Coollink seems to be doing a lot of advertising of this service on the radio, and it sounds very interesting.
I have been doing a lot of reading online, but I have been unable to find reviews of the service. I am interested in what speeds people actually get and how it compares to the plan one is on. I have spoken to 4 people at coollink, and they all refuse to send me a price list. The most I could get out of them was that the equipment might cost around N75,000 and that the 10Mbps service might cost between N30,000 and N35,000.

Please if anyone has any more concrete information on the service, it would be appreciated. I would be interested in Hyperias prices as well. Has anyone actually used the service?

jdoss: Coollink seems to be doing a lot of advertising of this service on the radio, and it sounds very interesting.
I have been doing a lot of reading online, but I have been unable to find reviews of the service. I am interested in what speeds people actually get and how it compares to the plan one is on. I have spoken to 4 people at coollink, and they all refuse to send me a price list. The most I could get out of them was that the equipment might cost around N75,000 and that the 10Mbps service might cost between N30,000 and N35,000.

Please if anyone has any more concrete information on the service, it would be appreciated. I would be interested in Hyperias prices as well. Has anyone actually used the service?

l couldn't upload de pricelist, send me address so l forward you what l have. please mail me with ukachimo@yahoo.com or call 08094684524 for more enquiries.

here's it. place page 1 & 4 side by side to make sense of it.

@ukachimo

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it. The installation costs seem a little high for home users when you compare what else is on the market. Although, having a 10Mbps line in Nigeria would be really nice. Are you a reseller?

jdoss: @ukachimo

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it. The installation costs seem a little high for home users when you compare what else is on the market. Although, having a 10Mbps line in Nigeria would be really nice. Are you a reseller?

Hyperia is using resellers to market the product and l am one. The reason l asked u to either call or mail me, location has a lot do with installation fee.

jdoss: @ukachimo

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it. The installation costs seem a little high for home users when you compare what else is on the market. Although, having a 10Mbps line in Nigeria would be really nice. Are you a reseller?

From your review, what do you have to say? I know they using KA band, but dont find the prices impressive.

@Djcn

I wish there was somewhere I could go to test the service. Seeing a speedtest would be really cool.
I don't think the prices are the issue, I think the major problem is the cost of the equipment and installation. I live in Lagos, and my home ISP options are:
Swift
Mobitel
Spectranet
Cobranet
Dopc Unwired

The fastest service you can get of all those is 2Mbps. All day plans range from 12k for 7Gb and go up from there.
Yahclick is offering a 10Mbps line with 18GB for 28k with unlimited download between 1am and 6am(with that speed, i could download most of the 18GB in one night). For the speed, I think the price is reasonable. I would have called someone to install this thing in my house, but that 130k installation no easy. If the installation price was lower, this service would be a real problem for most ISPs. As it is, I think those that can afford the install will really enjoy the service.

@Djcn

I'm not really sure why my post was hidden, but what I essentially said was that:

*For the speed and data allowance(plus a free daily download period), the price is actually good.
*The real issue is the cost of getting on the network. For the 10Mbps line you are looking at 160k(install+service) in the first month.
*With that sort of entry barrier(not mass market pricing at all), those that do have the service will probably get what they are paying for(network wont be crowded)

jdoss: @Djcn

I'm not really sure why my post was hidden, but what I essentially said was that:

Sorry about that...it was wrongly flagged by the bot. Fixed now!

Mind you people,this things are not dedicated oh,so even if you have the 10Mmbps plan you cant get that much at night when you have the free download period.But all in all its a great product for those who reside in lowly penetrated areas via fibre to get something reasonably fast

Sorry guys, l am a bit busy and was not following 4 sometime. There has been a Price Review by Hyperia and here is it. Installation for users within Lagos is #35,000.00 and will vary according to your location outside Lagos. Finally by Monday, l'll be able to upload a speed test from one of our sites for you to see, but i think this is the real thing for those who understand this thing.

sorry the file is too large to come on, l'll do it later. But generally, the Home User Dish is 79,800.00 while there is a slight upward adjustment of price of monthly subscription for data plans, like the 10mbps which was 28,000.00 is now 30,000.00 and so on. Just give me time, and l'll upload it.

