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Shei na August? We dey kampke!

Hey, What I meant was that Glo was laying cables along major streets with manholes at regular intervals. If you requests for the service I assume the manhole will be where to tap from. Its like NITEL of old. Just before their collapse, they laid underground service cables all over my area with junction boxes at regular intervals. If you pay the N19,00 for connection a cable is wired to your home from the nearest junction. I assume its the same thing with Glo. At least major streets in Abuja and surrounding towns are being wired. Is Glo to wire up to your door when you didnt request for their service? I dont think so. But I expect the fiber to pass along your street or one close to you.

but i dont know why you will tell me i have to ask for service first before you make it available to my area. thats like saying i need to buy a phone and sim card before mtn decides to come install a mast in my vicinity. besides, if i am the only one who requires the service in my very large and remote area, are you telling me glo will then lay the cable all the way there just for me?

For remote areas even BT in UK at one time had to get a significant number of intending customers before they would extend broadband to that area.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2051537.stm

cables to major roads or to domestic houses? make una dey decieve una selves. all the glo staff sef, no amount of image laundering can remedy the ills of your services and business model

How can Glo just lay cables to houses without the owner first requesting for the service? I thought one had to request for the service first.

If you read this thread from the beginning you will know i am no Glo fan not to talk of being a staff! If i were one I would have been fired long ago. I observed the cables have manholes at regular intervals and branches to their huge masts (They are larger than the usual ones)

how does Steve Evans want to give us broadband speed on his Etisalat's EDGE network

I thought Etisalat bought Alheri Engineering's 3G licence sometime last year?

http://www.technologytimesng.com/2009/12/12/dangote-etisalat-nigeria-seal-n22-5b-3g-spectrum-sale-deal/

I can confirm that Glo is laying fiber all over Abuja including peripheral towns like Kubwa, Suleija, Gwagwalada etc.

I think so too. saw the usual Glo press release being pasted verbatim in the headline from businessday. can't our journalist ask QUESTIONS? Abi they are being paid for stories hence they just cut and paste?

Mohamed Jameel, the Chief Operating Officer of Globacom told journalists last week after a meeting of operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission that Glo-1 had just finished undergoing some testing work.

"The Glo-1 submarine cable has been undergoing some testing work, which we just concluded. We would be due to begin operations i[b]n four weeks time or before the end of August 2010[/b]," Mr. Jameel said.

so much for shifting goal post. Even the CEO is not sure when they will launch!

Did anyone notice that Glo didn't give a definite date for commercial launch? Why meet stake holders now when the cable is about to be lit (as Glo claims). I thought that this ought to have taken place some 4 - 8 months before launch and then bring subscribers on board at the point of launch.

Doesn't Glo realise that data access are long term contracts and if an ISP is to use them (glo), the ISP needs to plan AHEAD of time to disengage current providers and switch to them. Anyway Zain, Etisalat, Starcoms have all confirmed they are on Main One, Who else is left? MultiLinks are shareholders in SAT 3 (courtesy of Telkom) and may not use Glo save for redundancies/backup, MTN is going through suburban in Togo. Anyone of any other significance will be NITEL (assuming its sold without SAT 3), Zoom (how many customers have they?), Visafone, other smaller ISPs and Multi nationals.

PS. is it just me? Why do Glo love this self praise sef, I wish they can just stick to definitive information and datelines like Main One did and let their service do the talking.

@ flyuche

how much improvement have you experienced?

@naijatoday

read this for glo 1's capacity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLO-1_%28cable_system%29

MTN is one of the companies investing in a 3.84Tbps cable

http://www.cw.com/Cable-Wireless-invests-in-high-speed-fibre-links-to-connect-Africa-and-Europe

More about the cable

http://africa.tmcnet.com/topics/othercountries/articles/54118-alcatel-lucent-wacs-partner-deploy-submarine-cable-network.htm

Main One looks more serious and committed considering the array of investors and backers (GTB, AFC, Funke Opeke, Fola Adeola and Co)

Nobody seems to be sure who is backing Globacom. Adenuga? Babangida? Even his contractors Alcatel Lucent aren't stating much about the deal unlike Main One project.

