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| Thread ID: 21306 | 2002-06-22 09:36:00 | Paradise so slow | Caro (562) | Press F1 |
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| 56521 | 2002-06-23 07:42:00 | I too couldn't connect and was told it was my phone line but I have 2 new computers and neither could connect. I phoned them up today (paradise) and asked if they planned on upgrading their service..they were very cagey and non-commital but said yes at some stage but weren't able to say when this would happen. So I told them that they need to be honest with their customers otherwise they will lose them. Most of us will tolerate the difficulties if we know what the problem is and know they are working on it. But to not take any responsibility and blame your computer or phone line is not on. | Caro (562) | ||
| 56522 | 2002-06-23 10:40:00 | Yes Steve Im with Paradise and have 2 lines with saturn have no problems at all nearly always get 53333 bps and connect first time every time. I feel sorry for those with Telecom & Paradise seems to be a problem between the two interconnection wise. Regards Trev |
drys (347) | ||
| 56523 | 2002-06-24 00:13:00 | steve, I'm on cable-paradise, and 2 telstra phone lines Both Phone lines will enable me to get a better connection speed on machines i test than my old telecon phone lines would ever let me get. The cable connection does not suffer from congestion, I get a genuine 128k connection 24/7 Yes the phone lines, and the dial up connection are too blame for why dial up sux... is that what you wanted to have confirmed???? |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 56524 | 2002-06-24 00:57:00 | I'm a conspiracy theory person at heart! Here's what is says on a Telecom flyer that came with the bill. ......In addition to much faster download speeds, Jetstream enables you to talk on the phone and surf the Net at the same time, and MAKES DIAL-UP ACCESS a thing of the past..... Remember John Grieves' posting about Telecom "upgrading" the line to 33kbs ? 2+2=4 QED |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 56525 | 2002-06-24 01:02:00 | a footnote to my last post It doesn't matter which ISp i use for dialup, this varys, as it is enevatably only for testing of other peoples machines, using thier choice, The telstra lines give me better speed... I think that apart from the congestion issues you pointed out, it might also stem from the fact that i connected to the telstra phone lines when the said lines were a few days in the ground, as apposed to telecons line that are a few decades in the ground. As we all know, a fast data connection through a phone line requires as few patches and connections as possible. Telecon line between the pole out side my first jackpoint was three seperate peices of differant cable. There were also 2 points on the multipair cable going up the pole outside the house were vehicle collition had shreaded the cable, and telecon had patched it, each time doing absolutly nothing to protect it from future damage. What state the 2 kilometers of underground cable between my house and CHCH central exchange were in i can only guess.. Anyway, best of luck to you poor people using telecon phone lines to dial up to some ISp for your internet access. I pity you. Maybe one day this decade all this will become an outdated thing of the past, and for now, i shall remain so greatful that i can connect via cable. |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 56526 | 2002-06-24 07:29:00 | Go the conspiracy theories. We had a gut from Telecom (incharge of the South Island) come and talk to us at college. You can guess what the questions were at teh end. "Why did Xtra introduce a 5GB cap" "Why does Telecom not sort their **** out" |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 56527 | 2002-06-24 10:09:00 | Is anyone else out there sick of chris wilsons rambling about cable? Seem like the only posts he makes goes on and on and on and on and on about cable. The question was is dial up with paradise slow, the answer should be yes, but I can help or no I am fine. Rather than waving your *cable* in peoples faces everytime the issue of dial up arises why not give advice that would help, I know you are capable. | sam m (517) | ||
| 56528 | 2002-06-24 10:44:00 | jealousy gets you no-where! anyway it IS relevant. the fact that the same ISP can deliver for me, from much the same servers, shows that the problem is NOT so much the ISP(s), but the systems that connect those of you who dial up to the said ISP(s) What i would like to see, just to confirm my suspitions, is the relative connection speeds of a dial up user on telstras phone lines. If we collected this data and shoved it in telecons face, it might cause a moments embarressment. but then they would probably suggest jetscream for yous! You see the problem is not so much technical, but political, a certain teleco company with a near monopoly is not interested in things working well. If my "rambling about cable" doesnt make that obvious, then what more need i say? |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 56529 | 2002-06-24 10:56:00 | Well I had no problem at all with Paradise up until a couple of months ago with telecom. In Taranaki we don't have the luxury of choosing between telecom or telstra as our dial-up..we are stuck with telecom. | Caro (562) | ||
| 56530 | 2002-06-24 11:08:00 | a footnote: I used to be on dial up, i was with ihug almost 2 years ago, and upgraded to the ultra system, which is one of the most regrettable moves i ever made . Right now i have little contact with dial-up . It gets used with machines i fix here for other people, but i don't stay on and test it for any lenth of time . Connection at home seems a good speed, reliability ? Not tested . Clearly things have got worse accros the board in a number of areas . When i go to Greymouth, i find connections there are wonderful . Yet in most of the centers more and more people are getting fustrated . Southern X cable comes in to AK first, and the national backbone should cover all needs in magor centers, but it isn't . Most ISPs have a shortage of lines from time to time . We know what the alternative in most of the country is, and we know what the common factor in all the congestion . We also know who will profit most from DSL This may be a coincidence . . . . . . I'll leave you with that thought . |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
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