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by the way I am legend was not based on omega man, it's based on the Richard matheson novel of the same name just as omega man was, although most people concede that its a remake of omega man becauise omega man was there first. however I am omega, a hideous corruption starring mark dacascos, is based on both I am legend and omega man movies.

Tim burtons batman had the dark knight (which had always been batman's other name) fighting the joker and a corrupted and disfigured Harvey dent. If remakes are a bad thing then we can hold Nolan to account for redoing buttons effort.

War of the worlds is a remake but they changed a lot to accommodate our modern settings and update the story and it worked. The day the earth stood still which you admit as a remake also suffers changes. The original klaatu was a robot covered in a tin-like exoskeleton while keanu reeves is a cyborg with metal endoskeleton and organic matter on the outside.
My point ultimately is, remakes aren't too bad if done well as TDK was.

@spikyn
Reboot? That's something u just made up. The whole point of remakes is to improve on the narrative of the original and this improvement often calls for charcter and plot changes.  Otherwise a play by play remake will be exactly the same as the original and defeat the purpose of the remake. There's no remake that completely repeats the original. TDK IS a remake. There was one batman in 1989 by tim burton with jack Nicholson as the joker. I am legend is also considered by most a remake because remake means basing elements of the narrative on  pre-existing movie, which in this case is omega man.

Im back.

tried Yahoo OneConnect, loving it. reminds me much of YahooGo on Symbian. when Apple's push notification finally gets up to speed im guessing we'll see a flood of Im clients.

pix below, you will understand that ive edited some contacts.

well, moved up to 2.1 so no more crashing-i hope.

only works with itunes 8, PC Suite for 2.0 doesnt work, messes with Sync Services so my only route is SSL and OpenSSH via Cydia. the phone is actually much faster, so far no dropped calls, signal much improved as well as call clarity. full bars all the time. syncing and installing apps is much much better than when i was on 2.0.2.

battery life too is improved (ive upgraded bootloader to 4.6, which also saves battery).

nice EDGE icon (see pic). dont know what "carrier(null) 2.6" means.

see ya.

It seems Intel Dual Core processors are about to take a backseat to make rommfor a new batch of consumer multi-core processors.

The new processors, which are 64bit Quad Core (ie 4 cores) and named as Intel Core i7, are based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and will have simultaneous multithreading (which means each core can handle two threads, giving a total of 8 threads).

Nehalem, which will replace the Core architecture, uses the 45nm manufacturing tecnology from Penryn.

for the more geeky among us, here are some of the features:

Two, four, or eight cores

731 million transistors for the quad core variant

From 45 nm move to 32nm manufacturing process

Integrated memory controller supporting DDR3 SDRAM and between one and six memory channels
Integrated graphics processor (IGP) located off-die, but in the same CPU package

A new point-to-point processor interconnect, the Intel QuickPath Interconnect, replacing the legacy front side bus

Simultaneous multithreading by multiple cores and hyperthreading, which enables two threads per core. Simultaneous multithreading has not been present on a consumer Intel processor since 2006 with the Pentium 4 and Pentium XE.

Native (monolithic, i.e. all processor cores on a single die) quad- and octo-core processors
The following caches:

32 KB L1 instruction and 32 KB L1 data cache per core

256 KB L2 cache per core

2-3 MB L3 cache per core shared by all cores

33% more in-flight micro-ops than Conroe
Second-level branch predictor and second-level Translation Lookaside Buffer

Modular blocks of components such as cores that can be added and subtracted for varying market segments



so what does all these mean to you, the average nairalander? think smaller, thinner, lighter systems;

less heat (probably no more heatsink);
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lower memory latency;

faster systems (clock speed is still in the 2+ghz range but multithreading will make those CPUs efficient and faster in crunching instruction sets),

more hardware integration closer to critical buses (which means faster data throughputs).

and of course, more money to buy te darn things.

(via Engadget and wikipedia.)

since cmw is taking his blessed time updating winpwn i got my Mac back, pwned 2.1, restoring right now. pix later.

@spikyn

watchmen the movie is pretty faithful to the comics (as far as i can see in the trailer), right down to perspectives and camera angles. its 12 issues of comics crammed into 3 hours of film. surely something has to give (LoTR, anyone) without losing the essence.

im voting for the Black Freighter nonsense to be completely removed.

Remakes arent too bad if properly done right. sometimes its to make amends for transgressions of yore. wouldnt you want SOMEBODY to redeem GhostRider as Hulk was almost redeemed? make a list of all the movies that hurt your eyes, i bet ya in a few years someone would try and undo the hurt.

that cant be bad. isnt that why Nolan remade Batman? to atone for the nonsense that George Clooney's take is?

