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brym!
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On 2008-09-01 13:41:06, ambyzown wrote:
...as it works out to N400 daily ...
You mean N400 "nightly"? 
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2tek
Joined: Nov 08, 2004
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From: nigeria
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i'm on the night shift, dunno if i ll be able to rack up 3gigs on it because i'm outta 3G coverage so its only gprs and connecting that to the laptop only makes my phone sweat and my laptop groan cos its snail speed or even worse. all i use it for is to browse via my operamini and download a few things for the java phone. well if they renegade on the pre-nupt i 'll holla.
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mamba
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
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From: 9ja
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@2tek, that's the reason why I'm not subscribing to the mtn data service yet. There's no 3g coverage in akure, and I don't wanna waste my money on snail speed gprs when I have experienced 250kb/sec download speed in Lagos on same network. |
pxthomas
Joined: May 14, 2006
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From: DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
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Oluyom you have solved the puzzle. On behalf of fellow pnf members i award you the Nobel prize for cognitive reasoning. I was activated by 10.32pm on 24/8/08 and i disconnected at about 1.25am on 25/8/08
I have also noticed that speed decreases from midnight
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OluYom
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On 2008-09-01 16:03:49, pxthomas wrote:
Oluyom you have solved the puzzle. On behalf of fellow pnf members i award you the Nobel prize for cognitive reasoning.
Dear friend, I am not as smart as you think. That award belongs to my co-contributor at MobilityNigeria.com, Dayo Olutunfese. He came up with the theory.
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artwales
Joined: Jul 25, 2005
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I am yet to notice the speed difference between GPRS and 3G here in Ibadan, both are equally slow, night or day.
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OluYom
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@artwales: That would suggest that while 3G infrastructure is in place at your location (and you can see a 3G icon on your phone), its not actually active yet. I could be wrong though - and that would be the most absurd scenario ever for an active 3G network.
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2tek
Joined: Nov 08, 2004
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From: nigeria
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@ artwales,3g is on full throttle in Ibadan. i was in ib last wknd,and i got lag speed there too. it aint wide spread tho'. it's there in UCH cos thats where i stayed. it was absent in AKOBO. I'm sure it will be in d heavy zones e.g U.I,DUGBE.
I ve switched on all pics etc in my browser so that i won't short change myself.
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OluYom
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@2tek: Theoretically, 3G gives 384kbps max. In reality, you'll get between 150 and 250kbps. 3.5G (HSDPA) gives you 3.6mbps theoretically. In reality, you get between 300 and 800kbps regular and can peak 1.8mbps during downloads (I have). Note also that you cannot experience the glory of 3G/3.5G broadband by browsing on your phone because of limited processing power. But as a modem with your PC, enjoy true broadband...
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ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
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@Artwales: What handset do u use? are u sure its 3G enabled? Have u set it to use the available 3G network? |
dawny
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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hi all.pls i want 2 hook up the d 500 naira browsin on mtn.am plannin 2 use my nokia 72 as modem.does it make sense?also no 3g where i am.pls i need advice.
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OluYom
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On 2008-09-02 16:14:50, dawny wrote:
hi all.pls i want 2 hook up the d 500 naira browsin on mtn.am plannin 2 use my nokia 72 as modem.does it make sense?also no 3g where i am.pls i need advice.
It is still a good deal, 3G or no 3G, afterall MTN GPRS and 3G cost the same. If you're lucky and within EDGE coverage, you'll get some good speeds too. But I must say that even lowly GPRS is quite usable on the MTN network these days. I remember surving on that alone for official work some weeks back.
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dawny
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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OluYom thanks 4 d assistance.do u use ur fone as modem wen browsin on mtn daily package?also wats d size of a regular web page like bbc,google etc
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OluYom
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@dawny: Usually, when I do the Daily Bundle thing, I am mostly at home or out and about. As such, I hardly ever use it via PC but on my smartphone. But believe me when I say that I do serious browsing on my phone - more than most people ever do on their PCs. And I don't use Opera mini, so its generally the normal web for me even when on mobile.
The Google homepage is about 2.36 kB, while a Google page on which a search has been run weighs about 6.33 kB. Some websites are have 'heavy' pages. It all depends on the purpose of the site and how it is designed.
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dawny
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
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@ OluYom y did u change ur name?is n72 a 3g fone?am havin problem usin my fone as modem.my lapi cant c d fone,after i installed n series pc suit.it keeps asin for driver.any help?
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