Come to think of it Globacom says its glo 1 cost 800 million dollars to build, Main one says their cost 250 million. Main One is less than a third shorter  and 3 times the capacity of Glo. Look at this comparison


                                  Glo                                        Main One

Length                      9,800km                                7,000km
Capacity                    640 GB                                   1.92 TB
Cost                          800m dollars                         240 m dollars
Est Const period       4 years                                  18 months

I hope the launch of Main One will jolt Glo into being more transparent than it has been. For links to the above facts please see below

http://www.afdb.org/en/news-events/article/afdb-and-main-one-cable-company-sign-usd-61-million-loan-5140/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globacom

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=2249

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=3111

ok ok time out,  Enough of LTE 4G stuff. Who has info on which telecoms coys are on board Main One Train?

@poster

Old magnetic stripped ATM Cards are very easily cloned so upgrading to the new chip based card may help prevent clones.

If you dont have the money or time to sue the Bank complain to the Consumer Protection Council CPC. A friend of mine lost money in a similar circumstance and complained to the CPC, they have hired a private law firm to handle over 30 cases that have been reported to them so far. That should take the strain off you. But whether the move will be effective (given the Government's way of handling things e.g. not paying on time) I can only wish for the best for you.

hope this is not another story telling. remember Main One is in the running to light up their fiber this month. the cable is laid testing is in progress. Info on their progress is commendable with the main contractor tyco, equipment installers hauwei, investors AFC all singing the same song about when they will deliver gives one some measure of confidence. Zain and Starcomms have confirmed they have signed up. Starcomms has assured that the savings they make will be passed to consumers. What better solid leads can one get. Glo is sssoooooooo secretive and shift goal post so often, I hope that on June 21 Jameel will not say,  ladies and gentlemen due to sabotage of our launch in Ghana glo 1 cable is being delayed. 

Kai men, my head is on fire with this pics. If ma wife should take a look at these pics we may have to spend our next vacation in Kenya. We were thinking Obudu but men this is REAL exictment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS if all this bush dey for Naija we for don kill them all chop!

@poster

check this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-224341.0.html

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John Onayekan, David Oyedepo and Emmanuel Kure prayed with Yaradua

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100405/wl_nm/us_nigeria_president;_ylt=Akt_JhfORG05ETZuRDSjO4C96Q8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJxMW91aGc4BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTAwNDA1L3VzX25pZ2VyaWFfcHJlc2lkZW50BHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA25pZ2VyaWEzOXNpbA--

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has not been seen in public in five months, prayed with Christian leaders at his residence in the capital Abuja on Monday, his second meeting with religious leaders in five days.

Yar'Adua's inner circle of aides, led by his wife Turai, have started to allow select groups of guests to meet with the president, who remains too sick to govern.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, who has assumed executive powers in Yar'Adua's absence, and other top political leaders have yet to meet with the president since he returned from hospital in Saudi Arabia two months ago.

Pastor Emmanuel Kure, leader of the Throneroom Trust Ministry in Kaduna state, said Yar'Adua prayed with him and three other Christian leaders for about 10 minutes at his home.

"The prayer was for the Lord to perfect his healing," Kure said, adding that he was invited by Yar'Adua on Saturday.

He declined to elaborate on the meeting or discuss Yar'Adua's health. "I do not want to get involved in the politics. It is not my place," Kure said.

The president also prayed with four senior Islamic clerics at his residence last Thursday.

Ustaz Musa Mohammed, the chief imam of Nigeria's National Mosque, said the president had some difficulty speaking on Thursday but he believed Yar'Adua would recover from his illness.

So religious leaders have overthrown elected leaders abi?

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yea. I know and i hope so.