Apple MacBook Pro

2.16ghz Core 2 Duo

2gig Ram @667mhz

if your ID3 tag is messed up, then god help you. works best with songs purchased from the itunes store.

9ice and timaya in the same playlist as Enya and enigma?

i find that hard to swallow. Genius gives you suggestions based on similar tracks in similar genres.

i

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Missing some action indeed bwahahahahaha
Gawd! _{back to threads with movie people}[/color]

give them an E for Effort.

at least they tried.

they just dont blend

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Is appaloosa the one with my hubby Viggo?

Have no plans of seeing Bangkok whatever.
Didn't bother with death race


I saw Archangel a while back. Liked it.[/color]

halloo girl-with-the-strange-font.

long time no click. yup, same appaloosa. the trailer got me floored.

Bangkok Dangerous was made by asians. youve been warned. actually it felt like sometiijng jason statam SHOULD do. (forgive the typos, my keyboard is messing up. some buttons replace others. eg when i want to type "vesc", sometimes it comes as "cretin".



you still havent seen Horton, have you?

anyway, watched a rerun of I, Robot this morning on FoxMovies. im loving it more.

@Flyuche

my very second lappy is an Aspire and its still chugging along nicely (the first is a WebBoy, P3). almost all other systems bought after it have croaked. the problem with Nigerians is that we believe "AFFORDABLE" equals "CHEAP" which equals "INFERIOR". most people do not know that in the States ACER ranks above VAIO and HP (which is almost globally despised except in naija). the funny thing is for raw power (which nigerians seem to crave over purpose) the relatively  unknown boxes are unsurpassed: Alienware, Voodoo, Skate, Rock, and of course Dell XPS. most of these systems come wit overclocked core 2 duos and discrete GPUs (some in SLI configuration) for all the processing power you need.

but theres a catch: they are expensive gaming systems.

the truth is laptops are stratified according to function: business machines (read:bland), gaming machines (excessive, dangerous power bordering on illegal), media machies (remote controls, media centers, HD screens, DVI/HDMI ports), and mainstream machines that combine a little bit of each.

the problem is, nigerians reall can't differentiate and prioritize based on their needs. they allow the salespeople to sell them features they don't need, like a business environment being conned into buying gaming machines because the sales rep spouted strings of dream-inducing specs. and at the end of the day, Vista will make nonsense of those specs.

for instance my DV5000 is an AMD Turion single core one gig RAM machine. my cousin's is a VAIO core 2 Duo with 3gigs RAM. however his system lags noticeably much more than mine does and we bot run Vista ultimate. the funny thing is his is barebones with few items running at startup while mine is clogged.  we can't properly explain it but i suspect in certain cases Dual core machines can slow down non-multithreaded programs.

however my Apple Macbook with one gig ram makes nonsense of the 4gig windows macjhines i pit it up against. thats hardware/software working efficiently in sync.

mind you im not trying to sell Apple machines, im just pointing out that beyond case designs and spec variations, most times windows machines all look and act the same to me.

cheers.

@vesc

TDK is unbelievably overblown. beyond lord of the rings im yet to see a movie this much hyped. sure, heath ledger did well, but not as astounding as say johnny depp in pirates of the caribbean or brad pitt in 12 monkeys. the fact that he's dead only serves to add to he hype. mind you, the film is good, possibly the best batman ever (even though i feel burton's hit the mark closer) but certainly not the movie of the century which impresssion you'd get from the way certain people are carrying on here.

on to watchmen. for me the trailer alone is worth my hard earned cash and i bet you it will be better thanTDK. perhaps not as much a success story box office wise but for thrills, visual effects, characterization etc, my money is on this one.

snyder nailed the graphic novel's noirish atmosphere tight and he didnt employ the slightly silly chroma keying he used in 300 to create that hyper real digital background. im really impressed especially by the slow mo Max paye style bullet time effects.

then theres dr Manhattan, better than in the novel.

you just have to see the trailer to belive it all. look for it in Yahoo Movies or YouTube.


by the way, guess what? The Hobbitt will be directed by Del Toro and produced by-wait for it- PETE JACKSON!!

went and soured my mood with Bangkok Dangerous. Nic Cage really is Satan.

Death Race was ludicrous plot-and-dialog wise but it doesnt lack for adrenaline pumping race and death scenes. i still dont think much of Jason Statham.

