Netified

Just subscribed to a broadband wireless internet provider. So right now I have a 24 hours online connection like I used to have when I was in Germany (and Canada). Nice. Er... not really... Why?

Because I have to pay the same amount of money as in Germany and Canada but less - much less - connection speed. $20 for 512 kbps - shared with 10 others - and this is one of the cheapest deal in this country. $20. 512 kbps. Shared. 10 people. Imagine that.

I have a vague idea about why the price of Internet connection is freaking high in this miserable country.The government and it's partner in crime - that corrupted bloated monopolistic telecomunication company aka. PT. Telkom Indonesia - are the guilty party, especially the Ministry of Information and Communication who are too afraid to speak loud to PT. Telkom to lower the connection price - - yes, imagine a government entity feel afraid to a government owned private company, pathetic eh?. But that's what happened here. Instead of doing some action against PT. Telkom, the Minister of Information and Communication was giving promise, promise and promise that he will do something about it... It's been a while, Sir... Where is the good news?

Anyway, I am just curious. Most of the country I'd been visited were selling "Mega bits per second". So which country - other than mine - are still selling connection service speed in "kilo bits per second"? Please, let me know. Thanks!

Well, at least I have a 24 hours affordable connection now. It's not fast but it's decent and it's only $20.