Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa - Polidicks

[quote](Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.[/quote] [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-google-africa-idUSBRE94N0XG20130524[/url]

Brace for the Nigerian prince emails

I would prefer clean water to internet.

Local militia etc. are going to strip down the transmitters for scrap metal. :v:

[QUOTE=Meloan;40778209]I would prefer clean water to internet.[/QUOTE] Giving people internet could mean long term infrastructure improvements, freedom of education etc. Clean water initiatives tend to be short term. There's also many, many charities working for clean water, not many for what google's doing.

[QUOTE=Occlusion;40778235]Giving people internet could mean long term infrastructure improvements, freedom of education etc. Clean water initiatives tend to be short term. There's also many, many charities working for clean water, not many for what google's doing.[/QUOTE] Besides, the internet could be used to spread ideas on how to obtain or clean water. Information leads to progress.

africa gets google fibre before canada gets it how should I feel about this?

[QUOTE=uzikus;40778228]Local militia etc. are going to strip down the transmitters for scrap metal. :v:[/QUOTE] Cell towers are widespread in Africa because phone landlines are nonexistent, and they manage to stay working.

[QUOTE=Untouch;40778701]africa gets google fibre before canada gets it how should I feel about this?[/QUOTE] You should feel sorry

[QUOTE=Untouch;40778701]africa gets google fibre before canada gets it how should I feel about this?[/QUOTE] except the article literally doesnt mention fiber at all. Google is looking to set up low-frequency wireless access.

[QUOTE=Untouch;40778701]africa gets google fibre before canada gets it how should I feel about this?[/QUOTE] Canada is not a real country, stop it with your non-sense.

[QUOTE=saming;40779101]Canada is not a real country, stop it with your non-sense.[/QUOTE] African countries have had independence longer than Canada :v:

[QUOTE=Occlusion;40778235]Giving people internet could mean long term infrastructure improvements, freedom of education etc. Clean water initiatives tend to be short term. There's also many, many charities working for clean water, not many for what google's doing.[/QUOTE] "I don't need no more spam mail from Africa!!"

[QUOTE=Untouch;40778701]africa gets google fibre before canada gets it how should I feel about this?[/QUOTE] It sucks that our third world internet is being fixed after Africa's third world internet

I much rather have Africa get Google fiber first, after what they'd been tru there, they deserve it. Israel will probably never get Google fiber anyway. it would have to go tru all the Internet companies here that limit the country's upload limit to a max of 2Mb/s upload speed, so that they can rip-off business companies into spending massive amounts of money to get anything above 2Mb. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731427417.png[/IMG] fuck this country.

[QUOTE=Doodle313;40779531]I much rather have Africa get Google fiber first, after what they'd been tru there, they deserve it. Israel will probably never get Google fiber anyway. it would have to go tru all the Internet companies here that limit the country's upload limit to a max of 2Mb/s upload speed, so that they can rip-off business companies into spending massive amounts of money to get anything above 2Mb. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731427417.png[/IMG] fuck this country.[/QUOTE] my upload speed is like .57 because there is one shitty ISP here.

[QUOTE=Doodle313;40779531]I much rather have Africa get Google fiber first, after what they'd been tru there, they deserve it. Israel will probably never get Google fiber anyway. it would have to go tru all the Internet companies here that limit the country's upload limit to a max of 2Mb/s upload speed, so that they can rip-off business companies into spending massive amounts of money to get anything above 2Mb. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731427417.png[/IMG] fuck this country.[/QUOTE] Your download speed is high enough for you not to be angry at your upload speed imo.

[QUOTE=Doodle313;40779531]I much rather have Africa get Google fiber first, after what they'd been tru there, they deserve it. Israel will probably never get Google fiber anyway. it would have to go tru all the Internet companies here that limit the country's upload limit to a max of 2Mb/s upload speed, so that they can rip-off business companies into spending massive amounts of money to get anything above 2Mb. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731427417.png[/IMG] fuck this country.[/QUOTE] Oh you poor thing... [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731580511.png[/IMG]

Please don't turn this into a Speedtest thread. If you want to cry about your ISP you can go [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=916914]here[/url]

[QUOTE=Doodle313;40779531]I much rather have Africa get Google fiber first, after what they'd been tru there, they deserve it. Israel will probably never get Google fiber anyway. it would have to go tru all the Internet companies here that limit the country's upload limit to a max of 2Mb/s upload speed, so that they can rip-off business companies into spending massive amounts of money to get anything above 2Mb. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731427417.png[/IMG] fuck this country.[/QUOTE] ABLOO BLOO BLOO. Can't seed enough for those linux distro trackers eh?

[QUOTE=Leestons;40780570]Oh you poor thing... [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731580511.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] How awful. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/2731732073.png[/IMG]

Soon it will no longer be the russians and br's taking over MOBAs it will be africans, but least it will give us a common enemy.