Appaloosa i cant wait to see.

ha! keanu Reeves to play the robot Klaatu in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. betweeen playing the Plastic Man and a robot i think he has finally found his comfort zone.

got my filthy paws on Archangel, so for the next few days i'll be doing less movies and more catching up on the death of Stalin and the conspiracy of Lavrenty Beria and the rest of the Russian thugs. see ya!!

brownbonno:
What is the criteria for your conclusions on this machine ?Bear in mind that most brand names do not manufacture the chips that make up their products.

dude, youve said a very sensible thing. that has been my argument when i see people clamoring for HP above all others.

1. CPU is most likely by Intel or AMD

2. GPU is most likely by Intel, Nvidia, Ati or Via

3. Hard Disk is Most likely by Samsung, Pioneer, Seagate, Western Digital or other

4. RAM is most likely by Rambus,  Samsung, Micron Technology, Infineon, NEC or Hyundai

5. Wireless chipset most likely by Broadcom, Intel, Realtek/Via, etc

6. Display most likely by Samsung or fujitsu-Siemens

7. Trackpad licensed from Synaptics

8. USB and fireWire come from the Northbridge/Southbridge chipset manufacturer, most likely Intel or other (USB is a standard backed by a consortium while FireWire comes from Apple).

10. Operating System most definitely from Microsoft (except if running Linux or a hackintosh box)

so it makes one wonder WHAT EXACTLY was manufactured by HP that set their system apart from, say, Dell or Sony or whatever.

thses guys just sell us specs and lots of trial software and bloatware in their machines. what they do is design the casing and send their specs to a mass contract manufacturer in Shenzhen or Taiwan and have them built. Then their Logo is slapped on the case and shiped off to the states.

thats why you never see a machine that says "made in the US".

A centrino Dell having the same specs with a Centrino VAIO are essentially the same thing as long as the base hardware is the same.

thats why i prefer Apple. they build their hardware AND Operating System and optimize both to work with each other. Windows machines (whether by Dell, HP, Sony et al) are subject to  the whims of Microsoft. No matter the specs of a windows machine, if the Microsoft OS lags (read: Vista) then your prized machine will lag as well. sometimes the OS is the bottle neck.

wise up, buy what you can afford and what can best serve you. if all you do is browse and make documents i see no reason for shelling out for an expensive Core 2 Duo when a Celeron is more affordable and can best serve your needs.

If you are a media junkie then by all means get a pavilion.

if you do intensive graphics and video works  then please get Apple  Macbook Pro.

PS: ive read in Engadget and elsewhere that HP, tired of the nonsense that Vista is and the hardware demands of Windows 7, are thinking of creating THEIR OWN OPERATING SYSTEM.

meanwhile Sun is innovating the entire OS concept. read about Project Looking glass here

http://www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/

while Cairo is an attempt to give windows a much needed facelift. everybody is tired of Windows Explorer so some people are redoing the whole thing.

this is what the developers say:

" With Cairo you can transform your desktop from the dated Windows user interface to a brand new system that will change the way you use your computer forever. Taking advantage of proven functionality, and with stability and performance in mind, the Cairo Desktop system aims to give users a productive and easy to use shell that advances current technology standards. Never get lost in a sea of windows again."

check out Cairo here

www.cairoshell.com

all these are happening because windows stubbornly refuses to be innovative.

the same way you have used windows 95 is essentially the same way you are using vista

xcubed:
Kulex2k1 is absolutely right because the 3g network flunctuates a lot so when it goes off, it reverts to 2g or 2.75 depending on your phone and location, never mind mtn!

and

ayusman16:
Are u in a 3G coverage area because i believe that's one of the conditions for the usage otherwise it would be on GPRS speed?

like i mentioned, if you choose your connection profile to be "3G Only" it wont revert back to GPRS and will stay until the 3G signal returns. if however you opt for "3G Preferred" then it will keep dropping you back to GPRS where some Modems remain fixed.

sorry, except you are including a version 2 SIM unlocker, you cant use this on unsupported network.

it seems i may be forced to eat my very own words in regards to the opinion above on The Watchmen. after seeing some more trailers (though Minority Report taught me to take trailers with less than a pinch of salt), im willing to bet it will be more interesting than TDK. mind you, it may not be as successful seeing as TDK rode a rollercoaster of insane hype and Batman has a more sizable fanbase, but for pure thrills im putting my money on this one.

idupaul:
shut up heath died of prescibed drugs complication.

PRESCRIPTION drugs, you mean. no one specifically prescribed them to him, which is why his former girlfriend is being questioned over their being in his possession. many people suspect foul play.

