Comments on: Sign the Broadband Manifesto http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/ Java, PHP, Photoshop, tutorials, MSN Addins, Open Source, Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mandie Kirven http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-94060 Mandie Kirven Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:57:50 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-94060 Broad band has helped the world in a very crucial way as it has made the use of internet to be faster, and more reliable. It has also made organizations to reduce costs since many people can use the internet at one time from one source Broad band has helped the world in a very crucial way as it has made the use of internet to be faster, and more reliable. It has also made organizations to reduce costs since many people can use the internet at one time from one source

]]> By: Elie http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-92537 Elie Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:25:11 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-92537 Hahaha! hopefully we should be able to do that soon. There are talks that the government ordered 120GB more international bandwidth this year and should be deployed during summer. That is 60x our current bandwidth. Let's wait and see! I wanna play the blues online :) Hahaha! hopefully we should be able to do that soon. There are talks that the government ordered 120GB more international bandwidth this year and should be deployed during summer. That is 60x our current bandwidth. Let’s wait and see!

I wanna play the blues online :)

]]> By: Elie http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-92536 Elie Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:21:58 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-92536 I live in Romania. Connections here are lightning fast. I use the internet mainly for uploading/ downloading design projects files, such as raw video, and for audio collaboration with my bandmates in Germany, which implies sending ridiculously large wav files back and forth. I tried doing that once in Lebanon, while on my Christmas vacation. You wanna talk about frustration? Connections in Leb are at the lower end of the progress bar, and at this rate, they're not improving anytime soon. On a brighter note, I want to congratulate Elie for this initiative and hopefully soon we'll jam online, eh khayyeh? :P I live in Romania. Connections here are lightning fast. I use the internet mainly for uploading/ downloading design projects files, such as raw video, and for audio collaboration with my bandmates in Germany, which implies sending ridiculously large wav files back and forth. I tried doing that once in Lebanon, while on my Christmas vacation. You wanna talk about frustration? Connections in Leb are at the lower end of the progress bar, and at this rate, they’re not improving anytime soon.
On a brighter note, I want to congratulate Elie for this initiative and hopefully soon we’ll jam online, eh khayyeh? :P

]]> By: Nick http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-79481 Nick Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:28:14 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-79481 I will add my shout to your shout elie and i will sign the broadband Manifesto now. Thanks for bringing up this serious topic i hope our demands will soon be acknowledged . I will add my shout to your shout elie and i will sign the broadband Manifesto now. Thanks for bringing up this serious topic i hope our demands will soon be acknowledged .

]]> By: Alexi Akl http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-79235 Alexi Akl Sat, 30 May 2009 08:25:01 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-79235 Exactly the post Lebanese need. I am really concerned about this problem because I've been in Poland (I have 2 Mb/s although 12 Mb/s is available) for 5 years and now I'm planning to return to Lebanon. My profession is computer science related so thank you Elie for this great post, I signed the Manifesto and I will encourage my friends to do so. Exactly the post Lebanese need.
I am really concerned about this problem because I’ve been in Poland (I have 2 Mb/s although 12 Mb/s is available) for 5 years and now I’m planning to return to Lebanon.
My profession is computer science related so thank you Elie for this great post, I signed the Manifesto and I will encourage my friends to do so.

]]> By: Ali http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-77276 Ali Fri, 08 May 2009 21:28:11 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-77276 I am starting an internet-based company and am very likely to leave for Europe if the government fails to provide decent bandwidth very soon. I am starting an internet-based company and am very likely to leave for Europe if the government fails to provide decent bandwidth very soon.

]]> By: Elie http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-76322 Elie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:46:29 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-76322 Thanks a lot Yasmine… every signature counts. Thanks a lot Yasmine… every signature counts.

]]> By: Yasmine http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-76320 Yasmine Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:42:40 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-76320 Great post. I was talking about this problem to my sister only a few days ago. I'm currently living in Cairo and I have the cheapest DSL service here and I download at a 120kbs, which still seems kind of slow to my clients... and I am only a translator and marketing manager! I'm heading to Lebanon in a few weeks and I am extremely worried about how I will be downloading/uploading advert videos with the kind of speed people get there. I can't believe that even in a crappy country like Egypt, they are way ahead of us when it comes to technology. It's such a shame. I'm signing that manifesto now. And don't be ridiculous, you're a great blogger :) Great post. I was talking about this problem to my sister only a few days ago. I’m currently living in Cairo and I have the cheapest DSL service here and I download at a 120kbs, which still seems kind of slow to my clients… and I am only a translator and marketing manager! I’m heading to Lebanon in a few weeks and I am extremely worried about how I will be downloading/uploading advert videos with the kind of speed people get there.

I can’t believe that even in a crappy country like Egypt, they are way ahead of us when it comes to technology. It’s such a shame. I’m signing that manifesto now.

And don’t be ridiculous, you’re a great blogger :)

]]> By: woody http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-75427 woody Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:18:43 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-75427 Having a slow connection in Lebanon was one of the reasons why I left to Canada... don't laugh at me... Having a slow connection in Lebanon was one of the reasons why I left to Canada… don’t laugh at me…

]]> By: Elie http://www.ekhoury.com/blog/2009/04/06/sign-the-broadband-manifesto/#comment-75075 Elie Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:29:08 +0000 http://www.ekhoury.com/?p=715#comment-75075 @Eliedh: The ISPs are right and I'm sure they will be competing with much better plans as soon as the government provides more bandwidth. The thing with DSL is that Ogero is providing very limited bandwidth in some areas. I'm experiencing the same thing and I wish I haven't installed DSL and waited that long. @Eliedh:

The ISPs are right and I’m sure they will be competing with much better plans as soon as the government provides more bandwidth. The thing with DSL is that Ogero is providing very limited bandwidth in some areas. I’m experiencing the same thing and I wish I haven’t installed DSL and waited that long.

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