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Well ICE ALMOST Got It Right!
March 20th, 2008
So it was maybe 5:30AM, my normal get-up time, and I am “sleeping in” with my bride. Today is a feriado (holiday) and I figure maybe 7:30 is lookin’ good.
Then, my mind starts thinking… “After so many years in Costa Rica, when has ICE (our friendly local telecommunications monopoly) EVER gotten something right the first time!”. So I reach over to the bed side table and make a test phone call.
Sure enough, ICE has done it AGAIN! They switched to the new calling plan 24 hours early!!!! I have web sites to update, both my customers and my own… notification calls… all originally scheduled for tomorrow morning. Sheesh!
Filed under Communications, Costa Rica, Expatriate Life, ICE, Life in Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica | Comments (9)The Change to 8 Digit Dialing draws near
February 29th, 2008
On March 20, 2008, how you dial a number in Costa Rica is going to change. This not only affects those of us IN Costa Rica, it also will affect those in foreign lands who make call TO Costa Rica.
If you fall into either of the above categories, by all means read on!
Filed under Communications, Cost Of Living Costa Rica, Cost of Living, Costa Rica, Expatriate Life, ICE, Life in Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, Technical Stuff, Travel, Travel to Costa Rica | Comments (2)ICE Incapable of Satisfying the Internet Needs of Costa Rica
September 14th, 2007
Wow! Whatta surprise, huh? That was one of the headlines in yesterday’s La Nacion. It seems that once again, our friendly local communications monopoly has been caught totally unawares by the now 15 year old Internet revolution. Apparently, someone in the “strategic planning group” felt that the unprecedented growth of the Internet world-wide simply was not going to affect little old Costa Rica. According to this article, some 36 localities are affected to the point where new connections are very limited.
Filed under Communications, Costa Rica, ICE, Internet, Life in Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica, RACSA, Rants, Technical Stuff | Comments (7)