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| Nomi |
| 02/07/04 at 02:47:33 |
| [slm] How much does internet cost you per hour? Here it can even cost as low as 2 PKR per hour i.e. 29 hours in one $ but for that u need to buy in bulk. The one i'm currently using costs me 5 PKR which means 11+ hours in ONE dollar. Beat that [img]http://www.jannah.org/board/images/thumbdown.gif[/img] |
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| Nomi |
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| jannah |
| 02/07/04 at 03:33:05 |
| I pay about $50/month for it to be on all the time. That comes to about 7 cents an hour 24 hours a day about 30 days in a month. Most people in the US have dialup ISP's that go for about $30/month. I think DSL around these parts is about 50-60 as well... Anyone heard of the concept of the Digital Divide? The Internet creating a wall of knowledge that people who are not wealthy enough to pay this extra $$ can't access. The amount of data nowadays is overwhelming and certainly those people who are more savvy in accessing the internet are getting more benefit out of it. This is an editorial from the guardian: [code]Second Sight Victor Keegan Thursday July 24, 2003 The Guardian This government is often accused of being target mad. It seems to have targets for practically everything, particularly in health and education. Rule by target can, however, bring dangers, not least with practitioners being tempted to spend too much time massaging figures rather than improving the quality of service. But one area where it is vital to meet the target is in internet access. The government is committed to achieving universal access by 2005. In practice, it ain't going to happen (unless civil servants start redefining universal access to include having a library within a few miles). The latest figures released this month by National Statistics show that despite making welcome progress - 47% of households are now online compared with 25% three years ago - there is no way that anything close to 100% penetration will be achieved by 2005. This is because most of the people rich and eager enough to go online have already been converted. It will become increasingly heavy going to persuade the rest to come on board even if they could afford it. And there's the rub. Those people who could most benefit from the internet are the least likely to take the jump. One horrifying statistic says it all: in 2002-03, 86% of the richest people (ie the highest decile group) had internet access, while the poorest 10% had only 12%. Given the obvious advantages of being on the web - access to universal knowledge, email, cheaper shopping and so on - this can only widen the opportunity gap between rich and poor. The internet, hailed as a digital leveller a few years ago, is widening the gap it was supposed to narrow. Of course, to get the full benefits of web access you need high-speed access through broadband. During the year to May, there was a decline of 5.1% in new dial-up (ie slow) connections to the internet compared with growth of 179.5% for permanent "always-on" broadband connection, albeit from a much lower base. No figures are available, but you can be pretty certain that it is the rich, not the poor, who are leading the dash to broadband. What can be done? The government, to be fair, has put a lot of energy into expanding broadband, not least by pressuring BT to lower its wholesale prices and to make it widely available. What is lacking is a change in the mindset of ministers to regard broadband access not as a career move for richer people but as a right - like getting tap water and electricity delivered to your home. The provision of water and other utility products has long since been privatised. It is time for the government to take an even more proactive role. There are plenty of ways of providing broadband - including satellite delivery (expensive now only because it is a minority sport), ADSL, wireless Lans (local area networks), optical fibres and some of the esoteric things BT's research section can do with existing copper wires. It is now more than 16 years since the debate about "broadband to the home" was started in earnest, yet only 16% of current subscriptions are for this method. Could do better. [/code] |
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| jannah |
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| bhaloo |
| 02/07/04 at 03:43:22 |
| [slm] I pay $40 a month to be on 24/7, and I thought I was paying too much. There are some DSL rates for $28 a month through yahoo. |
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| Mossy |
| 02/07/04 at 11:25:39 |
| Salams, I'm at University at the mo, so I imagine it's a portion of my fees. That's about £1100 a year though, so I doubt it's a large portion.. :) |
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| Nomi |
| 02/07/04 at 12:00:15 |
| [slm] uhuh :). At my workplace they have a 2 MB line which is for free. No limitation to not to use it in spare time for surfing! And i didn't give you guys price for month long packages (24 hour access) which goes as low as 800 PKR but a good connection costs 1500 PKR not to say that 800 one is too bad in speed. Price that i gave above was for hourly usage, no deduction when u dont use it, ofcourse. If i get the 800 PKR one it'll cost me as low as ONE PKR per hour i.e. 2 cents per hour. Beat that [img]http://www.jannah.org/board/images/thumbdown.gif [/img] |
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| theOriginal |
| 02/07/04 at 13:13:10 |
| [slm] Okay so I've only ever had two real jobs. One with a huge law firm, and the other with this dinky IGO...and all I got to say, bro Nomi...is don't surf the net to your heart's content at work :) I don't know how it works in Pakistan, but over here (and Switzerland, for my other job), the employers were allowed to "monitor" our emails and our surfing, etc..... Pretty scary, but legal, also. Wasalaam. |
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| Nomi |
| 02/07/04 at 15:28:05 |
| [slm] They told us to our faces that they keep a check on our hits. I told them to their e-face (via email) that what they should be concerned about is timely quality work. When they get it, they shouldn't be worried about our surfing. I think they wont fire we right away inshaAllah. And i'll stop after first warning, dont see that coming my way though (recently made a lil mark at work :) ) Thanks for the concern sis [slm] ps: Any other takers ?? |
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| theOriginal |
| 02/07/04 at 18:41:34 |
| [slm] It has nothing to do with the quality of your work...legally they are responsible for anything you do on their time, when you are at work. Once again, I have no clue if this applies in Pa, Kiss Stan. Be good now. Wasalaam. |
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| timbuktu |
| 02/09/04 at 02:00:46 |
| [slm] i got a cable connection. Rs 2000 (one-time) installation fees. Rs 1000 per month for 24/7 (theoretically). but i have 3 pcs connected. i guess my children have the best deal. They don't pay a penny ie 0 cents/hr Beat that! |
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| Nomi |
| 02/13/04 at 00:46:33 |
| [slm] No one else participated which means uncle Khalid has won the competition with his 1.4 Rs. connection which equals around 2 cents. Your prize is the very connection that u r using right now. Cheers :) [slm] [quote] <modified a litle... was need of the hour> [slm] [quote author=JustOne link=board=bebzi;num=1076140053;start=0#7 date=02/07/04 at 18:41:34]legally they are responsible for anything you do on their time, when you are at work. Once again, I have no clue if this applies in Pa, Kiss Stan. [/quote] Kiss stan, i wonder who she/he is. For now i'd think of it as: K eep I t S imple & S afe Stanely (but thats how my bro teases me sometimes) As for you uncle Khalid, if ur kids are to participate in this contest you better ask them to come here and e-face me as one can't really win if one isn't taking part in it. Besides i know ppl who are payed for using the internet e.g Internet Cafe boy etc Go by the rules :) [slm] [/quote] |
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