.com
October ICT *Plug and Play!**
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On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Martin Muraguri <martinmur87@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
Now enough has been said about:
- Zuku being incompetent and unreliable - Access kenya being Expensive though reliable - KDN - being a pain when it comes to support - Safaricom having minimal or no down time.
Now kindly recommend an ISP based on* pure experience*. With regard to speed and monthly cost.
If you are at a location with Fiber and there is an ISP that is able to ride on it, and the cost of the bandwidth bracket you need is not a threat to your budget, then go for "that" ISP. I am saying this because those on fiber appear to be the happier lot. ELSE go for VSAT if you can afford it. I am not naming any ISP for you at this time. However, I use both Safaricom and AK. Safaricom for my voice traffic,given their redundancy structure and AK because of historical reasons:-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
As far as ISPs are concerned, you have to test them yourself as experiences vary Zuku has a *VERY VERY* bad reputation but i haven't had any bad experiences myself (exept for the hidden cost on equipment the loan). Been with them since last year. Saf as you claim "having minimal or no down time" may be ok to you but for me..., i was once deducted 8bob daily without receiving my 10mb for about 3 weeks & even tho customer care aknowledged the problem they handled the case poorly. I got 24 bob refund. But i got to hand it to them, besides ukora yao they have the fastest * mobile* internet. Airtel can't see them even if they had 3 eyes. KDN likes cooprate clients more than us home and small office users. Access same as above. To them good customer support means they deny you admin rights take control over your router...you can guess what they can do with that. AK router's always look like a crime scene... alot of red and yellow tape; If an ISP is still in business, it has more happier customers than pissed off customers. So your only option is to chose one and hope you will belong to the former group.
Well, as ISPs go, I would advise you if you can go get Safaricom fiber, go for it. Their service is one of the best in the market, and the prices are not too high. But also depends on what bandwidth you are looking at. It would be a waste to waste a whole fiber link on anything less than 1 Mbps, but if are looking for speeds from 1 Mbps to 10 Mbps, go for Safaricom. Safaricom's prices are also good, but not for bandwidth less than 1 Mbps. And their support team seems to have come of age. Initially there were a lot of issues with support, but it seems that has been addressed. My issue with AccessKenya are many, but the most frustrating one is not being able to access or admin my router. You can imagine investing on one of the most advanced Cisco routers and having AccessKenya change the admin password and there is nothing you can do about it? That does not cut for most IT or Network Admins. But in the end, the choice comes down to you. As someone said, you can have reliable and cheap, there is always a compromise.
Would you give me contact in safcom.Name and address so that I can ask for a quotation. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, as ISPs go, I would advise you if you can go get Safaricom fiber, go for it. Their service is one of the best in the market, and the prices are not too high. But also depends on what bandwidth you are looking at. It would be a waste to waste a whole fiber link on anything less than 1 Mbps, but if are looking for speeds from 1 Mbps to 10 Mbps, go for Safaricom.
Safaricom's prices are also good, but not for bandwidth less than 1 Mbps. And their support team seems to have come of age. Initially there were a lot of issues with support, but it seems that has been addressed.
My issue with AccessKenya are many, but the most frustrating one is not being able to access or admin my router. You can imagine investing on one of the most advanced Cisco routers and having AccessKenya change the admin password and there is nothing you can do about it? That does not cut for most IT or Network Admins.
But in the end, the choice comes down to you. As someone said, you can have reliable and cheap, there is always a compromise.
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On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
Well, as ISPs go, I would advise you if you can go get Safaricom fiber, go for it. Their service is one of the best in the market, and the prices are not too high. But also depends on what bandwidth you are looking at. It would be a waste to waste a whole fiber link on anything less than 1 Mbps, but if are looking for speeds from 1 Mbps to 10 Mbps, go for Safaricom.
Safaricom's prices are also good, but not for bandwidth less than 1 Mbps. And their support team seems to have come of age. Initially there were a lot of issues with support, but it seems that has been addressed.
My issue with AccessKenya are many, but the most frustrating one is not being able to access or admin my router. You can imagine investing on one of the most advanced Cisco routers and having AccessKenya change the admin password and there is nothing you can do about it? That does not cut for most IT or Network Admins.
But in the end, the choice comes down to you. As someone said, you can have reliable and cheap, there is always a compromise.
I am with Access Kenya and they have no control of my router. We signed that they will not manage it. We do. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Speaking about ISPs is it illegal to resell bandwidth and can someone get authorization (written) from them? -- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki, Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
as a side note my KDN link has been down since yesterday 3pm , something wrong with the thompson BTS ...the nerve of the support guy telling me they have sent someone today morning..so am thinking ....What tha hell were they doing the whole of yesterday? but i hear safcom support is EX-KDN support that would explain why safcom is coming on up ..... rgds Angry KDN client On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
Speaking about ISPs is it illegal to resell bandwidth and can someone get authorization (written) from them?
-- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
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RE: Angry KDN client. There is an unwritten rule when it comes to KDN--"YOU, The client, should always be patient." So, IF patience=null/false THEN start shopping :) rgds Former Angry KDN Client On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:02 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com>wrote:
as a side note my KDN link has been down since yesterday 3pm , something wrong with the thompson BTS ...the nerve of the support guy telling me they have sent someone today morning..so am thinking ....What tha hell were they doing the whole of yesterday? but i hear safcom support is EX-KDN support that would explain why safcom is coming on up .....
rgds
Angry KDN client
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
Speaking about ISPs is it illegal to resell bandwidth and can someone get authorization (written) from them?
-- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
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@job, you also need to read your SLA see if there's a clause on re-selling. @Martin myisp.co.ke . good support, you get what you pay for. On 1/13/11, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
Speaking about ISPs is it illegal to resell bandwidth and can someone get authorization (written) from them?
-- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
-- Thank you, Rose ________________________________________
Anyone out there happy with the kdn box service? On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Rose Karanja <rosewkaranja@gmail.com>wrote:
@job, you also need to read your SLA see if there's a clause on re-selling. @Martin myisp.co.ke . good support, you get what you pay for.
On 1/13/11, Job Muriuki <muriukin@gmail.com> wrote:
Speaking about ISPs is it illegal to resell bandwidth and can someone get authorization (written) from them?
-- Regards, Job Njogu Muriuki,
Phone: (+254) - 772333075 | 736333075 Skype: heviejob | Yahoo: heviejob
Address: 42665 00100 Nrb
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