Ndey,
I know quite number of folks who has it and they don't complain. I also know
the Gambia Embassy Officials who make calls every day as part of there work.
I can be wrong, but I do know guys who don't have problems calling.
EB.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ndey Jobarteh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: Gambia Phones Working?


> Malamin,
>
> It is true, this problem is not limited to the USA. I was trying to
> reach the Gambia from Monday. I had to seat
> on the phone for more than six hours before i could get through and this
> applies to sending fax as well.  There
> are times i felt like crying as it was an emergency situation and due
> this phone problem i just could not deal
> with the  problem. I had been trying before i took my flight from London
> and now in Oslo the same problem. Right
> now am trying to get through but the same problem. SO, you have the same
> problem when trying to call from London
> as well as from Norway.
>
> We use to be very proud of  our phone lines but not anymore. When i
> travel to other Africa countries i use to
> tell people that we have the best telephone lines but that is history
> now. I hope that Gamtel can give us an
> explanation to this degenerating situation.
>
> By the way, EB i don't use calling card to make calls but i have the
> same problems as those who use it.
>
>
> The Struggle Continues!!!
> Ndey Jobarteh
>
>
> Malamin Barrow wrote:
>
> > You sound very definite on the reasons for the difficulty and
frustration recently (last six months)
> > experienced by Gambians abroad in getting to The Gambia by phone. You
can be sure that this is not limited to
> > the United States.
> > The Gambia used to the easiest country to call from our part of the
world, the Middle east. Lately, it is not
> > unusual to fail to get a connection after a whole day of trying. There
must some other reason/s than that
> > peculiar to the United States.
> >
> > Pope Pope wrote:
> >
> > > G'Lers
> > > The phone lines in the Gambia are OK, the problem is that the major
> > > Telephone carriers in the US have limited the number of dedicated
circuits
> > > for the Gambia from the US.
> >
>
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