Comments on: Minding the Digital Divide http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/ Philippines, Tech Reviews and Blog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:15:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Phil Piper http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-131024 Phil Piper Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:34:25 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-131024 Worry about internet access, most people don't even have access to a telephone! There are no telephone wires more that 1 kilometer from towns. I live betwen Dasol and Infanta Pangasinan, there are no phone lines within 6 or 8 kilometers therefore no dialup internet. Smart Bro is a joke, you must be within 1 kilometer of a specially equipped Smart cellphone tower and have a special antenna to get it and then it costs more than PhP 1,000 per month. I have PLDT WeRoam and it costs more than PhP 10,000 to start and more than PhP 1,ooo per month. If schools have no phone lines, they have no internet. It will cost a lot of money to setup the Brgy wifi and there just are not enough customers. Most people here don't have any use for the internet, they can't even understand an ATM card and they don't have PhP 30,000 for a computer plus they don't have electricity. You guys must all live in Manila and never travel out to the real Philippines. Phil Worry about internet access, most people don’t even have access to a telephone! There are no telephone wires more that 1 kilometer from towns. I live betwen Dasol and Infanta Pangasinan, there are no phone lines within 6 or 8 kilometers therefore no dialup internet. Smart Bro is a joke, you must be within 1 kilometer of a specially equipped Smart cellphone tower and have a special antenna to get it and then it costs more than PhP 1,000 per month. I have PLDT WeRoam and it costs more than PhP 10,000 to start and more than PhP 1,ooo per month.
If schools have no phone lines, they have no internet.

It will cost a lot of money to setup the Brgy wifi and there just are not enough customers. Most people here don’t have any use for the internet, they can’t even understand an ATM card and they don’t have PhP 30,000 for a computer plus they don’t have electricity.

You guys must all live in Manila and never travel out to the real Philippines.
Phil

]]> By: toots ople http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47247 toots ople Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:50:47 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47247 yuga, a more astounding fact is how key government offices continue to ignore the use of e-mail as an internal communications tool. i think you'll be surprised at the number of top executives in government that don't own an email addy, much less rely on the Internet for substance that can be had at the speed of thought. much work to be done, in and out of government in bridging the digital divide! yuga, a more astounding fact is how key government offices continue to ignore the use of e-mail as an internal communications tool. i think you’ll be surprised at the number of top executives in government that don’t own an email addy, much less rely on the Internet for substance that can be had at the speed of thought. much work to be done, in and out of government in bridging the digital divide!

]]> By: mister http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47075 mister Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:43:07 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47075 That's why the Philippines is the text capital of the world. are we still?? Also, i believe most pinoy thinks of computer or internet a just way of playing games online. That’s why the Philippines is the text capital of the world. are we still?? Also, i believe most pinoy thinks of computer or internet a just way of playing games online.

]]> By: marc http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47073 marc Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:32:57 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47073 but its really a good thing YUGA TECH is here to to provide every filipino about digital information thru the internet. :) but its really a good thing YUGA TECH is here to to provide every filipino about digital information thru the internet. :)

]]> By: wites http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47071 wites Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:31:00 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47071 it's funny that we are advocating that all filipinos should use the internet, but here in the office only officers and upper management are allowed to have access and entitled to an email account. i understand there's a "productivity" issue, that's why the company is hesitant to give access. but i think they can create protocols or procedures to regulate the use of the internet instead of scrapping it altogether. it’s funny that we are advocating that all filipinos should use the internet, but here in the office only officers and upper management are allowed to have access and entitled to an email account.

i understand there’s a “productivity” issue, that’s why the company is hesitant to give access. but i think they can create protocols or procedures to regulate the use of the internet instead of scrapping it altogether.

]]> By: marc http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47070 marc Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:28:58 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47070 right now internet can be accessible from anywhere. the only problem is, Philippines is suffering from poverty. if you belong below the middleclass, which would spent a P20, food or internet? right now internet can be accessible from anywhere. the only problem is, Philippines is suffering from poverty. if you belong below the middleclass, which would spent a P20, food or internet?

]]> By: noemi http://www.yugatech.com/the-internet/minding-the-digital-divide/comment-page-1/#comment-47010 noemi Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:34:48 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=1112#comment-47010 More and more companies realize that Filipinos don't have access to the internet. Smart BRO has this "internet cafe" package promo for sari-sari stores. I also heard about the barangay wifi package from another company. Soon, the country will have easy access to the benefits of the internet. More and more companies realize that Filipinos don’t have access to the internet. Smart BRO has this “internet cafe” package promo for sari-sari stores. I also heard about the barangay wifi package from another company. Soon, the country will have easy access to the benefits of the internet.

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