[kictanet] VSAT need information

[warigia bowman]

McTim, do you have a name I can cite you by as a source?

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> yes, the only way to shut off a vsat is to go to the site and
> physically shut it down. Egypt is back online tho. What folk there did
> is dial in to eu dialup  numbers set up by eu folk for just this
> purpose. ThePOTS system was working in egypt, when mobile and internet
> was cut off. Rgds, mctim
>
> On 2/25/11, warigia bowman <warigia at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear technical people, esp michuki, mctim, and Jean
> >
> > given that Egypt, and now Libya have cut off Internet access, would it be
> > possible to invest in VSATs in order to get some limited internet access
> via
> > sattelite? Obviously, this will not help egyptian sites, but may allow
> > access to sites based in the US?
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > Rigia
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Warigia Bowman
> > Visiting Assistant Professor
> > American University in Cairo
> > Global Affairs and Public Policy
> > (office)(202)2615-4346
> > (cell) (201)05590948
> > warigia at aucegypt.edu
> >
>
> --
> Sent from my mobile device
>
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>



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Dr. Warigia Bowman
Visiting Assistant Professor
American University in Cairo
Global Affairs and Public Policy
(office)(202)2615-4346
(cell) (201)05590948
warigia at aucegypt.edu
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