And please don't forget the very insightful names for german toilet paper, such as Danke and Servus. And of course, the "Ja" line of food products.
Servus.
I simply cannot believe that a self-proclaimed "non-ignorant" would willingly make these statements and claims. Either you are trolling or having fun here, I don't know which.
Racsa DOES NOT offer DSL yet to the general public. They ran, or wanted to run, a pilot project a while back to test it. I know this because a relative of mine works at ICE and told me this. The article from La Nacion says, at the bottom of the page that: "The exminister of Science and Technology (2000-2002) Guy de Theramond, one of the main pioneers (of the Advanced Internet Project) said yesterday that he is pleased with the work done at the heart of the network and that 'we only have to wait for DSL'". So I really do not know how you managed to get it from RACSA when they are still waiting for it. What you may be talking about is cable access provided by Amnet, which is a totally different thing. Maybe you got your facts wrong there.
About your economic facts, $12 a day equals $240 a month which, according to today's exchange rate is 111825,60 Costa Rican colones, not counting social security deductions and the like. I find it hard to believe that people can "make" it back home with that, but then again, it depends on what you define by "making" it. It seems to me from your original message, that making it for you means affording vacations to the US, buying a home and a car and other similar luxuries.
I find it extremely hard to believe that; given for example that my brother who is an attorney and makes much more than $12/day has to think twice about it before paying for things you claim people do there on a regular basis, such as taking vacations to the US, or buying cars or carrying laptops and cellphones. I actually met people who carried toy cellphones just to look as if they had one, but I disgress here.... I know of people who make over 1 million Costa Rican colones a month (roughly $3000) and only go with their families to the US once or at most twice a year. Now talk about doing that with only $240 a month.
I do not resent your comments, I just find it annoying that you post factoids and generalize them to apply them to a reality which is alien to you, but then again, that is a typical american attitude. Can't blame you for that.
Oh, and about the mopping thing, I've seen that done to american citizens in the US as well by their fellow americans, so I do not know who should be more resentful.
This is such an ignorant comment. I AM A COSTA RICAN citizen, and I worked there for Acer and Intel before moving to Europe. I know about the state of technological penetration in the country and what qwasty says here is just a bunch of uninformed facts. DSL at home??? Tell that to ALL of my friends there who have been trying for years to even get a decent ISDN connection at home. DSL is not even available to the general public yet. The so called "Advanced Internet" project has been delayed for 3 years now and it is not until last week, that the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE in Spanish) finished installing the routers to start selling DSL access at prices that are prohibitive to the general population. They will start offering a 128/64 Kbps line for $28/month and YES that is a 128/64Kbps line for that price.
The Costa Rica you describe does not sound like the same place where I was born and raised and where I lived for 30 years of my life and which I visited again just recently. Efficient economy and public transportation? REALLY? Please tell me where did you travel in the country so I can move there.
I won't even reply to the business ownership stupidity or to the prostitution bit.
Now, about the reason for this move by the ICE. The only reason behind this is that Costa Rican telecommunications are a state monopoly (yes, a la MS) and what the ICE is trying to do is either define VoIP as a value-added service and regulate it or have it declared illegal. If you are going to post half-assed information, at least try to be objective about it. For those who can read Spanish, here is an article from La Nacion Costa Rica's largest newspaper, describing the situation. Basically, all they are afraid of is losing the profit from international phone calls, and because all telecommunications use public infrastructure, they would like to be able to regulate it or control it completely.
Anyway, please do some research or reading before you post such crap. Better yet, take a plane and go to Costa Rica for real. It might enlighten you a bit.
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And please don't forget the very insightful names for german toilet paper, such as Danke and Servus. And of course, the "Ja" line of food products. Servus.
I simply cannot believe that a self-proclaimed "non-ignorant" would willingly make these statements and claims. Either you are trolling or having fun here, I don't know which. Racsa DOES NOT offer DSL yet to the general public. They ran, or wanted to run, a pilot project a while back to test it. I know this because a relative of mine works at ICE and told me this. The article from La Nacion says, at the bottom of the page that: "The exminister of Science and Technology (2000-2002) Guy de Theramond, one of the main pioneers (of the Advanced Internet Project) said yesterday that he is pleased with the work done at the heart of the network and that 'we only have to wait for DSL'". So I really do not know how you managed to get it from RACSA when they are still waiting for it. What you may be talking about is cable access provided by Amnet, which is a totally different thing. Maybe you got your facts wrong there. About your economic facts, $12 a day equals $240 a month which, according to today's exchange rate is 111825,60 Costa Rican colones, not counting social security deductions and the like. I find it hard to believe that people can "make" it back home with that, but then again, it depends on what you define by "making" it. It seems to me from your original message, that making it for you means affording vacations to the US, buying a home and a car and other similar luxuries. I find it extremely hard to believe that; given for example that my brother who is an attorney and makes much more than $12/day has to think twice about it before paying for things you claim people do there on a regular basis, such as taking vacations to the US, or buying cars or carrying laptops and cellphones. I actually met people who carried toy cellphones just to look as if they had one, but I disgress here.... I know of people who make over 1 million Costa Rican colones a month (roughly $3000) and only go with their families to the US once or at most twice a year. Now talk about doing that with only $240 a month. I do not resent your comments, I just find it annoying that you post factoids and generalize them to apply them to a reality which is alien to you, but then again, that is a typical american attitude. Can't blame you for that. Oh, and about the mopping thing, I've seen that done to american citizens in the US as well by their fellow americans, so I do not know who should be more resentful.
This is such an ignorant comment. I AM A COSTA RICAN citizen, and I worked there for Acer and Intel before moving to Europe. I know about the state of technological penetration in the country and what qwasty says here is just a bunch of uninformed facts. DSL at home??? Tell that to ALL of my friends there who have been trying for years to even get a decent ISDN connection at home. DSL is not even available to the general public yet. The so called "Advanced Internet" project has been delayed for 3 years now and it is not until last week, that the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE in Spanish) finished installing the routers to start selling DSL access at prices that are prohibitive to the general population. They will start offering a 128/64 Kbps line for $28/month and YES that is a 128/64Kbps line for that price. The Costa Rica you describe does not sound like the same place where I was born and raised and where I lived for 30 years of my life and which I visited again just recently. Efficient economy and public transportation? REALLY? Please tell me where did you travel in the country so I can move there. I won't even reply to the business ownership stupidity or to the prostitution bit. Now, about the reason for this move by the ICE. The only reason behind this is that Costa Rican telecommunications are a state monopoly (yes, a la MS) and what the ICE is trying to do is either define VoIP as a value-added service and regulate it or have it declared illegal. If you are going to post half-assed information, at least try to be objective about it. For those who can read Spanish, here is an article from La Nacion Costa Rica's largest newspaper, describing the situation. Basically, all they are afraid of is losing the profit from international phone calls, and because all telecommunications use public infrastructure, they would like to be able to regulate it or control it completely. Anyway, please do some research or reading before you post such crap. Better yet, take a plane and go to Costa Rica for real. It might enlighten you a bit.