[OLPC India] link to khairat visit blog

[Sanjay Bhangar]

Just to back that up - I live in the middle of Bombay and keeping a stable
internet connection is hard enough here. Unfortunately, the web isn't as
taken-for-granted a thing as it is in the States.
I have done some work in villages in that area with relation to water
problems -- considering water is still a matter of concern for many -- I
think an internet connection taking some time is perfectly understandable.
The work being done seems good and I am very positive for the future of this
project. Hope to visit the site at some point.
All the best to everyone,
Sanjay

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Marc Valentin <mvalentin at oeuvredespains.org>
wrote:

> Hi Donna,
> Internet connections in the remote areas are difficult.
> The phone line is often too bad for dialup, so the only possibility is
> through mobile phone. With mobile system, the quality of the
> connection depends on how far you are from an antenna. So far, the
> antenna of Reliance was very far so we had a bad connection. Now there
> is an antenna in the village nearby so the connection is stable. (But
> electricity is still a big problem !).
> However, I would say it is not important for XO because internet
> connection brings more problems than solutions. Children don't need
> internet access. If the teacher has internet access, he can add
> activities and updates using a USB key, that is enough. If a village
> has no access to internet, they can go to the nearest town to download
> or communicate, there are places for that.
> -marc valentin-
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:53 PM, harleyblue <harleyblue at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am encouraged to read this and see the pictures. I live in the US and
> am
> > donating more laptops.
> >
> > I am however, concerned about the internet not working. I read the same
> > thing in posts several months ago. What can be done to try and work this
> > out?
> > thanks
> > Donna
> >
> >
> >
> > Pari <parimalai at niit.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > A blog on Khairat visit, fyi
> >
> http://niit-crcs.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-had-informational-visit-with-assorted.html
> >
> > regards,
> > Parimala
> >
> > Parimala Inamdar
> > cell: 91 98 203 14308
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