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Where's the pigeon-hok ? You know, when 16Gb really needs to get somewhere really fast
Like the green grass on the pavement; looks like you've finally had *some* rain, but not much I recon.
Vicbay Siemens DLU 044-889 + DSLAM - located next N2 National Road
Not very safe
Denneoord installation
In my humble opinion I reckon this is what these cabinets are from left to Right
1) Siemens DLU (extension of the Siemens DE5 EWSD exchange)
2) Street Distribution Cabinet (Blue green) (cable pair connections to Exchange & to subscriber)
3) UMC1000 & DSLAM (extends Fiber to the Curb)
4) SA Post Office mailbox (snailmail)
JBay,Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Cape Town http://midafricam.co.za
Where's the pigeon-hok ? You know, when 16Gb really needs to get somewhere really fast
Like the green grass on the pavement; looks like you've finally had *some* rain, but not much I recon.
Last edited by twobombs; Sunday, 22 November 2009 at 20:25.
If I have to think that Denneoord box is where I'm connecting to I want to puke. ADSL is a critical business service. What if a drunk oke takes that whole box out? 3G backup FTW.
Hmmm this happened in Wellington Street not too long ago. Most of George along this line was down for more than 2 days as the main feed (fibre as well) along Knysna Road was pretty much ripped out. Fortunately and typical; It happened on a weekend.What if a drunk oke takes that whole box out?
Just think of the Vicbay DLU getting wipped out by a vehicle that will takeout the entire 044-889 area as well DSL services,
Charl its very true We had dialup first very costly to PE & Capetown, then we had the local Mweb PoP, CIS & SAIX PoP, then ADSL in the CBD , now its spread to all over George with outlying areas being covered by WiMAX and also the WiSP playing their part.
To setup a WiSP competiting with local ADSL does not make business sense, but catering for farmers and remote communities makes sense, as Telkom Spacestream satellite costs R1700/month.
I remembed taking out Spacestream at a customer in Heidelberg and putting a SAIX 64k line which worked far better than the inflexible Telkom option.
Cost R2500/month.
Sorry twobombs, we have some light drizzle , but not enough make any real changes, grass looks better than the dry Gauteng winter
JBay,Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Cape Town http://midafricam.co.za
Kilos: I'll kiss the ground @ george airport in a week or 6, so I'll be able to taste it at first hand, but I believe you
@twobombs Wow is this the big move or just a quick holiday before the "Groot Trek" ?
JBay,Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Cape Town http://midafricam.co.za
This visit will be the touch-n-go to do the much needed grassroot survey. We did that the last time we moved to SA, and it generally proved itself to be a Good Thing(tm).
If you have time we have have a quick cup of java somewhereOriginally Posted by twobombs
JBay,Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Cape Town http://midafricam.co.za
I'll be out and about at Charls' house for a couple of days from the 7th before we'll be en-route to the Storm Mountains + farm, could be handy to drop in @ the weekend at his house some time ? Java's will be on the house that way, hehe
Count me in on the cuppa. Would love to see you guys again
I'm sure we'll be able to think and organize something; first thing is to pick up the Permanent Residence Permit at Home Affairs, hope to do that on Thursday, but that could be a bit to steep. I've been informed that already a small crowd will be waiting for us @ george airport at the 7th
Last edited by twobombs; Thursday, 26 November 2009 at 00:10.
No Java to be found at my house, I can promise you that... I only drink Good Coffee (TM). We do however stock some Swiss Crapolla (a.k.a. Ricoffee) for unwanted visitors.
Will see if I can source some decent Java though.
Last edited by charlvn; Saturday, 28 November 2009 at 23:28.
LOL! Spoken like a true Dutchman!I'll be out and about at Charls' house for a couple of days from the 7th before we'll be en-route to the Storm Mountains + farm, could be handy to drop in @ the weekend at his house some time ? Java's will be on the house that way, hehe
And they thought the Jews were bad...
Hear, hear. The in-his-spare-time-dutchman knows a thing or two about of his fellow countrymen !LOL! Spoken like a true Dutchman!
And they thought the Jews were bad...
Okay, let's do this: We'll bring in the coffee from Holland then and you do the water and heating part then , okay ?
Last edited by twobombs; Sunday, 29 November 2009 at 19:54.
We busy collecting the water for the coffee, it drizzled most of the early morningHear, hear. The in-his-spare-time-dutchman knows a thing or two about of his fellow countrymen !
Okay, let's do this: We'll bring in the coffee from Holland then and you do the water and heating part then , okay ?
JBay,Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Cape Town http://midafricam.co.za
Will collect some water on this side as well. Should be enough for the coffee if we add Kilos collected water as well.
Now that's what they call, going Dutch!Hear, hear. The in-his-spare-time-dutchman knows a thing or two about of his fellow countrymen !
Okay, let's do this: We'll bring in the coffee from Holland then and you do the water and heating part then , okay ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Dutch
sounds like a plan
