Zimbabwe orders Internet shutdown

SilverCode said:
I wonder how hard it would be to hook up an old dial-up modem to your phone line, and then route the traffic through your broadband connection. That way Zim folk could dial in to your modem and regain internet access the good old fashioned way.
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Dial Up won't work, the copper is all stolen
 
The more thing change the more they stay the same.

Mnangwagwa is an offshoot of Mugabe.
 
I doubt ZA will become Zim 2.0. But I'm hoping not to stick around to find out.
 
SilverCode said:
I wonder how hard it would be to hook up an old dial-up modem to your phone line, and then route the traffic through your broadband connection. That way Zim folk could dial in to your modem and regain internet access the good old fashioned way.
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Shouldn't be too difficult in theory, especially if you've built your own router (pfSense, Microtik, etc.). Connect up modem to phone line, do some configuration to authenticate whoever dials in and dish out IP settings, and make sure that your routing rules are good.

That's just theoretically though. I've never done this, and a quick Google search (very quick, because it's 7am and I need to head to the office now) didn't turn up anything too useful. Could be an interesting project through for people with too much spare time on their hands!

Unfortunately, I don't think I can do it here -- POTS is rapidly disappearing here in NZ; people who still need or want a landline-based service need to take the VoIP route (and I have no idea how well dial-up will work over VoIP -- probably not very well or not at all, depending on the VoIP codec being used. Refer to the hoops one has to jump through to get fax to work on VoIP to see what I'm on about here).
 
Sinbad said:
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086 Fax lines only work within the borders of SA, they don't work internationally.
It's a kind thought, but all these people are gonna hear is an error message.
 
LazyLion said:
086 Fax lines only work within the borders of SA, they don't work internationally.
It's a kind thought, but all these people are gonna hear is an error message.
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No, there were some offered by Faxwhiz back in the day (And other providers) that allowed international callers to use them. I had one and it received faxes to it from outside ZA.

But they don't all do it by default, you had to request (and pay) for it. How it actually differentiated from normal 866 numbers i dont know.
 
neoprema said:
No, there were some offered by Faxwhiz back in the day (And other providers) that allowed international callers to use them. I had one and it received faxes to it from outside ZA.

But they don't all do it by default, you had to request (and pay) for it. How it actually differentiated from normal 866 numbers i dont know.
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I doubt that is the case here... and the fact that this guy has not tweeted anything else since then bears that out.
 
SA just needs to look north. The more **** happening in Zim before the elections the better. Not that 90%+ of our population would really care or understand.
 
Why not just set up Internet via Satellite ?

YAHCLICK, the satellite broadband service of UAE-based global satellite operator Yahsat, has officially launched operations in Zimbabwe.

The service was unveiled during a Press conference in Harare, where the company also announced its partnership with official service partner, Utande, a subsidiary of Dandemutande Investments.

With the introduction of YahClick, customers across Zimbabwe are set to have better access to affordable, uninterrupted, high-speed broadband connectivity.

YahClick uses the Ka-band powered by High Throughput Satellite (HTS) spot beam technology, allowing Yahsat to deliver high performance satellite broadband services via smaller dishes.


The model significantly reduces the capital expenditure required to build satellite-based connectivity infrastructure, enabling YahClick to elevate the digital offering in Zimbabwe and support the country in unlocking its full economic and social potential.

YAHCLICK

IF you had a decent enough connection you could propagate it via Wireless ( WASP or Microwave )

ALL the rest of the telecommunications infrastructure in Zim is controlled by ZanuPF via their foreign "advisers"

Douglas Mboweni, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s chief executive officer confirmed the latest development to Africa Investor, “Work on the fibre-optic network has been completed, and the network has a direct connection to the SEACOM cable in Durban, South Africa.”

However, he could not shed light on the exact amount of money the company has sunk into the project to date. But confirmed that the country’s biggest telecommunications company had awarded the US$66 million contract to carry out the connectivity to Chinese company Huawei Technologies.

Douglas Mboweni

Telecommunications infrastructure in Zim :

Telecommunications Status in Zimbabwe

I wonder who Sirewu Baxton is ?

Lets not get ahead of ourselves folks -- the Zimbabweans LOVE to wail moan and cry -- OH WOE IS I !

Bunch of useless fsckers
 
Decolonise the internet. It's a western construct based on non "African science and technology."
 
The shtholes are learning from each other. I would not be surprised if ours learns from them too.
 
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