@samir101ng

Amen bro. the naija virus is very potent. CDMA, GSM and landphones still dont cut it. the truth is even walkie talkie are affected, just ask the naija police. ive seen policemen flashing each other with walkie talkies.

blame that quadruple post on MTn 3G. (actually its my wifi messing up again).

its mediocre, some will even say crap.


batman doing batty things, check

joker doing baddy things, check

theres a love interest, check

action is nothing outstanding, just dejavu, check

bad guy gets caught (predictably) in the end, check

just your average batman flick overhyped.

please forgive the duplicate posts above, it was due to network robs.

@jdoss

you may also be right since the terms of the UASL did not specifically mention 3G in the license, only data services. however in 2006 the NCC made it apparent that the unification incorporates data service in the spectrum. mind you, mtn, glo etc bought their licenses outside of the UASL framework and indeed the UASL was designed to end the exclusivity of the three incumbent operators in terms of fixed and mobile services outside the GSM platform.

actually the true pioneer of 3G in nigeria is starcomms except theirs is CDMA and not GSM.

there are a number of articles that suggest Etisalat has 3G bundled into its unique license and i tend to believe that claim. it makes commercial sense since all services on the wireless platform are supposed to be fully incorporated into the UASL.

one can't expect the NCC to grant an international gateway license alongside a mobile data service license to Mubadala/etisalat and expect the operator to deploy old technology (gprs and EDGE).

in any case, i doubt that Etisalat will be moving its infrastructure to the 3G platform without having already secured a license. the way i understand it is that the license given Mubadala does away with piecemeal service roll out and subsequent license acquisition. what it does supposedly is to compact everything into one license, hence UNIFIED.

what ever the case, even if they dont have the license, its only a matter of time. they cant be competitive on any other ground.

maybe someone who knows best can clear the air.

cheers.

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

jdoss:
@ Ex Inferis In regards to Etisalat's 3.75G network, they don't have a 3G license in Nigeria. There are only four Glo, Mtn, Zain, Alheri(sp?), so they can't compete with anyone in that regard.

Etisalat is the operating partner of Mubadala. Mubadala acquired a 15 year renewable Unified Access Service License for $400 million which uniquely contains license for 3G spectrum as well. The UASL, similar to the one the government ordered the NCC to grant to NigComSat, embodies mobile, fixed and data services. in the case of Mubadala, it includes the right to install and operate an international gateway.

Since Etisalat is operating on Mubadala's UASL, your argument then is erroneous.

do you really think such a high powered company that came into Nigeria during Obasanjo's time (infact the UASL is a diplomatic courtesy) since before the 3G auction wont pursue a 3G license given their huge investment in the 3G spectrum/technology in the middle east and other Afrcican countries they operate?

in any case the following is a snippet from the Etisalat website:

"Etisalat provides all types of telecom services in addition to cable TV service. Etisalat is currently moving to a 3G network and NGN concept in its infrastructure."

etisalat(dot)careersnigeria(dot)com

@samir101ng

welcome. but a word of caution: networks that make a big fanfare always turn out to disappoint. point proved with Glo, Mtel and Starcomms.

i only hope Etisalat doesnt go that route, though given their record in the UAE i have high hopes. i bet you their 3.75G will be cheaper (and hopefully better) than MTN's.

yes ive reserved a Silver number modelled after my already-special MTN number. cost is 5k.

you know, Etisalat's direct competitor is actually Zain. they've been slugging it out in the middle east (where they have arguably amomng the best telephony system in the world).

MTN will soon pack its bag.

Yellow is the color of cowardice.

@Flyuche

sometimes the best technology does not translate into efficiency and effectiveness. the key is proper utilization and not just deployment for deployment's sake. Glo lacks proper planning while MTN spends more money in adverts than in upgrades.

may God save us.

na wa o! una belle go run.

for a world-renowned nation of scammers, im shocked that you lot are falling for this. not only do you stand the considerable risk of getting swindled out of 750, you also are pasting your emails for all to see, even spammers and yahoo boys. later you'd all wonder where that junk mail is coming from.

sha, maybe na worthwhile consolation calling him "a bastard" if and when you do get duped.

demybk:
I bought the MTN 3.5G Internet card because of the mega advertisement by the GSM giant that buyers can browse at the 3G speed without hindrance. But I got the shock of my life after using it for two days on the 3G profile only to be battling with the slow connection, a far cry from the widely advertised 3G connection. The connection speed is now permanently on GPRS.

