Internet options
It looks like this is my most likely internet connection possibility:
http://www.utl.co.ug/utl.php?t=personal&i=5
its basically a 128k wireless modem that provides a full time internet connection as well as a phone. The biggest downside seems to be that it is required to be plugged in to an electrical socket to work. That may not be a big selling point these days in Uganda!