[kictanet] the first net neutrality violation in Kenya??

[Joe Murithi Njeru]

Hello McTim,

I have skype running on my IDEOS and I'm able to make calls over WIFI
networks and 3g/HDSPA

I installed it two months ago.

Please update your IDEOS software by doing the following 
Go to:
Settings > About phone > Online update.

Then you will be able to install skype from the Android Market
https://market.android.com/ 


With traditional voice at 1bob a minute and declining, skype calls will
eventually be more profitable for Safaricom (using EDGE/3G/4G ?) than
traditional voice calls. 

So its in their long term interest to keep skype running :-)



-----Original Message-----
From: McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com>
To: Joe Murithi Njeru <joe.njeru at zilojo.com>
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: [kictanet] the first net neutrality violation in Kenya??
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 16:05:44 +0300

Listers,

I've been breaking in my new Safcom IDEOS phone
and just found that I can't download/install Skype on it,
due to Safcom blocking it!

I understand they don't want to lose voice revenue to
Skype (now Microsoft apparently), but won't they make
money on the data charges if I am passing VOIP packets
across their network?

Anyway, I think it rude that they sell me "Internet access",
but then don't give me access to the full internet!!

Has anybody gotten around this restriction by using another
providers SIM? Any other workaround to share?


-- 
Regards,

Joe Murithi Njeru
LPI Certified Professional (www.lpi.org)

Zilojo Ltd.
P.O. Box 39501-00623
Nairobi Kenya.

T: +254-722-787725
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