Always fun to hear a customer-complaint. “All phones (10) are broken! Nothing works!”. Right. So, you check up with the helpdesk. They tell you something similar, so we decided to drive by, as it was only 5 minutes away. When we arrived, it appeared that ‘only’ 4 phones weren’t working. After a reset of the [...]

“How to buy a prepay SIM”. Sounds easy enough right? Well, didn’t take long indeed. But confusing. First, you see about 15 people standing in line, presuming it’ll take forever. Then, you get a number. Walk to a desk, to find more people waiting. See numbers flying by, and a cashier looking at me like [...]

Brr. One of the things “different” here is lack of hot water. By default, most houses don’t have any, which means showering with semi-cold water. Usually not a problem, but you can really notice when it has rained, or when you shower in the middle of the day.. Oh well. At least it’s a quick [...]

From the first day I’m on Curacao, I’ve had a wireless (WiMax-like) internet connection. We offer it as a service to approx. 1500 customers on the island at the moment, which is near-the-limit of the equipment used.. This, combined with the fact our house is in a valley, results in a rather poor connection :(
But! [...]