Hyperia New Pricelist

AT LAST! a speed test on a 2mbps site. Location: Obudu, Cross Rivers State

WELL THE SPEEDTEST, AND I WILL GET MORE AS SOON AS I CAN.

ok now

Please check our yahclick pricing
Www.wafa.ae
It has a quick link to nigeria ka band.

How about taking away Dollar exchange hassles and just work with the Naira Values on this pricelist

Hope to upload a speedtest shot of a 10mbps site soon.

What is the contention ratio of this yahsat stuff.I notice it is not stated

tunde300us: What is the contention ratio of this yahsat stuff.I notice it is not stated

In computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the actual bandwidth. The higher the contention ratio, the greater the number of users that may be trying to use the actual bandwidth at any one time and, therefore, the lower the effective bandwidth offered, especially at peak times.

The "contention ratio" is the maximum number of other people you will have to share the connection infrastructure with. So a contention ratio of 50:1 would mean that the maximum number of people you could be sharing the connection with at anytime is 49 other people. If all 50 people were downloading at the same time then your download speed could drop hugely, in reality though this doesn't happen and you can enjoy much faster download speeds.

- Ka-band technology opens the door to fresh and exciting Nigerian Broadband markets
- Can offer an affordable and quality broadband service in the un-serviced and underserviced rural areas of the Country
- Can install broadband and VOIP in one day in the coverage area
- Voice friendly and enjoy quality of service
- The service is not limited by contention ratios like ADSL

ukachimo:

In computer networking, the contention ratio is the ratio of the potential maximum demand to the actual bandwidth. The higher the contention ratio, the greater the number of users that may be trying to use the actual bandwidth at any one time and, therefore, the lower the effective bandwidth offered, especially at peak times.

The "contention ratio" is the maximum number of other people you will have to share the connection infrastructure with. So a contention ratio of 50:1 would mean that the maximum number of people you could be sharing the connection with at anytime is 49 other people. If all 50 people were downloading at the same time then your download speed could drop hugely, in reality though this doesn't happen and you can enjoy much faster download speeds.

- Ka-band technology opens the door to fresh and exciting Nigerian Broadband markets
- Can offer an affordable and quality broadband service in the un-serviced and underserviced rural areas of the Country
- Can install broadband and VOIP in one day in the coverage area
- Voice friendly and enjoy quality of service
- The service is not limited by contention ratios like ADSL

It's either you are dodging @tunde300us's question, or you don't get it! He isn't asking for the textbook definition of Contention Ratio, but that of your services, as its apparent this service is a shared service, right?

@ukachimo,dont knw why ure writing so much grammar to a question that requires just a line of answer.Like i asked again,what is the contention ratio of this service ? or it is a dedicated bandwidth?

I didnt ask you for copy and paste answer and for ur info i am not an end user neither am i just into this stuff yesterday.I have 8yrs of VSAT experience and so u rent talking to a dummie here.

Sorry if l seem to be dodging the question, l feel you are not the only one reading this thread and guess some people may not understand the term you choose for your question. But if the question is as simple as Shared or Dedicated, then it is Shared Service.

Ok,if i am sharing it,then how many users am i sharing it with at peak periods, cos that is the bone of contention.

There's no contention ratio per se. It is not a share of bandwidth as we know it, rather a share of spot beams.So it can work as 1:4, 1:5, 1:10 etc. Giving good and reliable internet. You can have lower contentions.

Enjoy internet up to 10mbps on the downlink @ just 32,000

With 25 users how do i get 10mbps sir.

All users are structured to use the system equitably courtesy Fair Access Policy (FAP), thereby eliminating situations where 10% users will make internet experience of 90% others miserable. And so where you have variations, the deviation from the quoted speed will be minimal, like the speed l posted earlier on 2mbps system, l am still waiting to get a speed test on a 10mbps site to update this thread with then you can give your verdict.

check this too

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