I'm not a fan of Safaricom's sh2 per minute billing system. IMHO, I find Orange way cheaper and faster than Safaricom: Orange charges sh. 110 for 100MB. But anyway, I guess we don't have that many users in Orange...

> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:44:33 +0300
> From: kips8505izo@gmail.com
> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WikiSaturday Plan B
>
> The best option is we use connectify software and the safaricom new
> billing rate of unlimited browsing/download the rates are 2sh a minute
> and they don't restrict the data bundles as long as you are subscribed
> so guys will still facebook, tweet, and edit wikipedia. In my
> calculation 600SH will last us 5 hours. If you agree to this then it
> will now be the issue of venue. Alex can sort that out I am sure
>
> On 25/04/2011, stephen wanjau <wanjaustev@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > To probably add onto Oscar's suggestion,the ideos can support upto 9 users
> > at a time but this should not be a worry,since there is a software called
> > connectify which is freeware.The software is purported to turn any laptop
> > running on windows 7 into a hotspot.But the 'hotspot' needs to be connected
> > to the internet and then from there other users can log in with a password
> > given by the admin of the hotspot.
> >
> > The only advantage is,It is not limited to number of users.
> > Finding another venue without wifi connection would be a cinch if we had our
> > own internet.
> > Thank you and have a good day.
> >
> > Regards.
> > stephen w. wanjau
> > Phone: +254 771 557 857
> > twitter:haha_wanjau
> > B.Sc statistics and computer science.
> > JKUAT
> >
> > On Apr 25, 2011 8:14 AM, "Limoke Oscar" <oslimoke@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hey guys,
> >> Looks like ihub is going to unrelibke for our monthly editing.I
> >> suggest we think of alternative ways.To start it of, The IDEOS phone
> >> can broadcast wifi quite well.since a few of us have it,we could buy
> >> some data bundles and find a venue and carry on with our
> >> editing.ofcourse we will need to set some norms like disable auto
> >> updates,no facebook,twitter etc.what do you think?
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >>
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