Rex and Rupert,
I can't tell what the IP was.
But I will for prove myself right, will do a test once again on this issue.
Edit a page without signing in, so that we can take note of the IP.
Will let you know whatever the results are.
Best,
- Enock
UMaT, Tarkwa
enockseth.github.io
On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
what was his IP ?
That IP question never got answered, and I'm eager to find out the IP too.
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Enock Seth Nyamador <kwadzo459(a)gmail.com
> > wrote:
>> I still stand by MTN charging for
Wikipedia.
>
>> Listening to radio advert
seems to confirm this.
>> A friend at my school also just told me.
>
>> Somebody read this [1]
>
>> If MTN wasn't charging for
Wikipedia access, there wouldn't have been
>> data bundles with FREE Wikipedia access. Am done! :(
>
>> 1.
>>
http://www.jbklutse.com/mtnpulsemashup-your-flava-with-mtn-pulse-bundles/
>
>> Best,
>
>> -Enock
>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>> enockseth.github.io
>> On Sep 7, 2015 4:19 PM, "Nkansah Rexford"
<nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com
>>
wrote:
>
>>> I'm sure Enock did
provide the details requested by Dan in email below.
>>
>>> And thus, I must
believe the Zero on MTN is working as usual?
>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 28,
2015, Dan Foy <dfoy(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi Enock,
>>>
>>>> The way most
partners zero-rate is that they do not charge you when
>>>> using Wikipedia, but if you have a no-balance sim card, they may not
allow
>>>> internet access at all. Then, you cannot get to the internet to
>>>> have Wikipedia zero-rated.
>>>
>>>> I'm not
sure about all the types of service that MTN Ghana offers.
>>>> When you are using your laptop with Firefox, is this using the MTN
cellular
>>>> service on your phone?
>>>
>>>> It would also
be helpful if you could provide us your IP when you are
>>>> trying to use Wikipedia Zero with a balance but do not see a banner.
>>>> Please try a site like
www.whatismyip.org or similar service and let
>>>> us know the IP you are using. Then I can check it against our known IP
>>>> ranges for MTN Ghana.
>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri,
Jul 24, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador <
>>>> kwadzo459(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Hi Dan,
>>>>
>>>>> I used
Firefox on my laptop.
>>>>
>>>>>
Update: Tried accessing with Zero balance SIM (both Chrome and
>>>>> Firefox), WIkipedia homepage is loaded once and that's all. You
can't
>>>>> access any other page or reload.
>>>>
>>>>> Best.
>>>>
>>>>> -
Enock
>>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>
>>>>> On
Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Dan Foy <dfoy(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
Enock,
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm looking into the problem you described, and needed
to check on
>>>>>> one additional detail. Which browser are you using when you
experience
>>>>>> the billing / lack of banners? I notice that many users in
Ghana are
>>>>>> using the Opera browser. If you were using that before, can you
try the
>>>>>> standard browser on your phone (usually Chrome on Android) and
let us know
>>>>>> if that works?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Enock Seth Nyamador <
>>>>>> kwadzo459(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Adele,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >Thank you for flagging the issues described below.
For future
>>>>>>> reference, feel free to add me >directly when you need my
attention and/or
>>>>>>> reply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You're welcome. Noted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >As far as I understand, you - Enock - used WP
through MTN and was
>>>>>>> charged. On top of that, >no free WP banners were
displayed both on the
>>>>>>> desktop version and mobile version. Is that >correct? If
that is the case,
>>>>>>> we will have to investigate with MTN.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exactly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >Please confirm if you were using
m.wikipedia.org
(mobile site)
>>>>>>> when the banners flashed and >didn't display
correctly. That is not an
>>>>>>> expected behavior and if confirmed, we will follow up
>internally and also
>>>>>>> with MTN.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> GH Wikimedians,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you're using MTN in your smartphone your help
will be very
>>>>>>> useful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS: I know the banner isn't displayed in the
desktop version :).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Enock
>>>>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Adele Vrana
<avrana(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Asaf for sending this thread directly to
us.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Enock,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for flagging the issues described below.
