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Facts, lies, and conjecture: Benin Telecoms’ latest blow up

By theresa | Published: December 4, 2009
What we know (facts): Our Internet connection has been out since last Friday. So have those of all other WiMax clients. Non-WiMax clients of Benin Telecoms have been having problems since Friday for certain types of downloads and have experienced unusual bandwidth shaping. Connections from other ISPs sometimes work, and sometimes don’t. There is probably a [...]
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On Internet in Benin and the lack thereof

By theresa | Published: October 21, 2009
Last Thursday, we woke up to no Internet. At 8:00, we called Benin Telecoms to signal the problem. “We’ll send a team right away,” they said. “Are you sure you need to send a team out here? We just can’t log in, so the problem’s probably on your end.” “What could you possibly know about [...]
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West African IPs blocked again

By theresa | Published: July 17, 2009
For the past two days, a client has desperately been trying to get a hold of us. He said he couldn’t access his website. We checked, no problems on our end, and brushed him off. He showed up this morning at 8:05am with his laptop and CDMA connection. “I’ll prove to you I’m not an idiot,” [...]
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Apparently, WiMax has been free in Cotonou for almost a month now

By theresa | Published: June 24, 2009
I may be jinxing this by blogging it, but seriously …WTF were they thinking when they let us drop $60 on a recharge last week? UDPATE: Apparantly, it’s been free for THREE MONTHS. WTF they let us blow $180 on recharge cards?!?!?!  
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