Re: [tlug] Linux in Pakistan (WAS: some hijacked thread)

[Jonathan Byrne <jq@example.com>]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 10:07:40AM +0500, A. Sajjad Zaidi wrote:

>connectivity. DSL is becoming quite popular though the installation costs
>are still too steep for homes and small offices.

Yeah, I hear that.  It recently became available in Viet Nam, at least
in Ho Chi Minh City (probably Ha Noi too, I suppose), but the cost
is impossible for most people.

>The thing that bothers me the most is data transfer limits which was an
>alien concept to me when I was back in Japan.

They're becoming more and more common in the United States now, too.

>CableTV providors have tried to fill the gap, but they typically lack
>*any* technical knowledge. Usually, they just put everyone on a dialup
>connection through a Windows machine which they put to "rest" every few
>hours. Now we'll be providing consultancy to these setups.

That sounds like a promising business.  I hope it works out really
well for you.  When's the IPO? ;-)

Jonathan
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