Can I term MTN as fraudulent? because the only reason for buying was the thought of browsing at the 3G speed!!!

my gripe exactly. i assume you are using the USB modem. if so, go to settings, connection, profile and set to "3G Only". some of the USB modems have a problem of renegotiating a dropped 3G connection if set as "3G Preferred", permanently remaining fixed at GPRS.

however you still wont get true broadband speed.

samir101ng:
their deployment of the first full fibre optic network in the country while other telecomm providers where using microwave technology.

actually they all still use Microwave technology. the fibre optics form part of the backbone the purpose of which is upcountry/downcountry linkage. before the advent of the backbone (be it optic fibre or radio transceivers) satellite relay was used for up/down linkage. for example, a caller in kaduna wishing to place a call to someone in lagos would have their call relayed from the nearest base station i kaduna to a satellite transponder and down to the base station nearest the target receiver in lagos. this kind of setup is costly (transponder fees) and limited (one transponder can handle only around 400 simultaneous calls). that was why in the early days we had a higher frequency of dropped calls.

with Glo's fiber optics network crisscrossing the country calls are conveyed at the speed of light (since fiber optics employ light as signalling medium) to the base station nearest the target, while the microwave link serves as backup in case the FO fails. Mtn and the rest have a radio backbone (im not sure if MTN is currently deplying FO technology).

however the calling phone and receiving phone still rely on Microwave technology to communicate with cell towers, therefore MTN, Glo, Zain and Mtel stiill utilize radio waves.

but in terms of using fiber optics on backbone implementation, then yes Glo is ahead of the competition

@INZE

your comments are appreciated, full of the wisdom i was struggling to impart. basic telephony across all major networks is difficult enough and we dont even have ready access to their customer service platforms to properly complain. for those who go to MTN Connect stores for welcome back other services, ask them their ordeal: unruly and gruff emloyees, curt replies to questions, embassy-style queues (for the visa seekers).

if you dont make a point of making noise, they will never improve their services.

theres this guy a few years back in the united states. he bought a Dell machine but found out it has been used before. he called Dell customer service but ran into a brickwall. he ten took his case to a public forum such as this and earned the sympathy of fellow forumers. gradually their murmur became a crescendo and suddenly Dell took notice. he got a new system and compensation alogside a Dell pledge for better customer service.

im not looking for a refund; im looking for a movement that perhaps will get noticed by MTN so that they may come clean in future dealings wit us. if we pay good money we demand good service.

how many of us here have problems with basic calls, sms, loading scratch cards daily? do we do anyting about it? just a few days ago i bought a 400 naira MTN scratcho and the darn thing wouldnt load. heres the message i get: "sorry, there is a delay in loading this card in your account, we will credit your account within 24 hours."

this is day 5 and i still get the same message when trying to load. i tried calling customer service but that blasted computer wont let me through, droping the call when i opt to speak to a live agent.

ive been putting up with half-arsed service for too long. seven years to be exact. when will it all stop? are they making less money from our plight? NO. actually fixing things and upgrading their equipment costs money, so since no one is complaining, they say " to hell with it".

im sure their premium staff and the bosses have the best lines.

@peejay.

what we ought to be getting for 10k now costs 15k? well, im paying enoug bills already so i'll pass that one. cant afford so much for internet service.

but then i guess its better news for those who can spare 5k extra.

UNLEASHED:
But I downloaded it for free!

free to download does not equal free to use. all Imtoo products require serial keys. if you want a "free" version look here

www.mininova.org

make sure you have a Torrent client or are using Opera.

conexant audio modem on port 3, probably. com ports are assigned automatically otherwise your modem may not be compatible wit vista.

try adding the modem manually via Add New hardware, dont let windows auto detect the modem, select manually from a list, and if offered com ports select the last one. if none appears then your modem is not compatible with vista.

@vesc

yay, my fave punching bag is still among the blessed breathing! how far, whats with all this katsina street-yoruba road-kawo GPS circumnavigation?

mah guy, these mods don tire me o! locking up every sweet thread as the fancy grips them. we go soon rebel o!

pray tell, what is spielberg currently working on? for the loife of me i can't dig anything up. all i see is that the Indies are very busy as everyone is going independent. the studios are killing visions and art out there wit their dreaded pg 13 conformist bent. its antiproductive, antiutilitarian and very socialist. me hates it, give us gore, violence and all the slick stuff that made movies worth watching.

who cares about pre-teens? shouldnt they stick to Barney or sesame street or even harry potty, for gadwssakes?

its a growunps world, kiddos, so either grow up fast or stick to your cute fluffy rabbit-promoting video games.

down with PG13.

thats how they manage to kill Spawn. one of the most violent, sick, dark, gruesome antiheroes reduced to pandering to the pre-puberty demography.

jesus.