Cambodia may be getting a local f-root domain name server

Cambodia may be soon getting its own root domain name server (DNS server). Hopefully all Cambodian ISPs will set up a local peering circuit to the new f-root server!

It looks like Cambodia may be soon getting its own root domain name server (DNS server). Continue reading “Cambodia may be getting a local f-root domain name server”

How to check pre-paid mobile phone SIM card account balance in Cambodia?

The code for checking the balance/saldo of pre-paid SIM cards is different for every mobile phone network operator in Cambodia. List of the codes and customer support numbers of Cellcard/Mobitel, MetFone, qbMore and Smart Mobile.

The “magic” short code for checking the balance/saldo/credit of a pre-paid SIM cards is different for each and every mobile phone network operator in Cambodia. See the table below: Continue reading “How to check pre-paid mobile phone SIM card account balance in Cambodia?”

Many Cambodian IP addresses are on blacklists

Many Cambodian IP addresses are listed on various blacklists. This was previously often preventing access to this blog. This is a result of Microsoft’s sub-standard products and policies which enable criminals to use their Windows operating system to conduct malicious activities.

I was previously using Project Honey Pot’s http:BL in conjunction with Bad Behaviour WordPress plugin to control access to this blog. My intention was to restrict access from malicious spammers and content scrapers.

Unfortunately it seems that plenty of Cambodian IP addresses are on various blacklists and thus many legitimate users were blocked as well. Continue reading “Many Cambodian IP addresses are on blacklists”

History of Internet in Cambodia

History and development of internet connectivity in Cambodia. The first 64 kbps connection was established in May 1997.

Recently I wrote an article on internet development in Cambodia. When looking at the statistics in that report, it appears as if Cambodia did not have internet connectivity before the year 2001. That is not the case. Continue reading “History of Internet in Cambodia”

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Cambodia, 2009-11

In this report I decided to have a look at the internet service provider (ISP) market in Cambodia. It is not long since there were only couple of operators in the market. Nowadays there is plenty of ISPs to choose from. The report includes charts and tables which outline the internet development in Cambodia as well as compare the ISPs to each other.

This time I decided to have a look at the internet service provider market in Cambodia. It is not long since there were only couple of operators in the market.

Nowadays there is plenty of ISPs to choose from. In this report I am considering any organization which is a member of APNIC and which has allocated resources from them as an ISP. Some of the smaller ISPs might not be included in case they are only re-selling capacity provided by their Cambodian up-stream ISP.
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Mobile phone voice call price comparison, Cambodia 2009-10

A comparison of call rates of all different mobile phone network operators in Cambodia 2009-10. Which one is cheapest?

Pros Thom has compiled a simple comparison of call rates of different mobile phone network operators in Cambodia.

There is no exact answer to the question “which operator is the cheapest one?” as it all depends on several factors; like what types of calls you make, at what times you make the calls, what kind of promotions are utilized, how expensive charge cards you use and so on. This comparison makes some generic assumptions on these matters.

The general outcome of his comparison is that Beeline is the cheapest in most cases.

Have a look at his comparison at the following URL:

Mobile phone text message (SMS) price comparison, Cambodia 2009-10

Comparison of text message (SMS) prices of all mobile phone network operators in Cambodia 2009-10. Includes the following cell phone operators: Beeline, Cellcard/Mobitel, Excell, Hello, MetFone, Mfone/Camshin, qbMore, Smart Mobile and Star-Cell.

Please see below for a comparison of SMS text messaging prices of different cell phone network operators in Cambodia. Note that this comparison does not take in account free within-network SMSes which some operators give. All the prices are based on prepaid plans and are current at the time of publication of this article (assuming that the prices published on operators’ web sites are correct).
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Mobile phone networks and prefixes with price links in Cambodia 2009-10

All mobile phone networks and number prefixes with price links in Cambodia 2009-10. Includes the following cell phone operators: Beeline, Cellcard/Mobitel, Excell, Hello, MetFone, Mfone/Camshin, qbMore, Smart Mobile and Star-Cell.

See below for a list of all mobile phone operatorsĀ in Cambodia as of October 2009.

I have included a link to the page which lists prices for each operator to help in comparing the call and SMS rates. Some operators make it quite difficult to find the pricing information on their web site. Also many operators are adjusting the prices frequently because of fierce competition and introduction of various (often confusing) promotional offers. It is quite difficult to identify the cell phone provider with the best long-term rates and service at the current market state.
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