tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post8721198391169880973..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: Just in case you thought I was exaggerating: Internet connections in South AfricaThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-32572512617831081362008-02-08T16:47:00.000+00:002008-02-08T16:47:00.000+00:00Hi Karyn, thank you for the kind words on Skyrove....Hi Karyn, thank you for the kind words on Skyrove. It's a solution born simply out of wanting to solve my own problem: internet that's too expensive!<BR/><BR/>See you around! <BR/>Henkhenkkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505740232652777744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-15883284922528072442007-12-27T23:32:00.000+00:002007-12-27T23:32:00.000+00:00Thanks for pointing that out, Dave. I had heard th...Thanks for pointing that out, Dave. <BR/><BR/>I had heard that there were plans afoot to create wifi clouds over all major centres in the UK. I love the idea of being able to connect from a cosy corner of any random restaurant or coffee shop.<BR/><BR/>Because I'm just on the four mile point from the telephone exchange, my broadband connection at home isn't fast enough to allow me useful access to SecondLife, which I find extremely frustrating - all the more so because it is one of the many things blocked from work (mind you our connection speeds there aren't much better). But even so, I am better off than my family back in South Africa who are still stuck in the dial-up dark ages unable to view a 30 second Animoto video or download a 1MB+ photo, and as for downloading any of the TED talks - heck they take <B>me</B> a couple of hours, so for them it can't even be considered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-91201474595353262862007-12-27T19:20:00.000+00:002007-12-27T19:20:00.000+00:00It was me Karyn (complaining about New Zealand)In ...It was me Karyn (complaining about New Zealand)<BR/>In the UK BT has a good scheme. If you use their homehub then you can opt to share your wifi zone to anyone with a BT open zone account. It means you have to drive around outside people's houses trying to get a connection so kerb crawling charges may ensure - but it is a nice idea<BR/><I><B>Dave Snowden</I></B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com