Monthly Archives: October 2007

WISP and ADSL services compared

Posted on October 29, 2007 by joe

MyBroadband published an article comparing ADSL to WISP services today: WISPs versus ADSL Everybody loves the underdog.. if they know about the underdog. It’s nice to see the smaller and more dynamic network providers (WISPs) get publicity and mind-share. MyBroadband … Continue reading →

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WiMax hype and practical WiFi

Posted on October 22, 2007 by joe

I was reading an article about Wireless technologies on MyBroadband today. As usual it’s full of WiMax hopes, dreams and hype. I’ve been gathering some notes on Wifi vs. WiMax and wrote an article for WAPA to give people a … Continue reading →

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SA Broadband Value for Money Comparison

Posted on October 19, 2007 by joe

I was interested to see how the Amobia and Frogfoot products compare to the rest of the SA consumer Internet market so we did some research and drew up a spreadsheet. I wanted to see how the Frogfoot Wifi “neighbourhood … Continue reading →

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Amobia Adverts on MyBroadband

Posted on October 17, 2007 by joe

We’re playing with a bit of online advertising at the moment. Why is this newsworthy? Simply because Amobia has been uber conservative over the last ~2 years and has never wanted to advertise. This is the first ever Amobia ad … Continue reading →

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Logo for GeekDinner number 5

Posted on October 12, 2007 by joe

All hail.. the Eccentric Eggplant: You’ll see more of him as we get closer to the end of November. It’s never too early to put your name on the list.

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Do the work you want to be doing

Posted on October 11, 2007 by joe

“Do the work you want to be doing”. This sounds lame, even if I say “it’s true” will it sound lame. It’s just too simple and idea. People manage to live in their little worlds of illusion.. safe from self … Continue reading →

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Joe on Tectonic

Posted on October 11, 2007 by joe

Tectonic linked to my blog from an article about SchoolWAN and Amobia. Read the article: Telkom bungles ADSL, Wisp steps in. Thanks Alastair. Turns out Telkom have still not managed to get the library’s ADSL line connected. Jonathan also posted … Continue reading →

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Joe on MyBroadband

Posted on October 10, 2007 by joe

Here is a story on MyBroadband about SchoolWAN and the Amobia library install: MyBroadband: Six months for Telkom, 3 days for WISP Thanks Cara.

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Connecting Khayelitsha Library, Telkom: 6 months, Amobia: 3 days

Posted on October 9, 2007 by joe

Last week I received an email from Jonathan about the IkamvaYouth‘s Telkom Toyi Toyi plans. IkamvaYouth had planned a protest march because of Telkom’s poor service and long delays in connecting their Library’s computer lab in Khayelitsha. They have been … Continue reading →

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Proper Name brands in SA telecoms

Posted on October 1, 2007 by joe

Branding is a hobby of mine. Here is a list of good brand attributes I have collected (feel free to share yours): Short ‘Proper Name’ Brand Fairly simple Suggestive of category Alliterative Easily speakable A bit different and unique Own … Continue reading →

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