DumbFalang Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Well, there is a new report out that shows there are 56 better places to live if you want decent broadband..... http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/NR/rdonlyres/99AAE...tationfinal.pdf A lot of the figures were compiled with the help of speedtest.net - so all those tests you've been doing contributed to the report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beacher Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) 57th??? I'm amazed it's that high on the list. They must have grabbed their statistics during a particularly good period. I would have guessed that Thailand was somewhere around 100th (or worse). And how many years ago did those idiots in the government say that Thailand is quickly gearing up to be the telecommunications hub of Asia? :D Edited October 2, 2009 by Beacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraSnakeNecktie Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I think Thailand measures decently for internal network but not sure if they are measuring international bandwidth which of course has been very poor lately. Hard to tell what they are actually ranking. Thanks for posting the report link ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 interesting, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Please send this linkt to MICT (Ministry of Information and Communication Technology) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 So, with South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore near the top of some categories, and Taiwan and Vietnam as big movers (forward), this doesn't bode well for the Land of Hubs... To be fair, I do have decent service at home in Bkk (3 m/:) and at work in Bkk (many m/:D. I'm rarely, if ever, let down by my service provider though True (at home) reduces at peak times due to their 'overloading'. Compared to my parents who live in Spain (max 800 k/:D we're doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I am currently downloading a 200Mb file at speeds between 4 and 14Kcs. The download monitor tells me it will take between 4 and 14 hours. 57th? What are the rest of the world doing? Carrying letters in forked sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2oDunc Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Only 56 beter places to get broadband I'm surprised it isn't a lot more. Whenever I suffer broadband woes I try to remember the HOURS I have spent on the phone trying desperately to talk to somebody at BT who spoke English as their third language. Spending days waiting for the Engineer to turn up and they never did, all at the cost of a days pay, and being billed for services you have neither asked for or had. Here though I don't do stress. No internet OH dear never mind lets go to the beach. Had TOT in a few places and as much as I could never praise it I can't bash it either. Mai Pen rai as they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 57th?! Surely there must be some mistake! 100+ is more like it for Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prasert Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) The 2nd page of the report says data from 66 countries where used in the analysis. So a 57th place is for sure not good enough to become the IT hub of Asia. But then again, it's always nice to have a dream...... Edited October 3, 2009 by Prasert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 It's not surprising at all. The government cannot even manage to license G3 before everyone else goes to G4. This government is TOO busy witch hunting to take care of business. Pathetic to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_ne_uk Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Strange, I thought it would have been the 195th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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