Comments on: Why so little internet in Ukraine? http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/ The Russia Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emil http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Emil Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:56:29 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2748 The issue with the survey is what "broadband" means ... in UK a 1.5 mb/s line on a "best effort" basis would be classified as "broadband", while in Rumania it would be regarded as junk and not worth the bother of getting it for free, since even rural areas are covered by wireless broadband that have better speed. The issue with the survey is what “broadband” means … in UK a 1.5 mb/s line on a “best effort” basis would be classified as “broadband”, while in Rumania it would be regarded as junk and not worth the bother of getting it for free, since even rural areas are covered by wireless broadband that have better speed.

]]> By: Ed http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 Ed Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:45:46 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2747 It's not surprising that the number of broadband connections is so low because of the relative high cost of broadband in poorer countries, but actually in this respect the numbers for Ukraine aren't that much lower than Belarus. It IS surprising that in a country where many people use internet cafes to access the internet that the proportion of users to connections isn't higher. That definitely seems wrong. Perhaps the survey was flawed? It’s not surprising that the number of broadband connections is so low because of the relative high cost of broadband in poorer countries, but actually in this respect the numbers for Ukraine aren’t that much lower than Belarus. It IS surprising that in a country where many people use internet cafes to access the internet that the proportion of users to connections isn’t higher. That definitely seems wrong. Perhaps the survey was flawed?

]]> By: Emil http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2746 Emil Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:27:48 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2746 The map looks a bit bogus ... Akamai thinks different, and they should know something : http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/ The map looks a bit bogus … Akamai thinks different, and they should know something : http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/

]]> By: Michelle http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Michelle Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:29:37 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2745 My opinion is that few have internet access in Ukraine because: a. people first need to be able to buy a computer and they are expensive b. You then have to have to be able to access internet and that also cost money and the infrastructure for this is poor. I only began to use high speed internet 1 1/2 ago, before that I used dial up which was super slow and kept disconnecting which made it even more expensive. Many also live in small towns or villages and I image it is difficult to get access to the internet. My opinion is that few have internet access in Ukraine because:
a. people first need to be able to buy a computer and they are expensive
b. You then have to have to be able to access internet and that also cost money and the infrastructure for this is poor. I only began to use high speed internet 1 1/2 ago, before that I used dial up which was super slow and kept disconnecting which made it even more expensive.

Many also live in small towns or villages and I image it is difficult to get access to the internet.

]]> By: Kaboom http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Kaboom Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:48 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2744 Be interested to know if there's any political breakdown of those with net access in Ukraine. In the West, a minority view among Ukrainians continues to get the upper hand. Be interested to know if there’s any political breakdown of those with net access in Ukraine.

In the West, a minority view among Ukrainians continues to get the upper hand.

]]> By: Sublime Oblivion http://siberianlight.net/why-so-little-internet-in-ukraine/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Sublime Oblivion Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:57:13 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=2335#comment-2743 I'm not too surprised. Belarus is substantially <a href="http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2010/03/10/transition-reckoning/" rel="nofollow">more prosperous</a> than Ukraine per capita, its wealth is distributed more equitably, and Lukashenko's authoritarianism tends to be overstated. I’m not too surprised. Belarus is substantially more prosperous than Ukraine per capita, its wealth is distributed more equitably, and Lukashenko’s authoritarianism tends to be overstated.

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