I Remember one cute advert on their fiber cable some 2 years back. It ran so often that my 7 year old kid brother could recite the words from start to finish.

ok Glo said late last year september commercial launch will be in six weeks (thats around October/November) it didnt happen. Then the goal post was shifted to end of the year. In january 2010 nothing has changed. We are turning the corner of first quarter 2010, no story from Glo. Not even a wimper on Glo 1, Glo Fix, or anything close to the spectacular picture they were painting.

Dont get me wrong, i like Glo but despise their lies and hypes. In Ghana they have been saying so much about their launch that the Ghanian communications minister has goofed several times after he echoed their promised.

With glo, its best we watch and pray!

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I seriously doubt this story. Both Akunyili and Segun Adeniyi confirms Jonathan as acting President, why would the SSS do that to Jonathan? It doesnt add up. If by any stretch this is true and Jonathan doesn't squeal, he is either a big fool or a bigger retard. With Yaradua  not having a good chance at living life to the fullest again you think Afakriya (DG SSS) will tempt faith? Jonathan also has supporters and you think they will stand by and watch this happen. Ask yourselves intelligent questions before venting your spleens and getting AK47's ready against enemies real and imagined.

Who are these 234next sef? I have noticed they spew sensational and illogical stories at times. Are they tabloid or soft sell or 'real' newspaper?

the Gashaka Gumpti game park in Taraba State is a must see.

i was able to visit the park sometime back and believe me its criminal that such treasure is not harnessed for the benefit of the people of the region. These guys are so hospitable. always eager to help, always excited when you express surprise at anything in their beautiful garden of eden. Its the first place I have seen such twisting and dangerous road turns through amazing cliffs. And to add to the excitement, monkeys, squirrels and the like gather round and watch you drive by.

Kai I thought i was in Kenya till a road marker boldly stated - Gembu 50km ahead- (Gembu is a local government headquarters atop the majestic Mambilla plateau in Taraba State, site of the much talked about multi billion dollar 2,000 megawatt Mambilla hydro electric dam. I just hope dam wont wipe out the park)

A 2000 Toyota Camry with only 50,000 miles at the odometer? Common dude, we aint all THAT dumb. Say the truth and shame the devil. From the pictures I would say this is more like 250,0000 miles

MTN is one big fraud!!!!!!! registered for night time (N2,500). During the day i can surf at good speeds and get charged at 15kobo per kilobyte. Once it gets to 10 pm, no show. I can't log on. This has gone for like five days now. I can't get through to customer care and i doubt if they can help. Why do we get ripped in this country so?

Hey hey time out. some of you guys should look at the issues closely before jumping in to castigate the 'north' (whatever that means). NBA was wrong, very wrong to consider shelving the meeting in Yola due to security issues. Is security in Yola under threat? What was the source of that threat? What about important meetings in Warri and Port Harcourt? What happened. Nothing. If passing through Jos, as NBA says, is the problem, is Jos route the only way to get to Yola? What about going by air? what of Makurdi Road (Which is closer from Abuja, and southern part of the country and the state of the road better than through Jos) What of Maiduguri Road? If the event where shifted to Abuja, how about those who will still have to go through Jos to get to Abuja?

I think NBA played into the hands of its detractors. This was a silly decision at best. It has now threaten to polarize the NBA. Their attention will now turn to settling needless internal squabbles reducing the heat on the Yaradua issue.  Exactly what the likes of Aaondoaka and his ilk would want. I can imagine them rubbing their hands with glee.

Nairalanders, lets look at issues on their merit first before jumping into this north-south, yoruba-hausa wahala. It appears to me that primordial instinct are beginning to take the place of common sense in alot of us. Its so easy to blame a section of the country other than ours without looking at the issues in depth and reaching logical conclusions. Even if its another region that is to be blamed, our logical approach to issues can convince even those blamed. We are slowly but surely becoming problems of this country ourselves. Phew!