GPRS Works!!
Another weekend bites the dust!
Sunday was a quiet and chilled day – as it should be – and “half Pig” made us very happy.
The roast was an unqualified success and the Ghana Old Boys tucked into the ribs that evening. The JHB newbies could not understand how we could eat pork three meals in a row and went out last night for Pizza.
Eric came over, and together with Carlos we all ate well, supped the odd minister and the odd captains and chatted about all and sundry.
I still have no internet connectivity at home, so spending time on Yahoo chatting is not an option. I am reasonably cheesed off that dial up connectivity is such a bloody problem. I am further cheesed off that no-one in the back water of Tarkwa offers any wireless solution al la Accra. Just because we are a backwater, does that mean life cannot exist as we know it?
But hey! 11 days until home time! I can handle that.
I also have an economics tutorial due on the 10th April 2006, which so happens to be in 7 days time. *sigh* That means I am going to have to allocate some time this week to knock it out.
Has anyone who is reading this done a “macroeconomic comment on the Fiscal Budget of 2006 – with graphs” that I can nick?
It appears South African Airways is up to its tricks again. On Sunday am Gerick was meant to board a 02h35 GMT flight to SA – still a bloody stupid time for a plane to leave in my book. After going through the entire check in process, it was then determined the plane “had a technical problem”
The technical problem in question was explained to me by Gerick thus.
On landing from the Washington leg, the plane’s engines apparently failed to engage reverse thrust as required to slow 190 tons of kit down. Instead of engaging said reverse thrust, all engines failed and so did all the lights etc. Apparently the plane did manage to stop before it reached the Airport Residential Area, as nothing was in today’s newspapers referring to new accommodation been available.
Come take off time, the engines “failed to start”
The Ghana boarding lads were lucky. They were told to go home and come back later. The poor yanks had to hang around Accra International for 8 odd hours while someone tinkered with whatever part of the motor was unhappy. I understand there were some really unhappy people on that flight. The yanks are loud enough when they are happy. I can only imagine what it is like when they are peeved.
This is the third time SAA has had engine issues on the Washington – Accra – Johannesburg leg. I do believe it has something to do with the fact even after stating glibly that they have invested millions – and lost millions – in the airbus deal, the continue to use leased/aged 747’s.
SAA also have no technical staff in Accra, so every technical problem requires said technical staff to fly up from SA to resolve issues. The last engine problem had the plane sitting in Accra for 3 days while a new engine was flown up from SA, together with people qualified enough to install said new engine.
I continue to have issues connecting my cell phone to my PC to take full advantage of the new GPRS connectivity offered by Areeba. For GHC 450.000 per month (ZAR 300.00) you can have unlimited GPRS connectivity. Hellishly cheap when you consider that SA charge some R20.00 per MB. Bloody expensive when you cannot get the damn thing to work. *chuckle*
It appears Areeba has but one person allocated to “how it all works” and he is firmly camped in Accra. A P910i appears to be beyond his scope of understanding. I will however visit said “guru” when I make my trip to Accra in 10 days time and try and get some resolution to the matter.
Once again – anyone knows how to set up the P910i – much appreciated.
**update**
When you actually install the modem on the COMPUTER and not assume that cable is a “network” the stuff actually works
Hehehe
Fark – and I used to be able to do IT when I was young a lot easier than this!!
**end update**
Posted using the GPRS Connection
*grin*
Sunday was a quiet and chilled day – as it should be – and “half Pig” made us very happy.
The roast was an unqualified success and the Ghana Old Boys tucked into the ribs that evening. The JHB newbies could not understand how we could eat pork three meals in a row and went out last night for Pizza.
Eric came over, and together with Carlos we all ate well, supped the odd minister and the odd captains and chatted about all and sundry.
I still have no internet connectivity at home, so spending time on Yahoo chatting is not an option. I am reasonably cheesed off that dial up connectivity is such a bloody problem. I am further cheesed off that no-one in the back water of Tarkwa offers any wireless solution al la Accra. Just because we are a backwater, does that mean life cannot exist as we know it?
But hey! 11 days until home time! I can handle that.
I also have an economics tutorial due on the 10th April 2006, which so happens to be in 7 days time. *sigh* That means I am going to have to allocate some time this week to knock it out.
Has anyone who is reading this done a “macroeconomic comment on the Fiscal Budget of 2006 – with graphs” that I can nick?
It appears South African Airways is up to its tricks again. On Sunday am Gerick was meant to board a 02h35 GMT flight to SA – still a bloody stupid time for a plane to leave in my book. After going through the entire check in process, it was then determined the plane “had a technical problem”
The technical problem in question was explained to me by Gerick thus.
On landing from the Washington leg, the plane’s engines apparently failed to engage reverse thrust as required to slow 190 tons of kit down. Instead of engaging said reverse thrust, all engines failed and so did all the lights etc. Apparently the plane did manage to stop before it reached the Airport Residential Area, as nothing was in today’s newspapers referring to new accommodation been available.
Come take off time, the engines “failed to start”
The Ghana boarding lads were lucky. They were told to go home and come back later. The poor yanks had to hang around Accra International for 8 odd hours while someone tinkered with whatever part of the motor was unhappy. I understand there were some really unhappy people on that flight. The yanks are loud enough when they are happy. I can only imagine what it is like when they are peeved.
This is the third time SAA has had engine issues on the Washington – Accra – Johannesburg leg. I do believe it has something to do with the fact even after stating glibly that they have invested millions – and lost millions – in the airbus deal, the continue to use leased/aged 747’s.
SAA also have no technical staff in Accra, so every technical problem requires said technical staff to fly up from SA to resolve issues. The last engine problem had the plane sitting in Accra for 3 days while a new engine was flown up from SA, together with people qualified enough to install said new engine.
I continue to have issues connecting my cell phone to my PC to take full advantage of the new GPRS connectivity offered by Areeba. For GHC 450.000 per month (ZAR 300.00) you can have unlimited GPRS connectivity. Hellishly cheap when you consider that SA charge some R20.00 per MB. Bloody expensive when you cannot get the damn thing to work. *chuckle*
It appears Areeba has but one person allocated to “how it all works” and he is firmly camped in Accra. A P910i appears to be beyond his scope of understanding. I will however visit said “guru” when I make my trip to Accra in 10 days time and try and get some resolution to the matter.
Once again – anyone knows how to set up the P910i – much appreciated.
**update**
When you actually install the modem on the COMPUTER and not assume that cable is a “network” the stuff actually works
Hehehe
Fark – and I used to be able to do IT when I was young a lot easier than this!!
**end update**
Posted using the GPRS Connection
*grin*
2 Comments:
when you were younger .... *chuckle*, u meant to say "a LOT younger" ? ;)
Ahh....the wonders of modern technology. :P Hope it didn't traumatise you too much. :)
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