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Butterfly Optic Xpress (BOX) - kdn
kissedxx
#1 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:55:27 PM
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You know the drill... Let us know about this new offer. If your using it, experiences with installation etc. I am interested bcoz the price/bandwidth is quite reasonable. I understand the link is dedicated as well .No sharing... Wazua spirit

BOX
WHAT IS BOX?
Butterfly Optic Xpress (BOX) is a new broadband solution from KDN targeting the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and businesses that operate from Small Office and Home Office (SOHOS).
Businesses in the over 400 buildings already connected with Fibre optic will enjoy cheaper and efficient connectivity from BOX.

However,if one does not opererate from a fibre building. We will also deploy Microwave radio connection according to the surveyor report. This maybe OFDM,Wimax,VL where appropriate.



Getting Connected:
Pay deposit of Kshs.15,000.00 and get connected!
– No installation charges
– No integration charges
– No equipment charges

Monthly Costs:
– 256 Kbps Kshs.999.00
– 512 Kbps Kshs.1,999.00
– 1 Mbps Kshs.3,999.00
– 2 Mbps Kshs.5,999.00
– 5 Mbps Kshs.7,999.00


Bundled Offer:
Izzytalk
– All the bundles get an Izzytalk line free
– The 1 – 5 Mbps bundles come with Kshs.100.00 Izzytalk airtime

Email addresses
– Unlimited email addresses from www.butterfly.co.ke
– Domain hosting and 5 email addresses for 1-5 Mbps bundles

Deposit
– Refundable on request after 2 years
– Forfeited if client discontinues service before 2 years are over

Payment of services
– Deposit and all monthly charges will be through accredited resellers

For all support and enquiries

– Telephone 020 5 000 005
box@kdn.co.ke


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gathinga
#2 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:13:14 PM
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@Kide. This looks very yummy and i dont mind a trial. Have they listed the buildings already wired?
kissedxx
#3 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:19:45 PM
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I asked kdn and they said they will need surveyors to have a look then give an option incase your particular hood doesnt have the fiber thingy. I hope they wont take forever.. I am paying an arm and a leg in comparison from access.
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kizee
#4 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:21:27 PM
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and waht perecntage of the speed they advertise do u get? for instanc theres an isp that sell u a 1mbps connection but ur speeds never go abv 150kbps(at least mine never do)
muganda
#5 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 2:40:24 PM
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I know where I work we pay about 16,000 to AccessKenya for dedicated 512kbps down.

I've been following KDN travails but at these prices I don't care We need a connection now now now. I've started a strike in the office and management must yield.

What for 8,000/= we could be trying 5mpbs, even with 20% performance that's 1 mpbs
kizee
#6 Posted : Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:31:07 PM
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btw guys

does cck hav a minimum level of performance for isps? i thnk wat isp's are promising and selling are really disparate
kyt
#7 Posted : Friday, February 12, 2010 3:57:37 AM
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Isnt this the same kdn that was " the worst isp in the world" some few weeks ago. Buyer beware. What happened? What has changed?
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KulaRaha
#8 Posted : Friday, February 12, 2010 5:03:55 AM
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a 256 k line at a grand a month? I'd sign up too and dump Tangerine
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kissedxx
#9 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:37:22 AM
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I get dedicated service from access @ 512 down bandwidth and I get what I pay for. So far they are excellent. KDN must be utilising this seacom thingy and passing savings to consumer unlike other isp's? Prices overall should come down..

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sheep
#10 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 7:12:26 AM
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They should be more focused on wimax,perhaps introduce a DIY manual setup to avoid frustrating people with their slow technicians and have coverage in all areas in Nairobi,then will they make it big and upset Safcom.
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bird_man
#11 Posted : Saturday, February 13, 2010 7:24:05 AM
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@Sheep....I think KDN would be happier as a partner to Safcom as opposed to being its competitor. I also think they should continue providing backhaul fiber cable as opposed to Wimax. Safcom is the one that should do Wimax not KDN.

Safcom has the base stations to support Wimax.....KDN on the other hand has fiber to interconnect those base stations at a low cost.Partners!
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kissedxx
#12 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 5:30:10 AM
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Well they came surveyed and told me I cant get connection. Reason is I dont have line of sight to NSSF (2nd option since the building is not next to the fiber), No space for a mast either. Odd to think that thats the end of it.
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KulaRaha
#13 Posted : Monday, February 15, 2010 6:01:44 AM
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They also came and surveyed my place, said signal is weak and they are trying to resolve this.

KDN seems to have hit the perfect pricing, if only they had adequate distribution.

Meanwhile Access keeps exploiting custoemrs with a pathetically priced Valentines offer
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mgs4
#14 Posted : Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:05:40 AM
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Anyone got this connection?How is it?
mkenyan
#15 Posted : Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:05:42 PM
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called them, they sent one of their resellers who came and took their good time but finally have the 256 one. been working great so far. want to try it for a few months before i can risk upgrading. even got to watch/download the latest of my fav series.
kizee
#16 Posted : Monday, March 22, 2010 2:37:37 PM
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mkenyan

any chance u cud do speedtest and paste ur results here?
reithi
#17 Posted : Monday, March 22, 2010 5:33:49 PM
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Interesting!!!!

That means you are contracted for 2 years. What if you terminate before the 2 years are over because poor speeds etc?

Why should one lose the deposit to a service provider who fails to meet their part of the deal?

KDN is picking up some bad habits from their neighbours Zain.
mkenyan
#18 Posted : Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:30:12 PM
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kizee, i have no clue on how to do the speed test and paste thing. it can go to 200kbps but mostly on the 100s. though yesternight and this morning was doing like 5-10 kbps (back to zain horrors there).

reithi - yes. you contract with them for two years and if you find their speed lousy you forfeit the 15k. sounds unfair but you have to consider that i don't have to pay for the equipment which they installed but still own. to some extent that 15k could be seen as security for their equipment. once paid 15k for that safaricom modem you insert into the laptop which was not even 3g only for the prices of better ones to come down so fast. wish they had an option too of not owning it.

needed internet fast and could not wait for the inevitable better deals and the way i see it, am comfortable paying 999 a month for 24 months which ultimately will be less 15k.
kizee
#19 Posted : Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:46:20 PM
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mkenyan

go to www.speedtest.net and do said test...its pretty simple to carry out
lostinspace
#20 Posted : Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:53:45 AM
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Does anyone have this BOX connection living in one of the Sandelwood Apartment building blocks? Do these Apartments have fiber connection, or will KDN use a WiMAX connection?

thanks for more updates
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