I used to have dial-up until about a year ago. Oddly, I never had problems with live chess until I switched.
oh my god!!!!

schreaching shut down engines and lights off is all around me, and bleeping battery sounds that goes down in the middle of online tournaments!!!!!!!!!!!!

u just broke one of the 10 commandments by using god's name in vane man... just be a cool christian
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...and I guess you still believe in Santa Claus as well...

Sory guys You misunderstood Somalia, Yes I agree with You there has been a prolonged civil unrest and recent famine due to the classy harsh environment and unexploited resources in the past. These days and future Somalia will be a gold rush opportunity with it's massive oil resources of estimated 6 Trillion Dollars....
to see that check out these links:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Somalia
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_exploration_in_Puntland
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HTzlH7EGE8
4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16600649
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_people
6. http://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications_papers/pub_display.cfm?id=4749

u just broke one of the 10 commandments by using god's name in vane man... just be a cool christian
Being a "cool christian" is butting out of other people's lives. Try it.

Somalia has got one of the technologically advanced internet and phone telecomunication on the continent and the world, thanks to the spirit of the Somali Enterpreunuership despite the long standing hardship of the state of Somalia and the ensuing civil unrest.......But where I have suffered all these problems with the connection is not my Homeland, and it has been somewhere in central Africa where i am on internship program by the WHO organization for medical students.
Have ever imagined playing chess from a third world internet servers, whereby, connections is eratic and un reliable, only few had solely depended on electricity with a mere of less than 100 private electric generators in your whole area if not less!
and unfortunately, third world communication companies charge at tarrifs expensive than that of devoloped world and surfing is slugish and lower than that of tortoise graceful speed....
what on earth, that those of us who play chess furiously dislodged from our target of winning by misfortunate luck that have prevailed on us that longer....
oh, can't take anymore,,,,, banging my head ++ chattering while scolding our ISP cleints............. can't do more!
where on hell, can we be more comfortable in accomplishing our games than mere defeated on because of that third world misfortune!