Ubuntu-zw Digest, Vol 23, Issue 25

Kuda Dube kuda.dube at africadevelopers.com
Sat Apr 25 01:36:12 BST 2009 

Hi,

Is Wimax from Africom available in most towns and cities of Zimbabwe or
its just Harare?

Regards
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Kuda


On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:25:35 +0200
nyasha chihanga <rgchihanga at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> hi all
> I think the best internet coonection that you can install at your
> home is from Africom. got it installed in Nov last year and have
> downloaded a considerable amount of gigs since then though they have
> some bandwidth problems when they add more customers before upgrading
> their backbone which results in a lot of bad packets but tolerable
> for the few days that it hapens.the cost of installation then was
> 1300usd this includes everything you need except a computer plus one
> month subscription.monthly we pay 100usd for 256kbp and you do get
> 256kbp or more .the initial investment is steep but by the time you
> pass the third month you will have overlooked that.the installation
> can be done in a single day and they use wimax.So you get an always
> on broadband connection uncapped for a reasonable price.
> 
> regards 
> Nyasha
> 
> > From: ubuntu-zw-request at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Ubuntu-zw Digest, Vol 23, Issue 25
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> > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:38:26 +0100
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> >    1. Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity (Manulite)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:38:21 +0200
> > From: Manulite <manulite at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
> > To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I have recently acquired a USB gprs modem which I managed to get
> > working easily on my laptop using umtsmon (though not on Ubuntu).
> > The process is quite straight forward:
> > -plugin usb modem, it mounts as flash disk first (contains autorun
> > for win drivers)
> > -umount the flash device then it automatically mounts as the modem.
> > -fire up umtsmon, create a profile, connect
> > -profit!
> > 
> > The speed varies a lot, but I'm always able to at least load gmail
> > in html version, and do the usual google searches for code snippets
> > and stuff. I've got 'good' speeds in the morning. So as far as
> > getting work done, I think the solution works quite OK. I haven't
> > tried to do any downloads as yet. In my opinion, it's not that wow,
> > but good for basic use. I'm definately finding it useful.
> > 
> > Just for fun I also got the modem to connect using wvdial as well.
> > 
> > regards
> > 
> > manulite
> > 
> > On 4/24/09, Tapiwa Munzwa <tkmunzwa at bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I was able to configure Kubuntu (Hardy) to share the GPRS
> > > connection my phone uses over bluetooth (not as a modem *per se*
> > > - I did not dial up/use AT commands on laptop). You can find the
> > > steps I took at ubuntuforums
> > > ( http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6996218#post6996218)<http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6996218#post6996218>
> > >
> > > The GPRS speeds did not impress me much either where I am
> > > (Botswana), I'd say comparable to dialup. And the charges are
> > > expensive to the point of obscenity (per MB). I hope Econet will
> > > have reasonable rates.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > >> From: Kuda Dube <kuda.dube at africadevelopers.com>
> > >> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:24:25 +0100
> > >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
> > >> Hi OS,
> > >>
> > >> GPRS Internet is something I am really looking forward to
> > >> although I am also really interested in any other Internet
> > >> connectivity options in Zim, especially in my house. I will
> > >> follow this thread attentively!
> > >>
> > >> ---
> > >> Kuda
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:21:13 +0200
> > >> "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Friends,
> > >> >
> > >> > I guess we have all heard that Econet is going to offer GPRS
> > >> > internet connectivity "real soon now". It will be faster than
> > >> > dial-up at least and should cover whereever they cover.
> > >> >
> > >> > Anyone has any experience on how to make this work from Ubuntu,
> > >> > Kubuntu etc? I guess we talk mainly about using your cellphone
> > >> > via bluetooth as a modem - somehow...
> > >> >
> > >> > Sinclair
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Kudakwashe Dube
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> > >> From: "Neil" <neil.coetzer at nationalit.co.zw>
> > >> To: "'Kuda Dube'" <kuda.dube at africadevelopers.com>, <
> > >> ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > >> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:43:09 +0200
> > >> Subject: RE: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
> > >> Hi guys,
> > >>
> > >> I did recently see a "demo" of this by one of the guys selling
> > >> the modems.... I'm afraid I wasn't impressed at all. It was
> > >> possibly just the time of day (around 4pm) but it actually
> > >> seemed slower than dialup and some
> > >> of the larger/slower sites like wikipedia, failed to load at
> > >> all. I fear that econet has already over-subscribed the service?
> > >>
> > >> Anyone else had any better experiences? Apparently it worked
> > >> well when it was in demo phase but performance has degraded
> > >> badly since it went commercial. (At least that's what I've
> > >> heard).
> > >>
> > >> NC
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >> [mailto:ubuntu-zw-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Kuda
> > >> Dube Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:24 AM
> > >> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >> Cc: o.sinclair at gmail.com
> > >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu and gprs connectivity
> > >>
> > >> Hi OS,
> > >>
> > >> GPRS Internet is something I am really looking forward to
> > >> although I am also really interested in any other Internet
> > >> connectivity options in Zim, especially in my house. I will
> > >> follow this thread attentively!
> > >>
> > >> ---
> > >> Kuda
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:21:13 +0200
> > >> "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Friends,
> > >> >
> > >> > I guess we have all heard that Econet is going to offer GPRS
> > >> > internet connectivity "real soon now". It will be faster than
> > >> > dial-up at least and should cover whereever they cover.
> > >> >
> > >> > Anyone has any experience on how to make this work from Ubuntu,
> > >> > Kubuntu etc? I guess we talk mainly about using your cellphone
> > >> > via bluetooth as a modem - somehow...
> > >> >
> > >> > Sinclair
> > >> >
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