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Comparing Internet Cafe Rates Worldwide
tcd004 writes "I recently began compiling the hourly rates from Internet cafes around the world into a map. The result reveals wildly different prices, even in countries with similar economic conditions and technological development. This often puts access out of reach for large populations in developing countries who live on less than $1 per day. It seems government policies and telecom deregulation (in countries like Nigeria) are often the strongest forces determining a cafe's hourly rates. If you want to do some of your own rate hunting, take a look at sites like Cybercafes.com."
I AM THE SON OF A WEALTHY INTERNET CAFE GENERAL...i have a vast fortune that needs to be transfered out of the country...
We can start compiling better (and statistically, better 'weighted') indicators of PPP than the incredibly successful (but somewhat outdated) Big Mac Index.
Ghana, in particular, has done this as they believe that increased exposure to the outside world will help encourage its citizens to become literate.
I take it Ghana has never heard of AOL.
Remember the days when Republicans were the party of fiscal responsibility?
Good lord, no wonder they're scamming. They're not trying to get rich, they just don't have any other way to afford Internet connectivity!
On the other hand, it does make me feel even better about baiting the scammers. Every minute wasted sending me email (even more when they send me silly pictures of themselves dumping water on their heads) is money that they've lost.
STOP MISUSING APOSTROPHES, YOU MORONS!!!