Re: seeking loaner DSL modem Speedtouch 516v6
"John Gill" <[email protected]>
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Ian! D. Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it's definitely a Bell problem. (It's the modem sync and line noise, > not the network response or delays.) No, it's unlikely to be a technician > doing a DSLAM reset every day at the same time for two years running. > > -- > | Ian! D. Allen - [email protected] - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > I just moved here from Ireland. Wireless was the best bet for a reasonable internet connection. However, there were two companies in my area trying to provide it + they were merrily trying to knock each other's signal out of the air, with the result that I would regularly suffer 30% packet loss. However, things could have been worse. A nearby user with the same company had his link disappear every day at 6pm. It turned out that the equipment was plugged into a local book-keeper's shop + every day when the book-keeper left he turned off the power. John -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug