Ghana Diaries: The Internet in Ghana

As y'all might know already i've just (3weeks is just right?) come from ghana. the internet cafes have good machines but they're poorly maintained and they really dont give a shit cos they charge by time so the longer u stay the better or business.

they'll share a 56k connection between 10PCs so you'll be sitting there for 2mins everytime you click a link.

I only went to the cafe a few times while i was there and for one of the following few things in order of priority:

1. Pay bills
2. Manage my finances so i didnt get cherged extra because of an overdraft
3. Move money into my sisters account so she could send it to me when i run out of dosh
4. Download some nude pictures that some certain someone used to send me
5. Attempt to fix my website which conveniently keeled over the moment i left for Ghana.

On the other hand... if you need to use the internet quickly for something important (assuming u live in accra).. you can go to busyInternet cafe.. it's near circle on the Ring Road Central.

The have broadband internet there but it's a fucking chore cos u have to queue up on a real busy day.

If u have ur own laptop, you can plug in upstiars for 18000 cedis an hour.

But there's good news yet, cos if you have a Wi-Fi capable ie. wireless internet enaled laptop,

You can browse for free at Liquid. It's a restaurant/cofeeshop right next to busyInternet.

That's where i spent most of my time catching up on all the internet porn and xbox news!! (Not before i'd spent 18000 at busy on one occasion tho! arrgh!!)

Yeah well be warned though cos Liquid arent stupid... they hike the prices of whateve they sell to make up for the free internet!

A bottle of Fanta anywehre else costs 2500 but costs 5000 cedis @ Liquid.

You can bet you ass i only drank Fanta while i was there. Not to worry if you're skint cos they wont hound you to buy something to use their net

Well..this was impulsively and hastily put together so let me know if i missed something.

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Author: brownAangel
Date/Time: August 13, 2004 1:57 PM

Finally another posting and another picture... in the words of the girl last week.... dont talk just ****
I mean just post pics

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