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I have no idea what it’s called but when I was in Cuba 5 or 6 years ago they used something like this on their mobile phones. They basically had an “internet” v
by elliekelly 6y ago
I have no idea what it’s called but when I was in Cuba 5 or 6 years ago they used something like this on their mobile phones. They basically had an “internet” via bluetooth but without needing to connect to the “real” internet which was very expensive and monitored by the government.
- adrianpike 6y agoSNET, it seems. Awesome! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Cuba#SNET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Cuba#SNET
- pubutil 6y agoCuba is amazing at making the most of what they have. I hadn’t heard of SNET before this, but I know they’ve kept classic cars running for decades out of necessity
- elliekelly 6y agoI am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that Cuba must have the highest concentration of “hackers” of any place in the world. We were on a bus going to the far west end of Cuba (where not many people travel to) and it broke down in the middle of no where and the bus driver managed to fix it with some scotch tape and a twisted up plastic shopping bag. I’ve been to 70 countries and the Cuban people are hands down the most entrepreneurial of them all.