For future
>>>>>>>> reference, feel free to add me directly when you need my
attention and/or
>>>>>>>> reply.
>>>>>>>> As far as I understand, you - Enock - used WP through MTN
and was
>>>>>>>> charged. On top of that, no free WP banners were
displayed both on the
>>>>>>>> desktop version and mobile version. Is that correct? If
that is the case,
>>>>>>>> we will have to investigate with MTN.
>>>>>>>> Please note that we don't show "Free
Wikipedia" banners on the
>>>>>>>> desktop version as part of the Wikipedia Zero program.
Only the mobile site
>>>>>>>> displays banners so it's expected that you won't
see the WP Zero banner
>>>>>>>> when using WP's desktop version.
>>>>>>>> Please confirm if you were using
m.wikipedia.org (mobile
site)
>>>>>>>> when the banners flashed and didn't display
correctly. That is not an
>>>>>>>> expected behavior and if confirmed, we will follow up
internally and also
>>>>>>>> with MTN.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dan Foy, our technical partner manager, is on
vacation this week.
>>>>>>>> We will have to wait for him to come back to the office
next week to
>>>>>>>> properly follow up on this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Enock - I will be awaiting for your reply on the
questions above.
>>>>>>>> It will be really helpful to better understand your
experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rexford and others - If you would like to volunteer
to test the
>>>>>>>> service, please make sure you are using the mobile
version of Wikipedia (
>>>>>>>>
m.wikipedia.org). Please pay special attention to the
banner
>>>>>>>> behavior and data charges.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Adele
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Asaf Bartov <
>>>>>>>> abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am explicitly CCing Adele and Dan to ensure
they see this. I'm
>>>>>>>>> afraid I don't have enough information to help,
myself.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 2:24 AM, Nkansah
Rexford <
>>>>>>>>> nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thus, I understand you as, when (kindly
confirm if below
>>>>>>>>>> conditions are so)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> - you opened the Desktop Version on the
PC, no banner was
>>>>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>>>>> - you opened the Mobile Version on PC, the
banner 'flashed'.
>>>>>>>>>> Nothing banner-ish showed afterwards
>>>>>>>>>> - you opened the Mobile Version on Mobile, no
banner was
>>>>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Its good you've brought this up.
I'm sure Adele is on this list,
>>>>>>>>>> plus if that's the case, then we'll
kindly ask Adele to look into that for
>>>>>>>>>> us.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, Enock Seth
Nyamador <
>>>>>>>>>> kwadzo459(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried the mobile version of
Wikipedia on PC. The banner
>>>>>>>>>>> just flashed.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> - Enock
>>>>>>>>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>>>>>>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:02 AM,
Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>>>>>>>> nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you see the Wikipedia Zero
banner or anything of that
>>>>>>>>>>>> sort, indicating you're browsing for
free in your browser?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, Enock
Seth Nyamador <
>>>>>>>>>>>> kwadzo459(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is been a long time I tried
using Wikipedia Zero [1] from MTN
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ghana on PC. I remember I started
using WP Zero before it was announced
>>>>>>>>>>>>> officially; that during the
piloting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I tried to access
Wikipedia from MTN thinking Zero
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is still in control. By the time I
realized my 60 GHp was no where to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> found after visiting just two pages.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know if the problem
is from me or MTN. If you're
>>>>>>>>>>>>> using MTN I'll plead with you to
try on your PC and Smartphones so we can
>>>>>>>>>>>>> know what is actually going on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Enock
>>>>>>>>>>>>> UMaT, Tarkwa
>>>>>>>>>>>>> enockseth.github.io
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Asaf Bartov
>>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
<http://www.wikimediafoundation.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Imagine a world in which every single human
being can freely
>>>>>>>>> share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a
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>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>> *Strategic Partnerships*
>>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>>>>> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6773
>>>>>>>> avrana(a)wikimedia.org
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Dan Foy
>>>>>> Technical Manager, Mobile Partnerships
>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dan Foy
>>>> Technical Manager, Mobile Partnerships
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>>
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