Riverman

"Hans-Georg Michna" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:08:20 +0100, "riverman"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >Check out: http://www.cellular-news.com/coverage/kenya.shtml
    > >
    > >This is a great site for travellers, btw.
    > Riverman,
    > thanks for this good link!
    > However, the maps for Kenya are apparently obsolete or
    > overpessimistic. They don't show the existent coverage in Maasai
    > Mara, in the higher regions of the Samburu area (probably from
    > Isiolo or Archer's Post), or in Marigat. In fact there is some
    > limited coverage even in Baringo, if you're willing to walk
    > around a bit with your phone and find a sweet spot (or climb on
    > a water tank).
    > There is also coverage in Kajiado, Ilbisil, but apparently not
    > yet in Namanga or Amboseli, not even on the top of Observation
    > Hill.
    > If anybody has any news on this, please reply here.
Yes, I think the site is not updated regularly. In DRC, for example, it does
not show Vodacom as a provider, although they are the largest provider in
the country. Similarly, there is some coverage in Goma that is not shown, as
well as in Lubumbashi and Kolwezi (I believe Kolwezi has coverage).

--riverman