ZA Tech Show – Episode 105: ‘Simon, I mean Jon’

Posted on Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 09:33 by Simon and filed under Podcast episodes, ZA Tech Show.

Jon Tullett returns to the show as your host this week, joining Brett Haggard and Duncan McLeod to discuss:

  • FNB launching PayPal in South Africa.
  • Mobile payment systems like M-Pesa.
  • The internet access price war and its move to mobile.
  • Disintermediation of cellular network services.
  • The 2010 Pwn2Own competition.
  • The Nintendo DSi XL, now available in SA.
  • 3D film and games.

Our picks and pick-ons of the week:

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    4 Comments so far

    Comment by Nico, posted on March 30th, 2010 at 08:30

    Very interesting. Just some questions for your next episode perhaps:

    1) How did the M-Web and other similar services impact the IPC (think Telkom exchanges)? Surely the higher usage on those accounts will ultimately impact even other ISP’s and other services (unshaped) as the exchanges strain under the new demand?

    2) Could we perhaps now talk hypothetically about the impact of the M-Web decision on local communities. What will prevent a consumer to on-sell Internet access to his neighbors? Even if M-Web allows only a single instance, a clued up user could still implement a simple proxy solution. He could even recover his total monthly cost in that way :-)

    Thanks again for an interesting podcast.

    Comment by Gary, posted on March 30th, 2010 at 09:38

    With regards the comments about gamers/Console users and secondary low latency DSL accounts.

    I have that exact scenario at my home and it’s NOT as difficult to manage as stated in this podcast.

    I have the Axxess uncapped satellite package (been available for ages) configured on my router. This is used by every PC (5 of them) on the network. It is unshaped at night/weekends, but bandwidth limited during weekdays.

    BUT, I have turned a little feature on in my router referred to as PPPoE forwarding or bridging.

    This allows my secondary account (2GB Afrihost) to connect in parallel to the internet. I have this account configured directly on my XBOX and my gaming PC (Add new Broadband Connection on Win7).

    For my XBOX it is great cause I always get a fully OPEN connection status to LIVE and low latency gaming 24/7 (provided I am not downloading anything on the other computers). The only time I disable it is when I want to download those huge demos overnight.

    For my PC the account connection is enabled/disabled with two clicks whenever I want or need the better connection.

    Just my two cents tips for those who care..

    Comment by Samuel, posted on March 31st, 2010 at 11:26

    The new desk looks sweet! I pity Brett for carting it around the States!

    Also, Jon sounds exactly like James May aka Captain Slow from Top Gear. And given Jon’s choice of car… :)

    Comment by Warwick, posted on April 4th, 2010 at 00:24

    Great show again, on one of the picks this week TrickleStar is a great product, however its also one of those products that shows how we are getting raped in SA.

    Take a look at the retail price of the product in US or Europe and then SA. $20 USD there and R650 here… over 3 times the price difference. Shipping and customs duty’s are not going to be a 200% increase.

    I’m all for the local distributor making some profit, but why a 200% increase in the retail price.

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