TiSP

Check out the google TISP!!

Hahahaaaaa!

Cairo ICT 2007

Last week, I went to ICT to see what’s with Etisalat. It was a huge event, but unfortunately I arrived very late so I spent only one hour in the Mobile operators section.

The booths were eye catching, but I wasn’t very very very impressed. Mobinil was on the right, Vodafone on the left, and Etisalat in the front and the middle section. My first comment is that the three companies were more interested in the look and atmosphere of their booths than with what they are actually offering. All of them were hiring pretty ushers, dressed elegantly in red, green or orange. But I was expecting something more. Vodafone and Etisalat offered some trials of the 3G technology, like watching movies and video call, Mobinil tried to add some cozy atmosphere with a home-shaped booth and the song ahssan nas.

(Check out Zeinobia’s assessment on the 3 operators.)

ISP comparison

Currently I am on dial up, but I can’t wait to move to ADSL. I found this interesting survey from the NTRA website (National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority). Hmmm, which one to pick???

What is your ISP? Are you satisfied with your current DSL provider?

• Raya: 3%, Yes 50%
• Nile On lin:41%, Yes 96%
• Yalla: 2%, Yes 0%
• TE Data: 19%, Yes 60%
• Egy net: 8%, Yes 29%
• Link dot Net: 21%, Yes 36%

WWW & Internet

I really like the NTRA website… Among the articles, this one caught my eye, What is the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet?

In brief, the internet is the hardware, while the www is the software, ok, I got it.