Comments on: SEACOM – What now?!

By: Jack Beckford

Jack Beckford — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:54 +0000

Superb information, thanks very much.

By: Qamal Wimax

Qamal Wimax — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:48:41 +0000

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your story.

By: DChetty

DChetty — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:57:28 +0000

@Aslam Levy – So far, I have been pretty much correct with my predictions. Especially since MWEB has now also increased its cap sizes but maintained its price point. Expect other ISP’s to follow suit.

By: Aslam Levy

Aslam Levy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:40:15 +0000

You’ve been on the money with your predictions till this point. Nice

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:26:33 +0000

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:50:32 +0000

“Consumers are not as price sensitive as we think. Quality of service, brand recognition and convenience are factors that play just as critical a role as price when choosing an ISP.”

I’d say consumers here are used to paying over the odds for basic services. If a company has the balls, and vision, to come in and offer X for less, why would a consumer not move.

Let’s face it, competition is good. SA has operated on a monopoly for way too long.

By: DChetty

DChetty — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:05:12 +0000

@Melissa – Thanks . I hoped to clarify all the misunderstandings that people have about SEACOM. The divide between those in the know and those who are not is very scary and I truly hope that this gap closes!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:58:41 +0000

Great explanatory in-depth post that I will most definitely refer people back to – nice work

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:14:52 +0000

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By: DChetty

DChetty — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:49:13 +0000

@Jellyfish – I can not comment on the Kenyan landscape, but I am fairly certain that your climate is more competitive that that of South Africa’s. SA was stuck in a monopoly for a while and this is a GREAT relief for us.

@Alistair – Thanks for the comment dude. And welcome to my blog! I agree, we never quite get the speed that we pay for, but these are things that are difficult to manage and easy for the operators to make excuses about. Things won’t change in that respect.

@Jarred Cinman – Welcome to my blog and thanks for the comment.

@Haroun Kola – Thanks for the comment. I agree, positive changes on the bandwidth front will only boost the local ICT sector that is already flourishing in SA amongst the web junkies.
I’m so excited about the phone!