Ulises Toirac on internet service in Cuba: “It is an armed robbery”

Comedian Ulises Toirac He criticized the prices and quality of Internet service in Cuba, which he described as an “armed robbery.”

Toirac, who has become a sharp and accurate critic of Cuban reality, assured in a long Facebook post that with increasing incidence, for longer periods of time, your “terminal (whether mobile or computer) remains offline even during ‘non-peak’ hours.”

“It is a disease that we try to 'exorcise' by putting and removing 'airplane mode', restarting, and even more drastic: turning off... waiting for a while and turning it back on. At many times (and parts of the city, not all , but in the vast majority) the connection seems like an asthmatic, but with a lot of asthma!: The oxygen arrives little, vitiated and in agonizing bursts,” he said.

The comedian considers the Internet service in Cuba to be expensive compared to the rest of the world and paid mostly by family and friends from abroad "taking advantage of the cyclical and continuous 'offers' (which, even though they are, are still very expensive, many people abroad pay in the month more connection for his family in Cuba than for himself). "The Cuban who uses his national money in Cuba is forced to pay without an 'offer' at a fairly high price."

“I don't think it's just network saturation (although without a doubt the number of clients far exceeds the installed capacities). There must be some other very mysterious factor that makes, for example, that today at 4:30 am my fast.com read 179 kbps (?), which adds that mystery that has nothing to do with the underwater optical cable or the number of connected users. ”, Toirac questions.

The comedian called on ETECSA, the telecommunications monopoly in Cuba, to fulfill its part of the contract and provide a minimum quality service once and for all.

“It pays, Etecsa. Punctually because otherwise the service ceases. We fulfilled our part of the contract. Giving service and doing it with quality is yours. Fulfill it. It's a shame about the legality in Cuba because if all those affected could sue you... To hell with bricklayers, the mixture is over. Not only is it robbery, it is armed,” he concluded.

In February, Toirac had criticized the total fall of the internet service through mobile data for several hours in many provinces of the country and stated that the government is creating anxiety in the population