Broadband around the world

[feo]

http://www.answers.com/topic/dsl-around-the-world

Close your eyes when you get to the part about SA.

 

[lindito]

highest DSL in the world, highest call charges in the world, highest bank fees in the world...

 

[love56k]

and, unfortunately, the highest rate of apathetic people

 

[kilo39]

->apathetic people

- just powerless - who wouldn't be with a monster python wrapped around their neck!

 

[TonyA]

Note what is said about Italy

Italy
ADSL has in theory been available in Italy for a number of years, and has been very widely publicised; but in practice has to now (Sept 2004) been limited by an exasperatingly low technical competence of the telecoms companies, which consumers continue to tolerate. Consumer expectations are heavily conditioned by decades of poor service, delays, random cuts and the general technical and commercial ineptitude that was typical of the entire communications sector

Now I wonder why this sounds familiar

 

[i-Guru]

i wished i lived in germany

Deutsche Telekom offers:

T-DSL 1000: 1024/128 (17 €)
T-DSL 2000: 2048/192 (20 €)
T-DSL 6000: 6016/576 (25 €)

dammmn thats what i cal DSL, I hope Telkom is reading this, maybe they can compete............oooops just day dreaming, it will never happen in SA

 

[lindito]

and, unfortunately, the highest rate of apathetic people

what is *with* that?

i'm ready to just strangle people. i suppose a letter-writing campaign is out; i mean, the second the people who *should* care the most see that i'm a foreigner, i'm quite sure i'd get a "damn kwele-kwele. you need to go back to where you came from". the same type of **** i hear every day in this place.

fie.

 

[lindito]

Note what is said about Italy

Italy
ADSL has in theory been available in Italy for a number of years, and has been very widely publicised; but in practice has to now (Sept 2004) been limited by an exasperatingly low technical competence of the telecoms companies, which consumers continue to tolerate. Consumer expectations are heavily conditioned by decades of poor service, delays, random cuts and the general technical and commercial ineptitude that was typical of the entire communications sector

Now I wonder why this sounds familiar

in SENEGAL, i had my land line in a day, and my dsl the *next* day.

i would have had it in the *same* day, but i got stuck in one of dakar's infamous traffic jams, and didn't get to the office in time.

SENEGAL.

(i also had my DSTV satellite within 45 minutes of applying. that is, after signing the contract, the satellite dish crew were at my front door within 45 minutes of my having left the office.)

 

[kilo39]

->SENEGAL

Yup - telkom really runs this country and they do business their own way. Pity us.