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Egyptians Find New Ways To Get Online

Posted by timothy on from the all-this-stuff-makes-me-want-to-visit dept.

angry tapir writes "Groups like We Rebuild have scrambled to keep Egypt connected to the outside world, turning to landline telephones, fax machines and even ham radio to keep information flowing in and out of the country. Although one Internet service provider — Noor Group — remains in operation, Egypt's government abruptly ordered the rest of the country's ISPs to shut down their services just after midnight local time Thursday. Mobile networks have also been turned off in some areas."

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  1. guess they won't be making by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    a first post.....

  2. carrier pigeons! by metalmaster · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just make sure they stay clear of areas where "fireworks" are going off.

    1. Re:carrier pigeons! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Apparently, all the carrier pigeons have been reporting a Coo

  3. Erm...there's another way... by History's+Coming+To · · Score: 3, Funny

    So why aren't we all phoning a random number in Egypt once a day and asking if there's anything they want us to put on the interwebs for them?

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