Re: Best way to choose modem for dialup?

Paul Murphy wrote:

"Dana" <raff242@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Gus" <spamsucks@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4617F30C.39B@xxxxxxxxxxx

If you're correct and I can simply get another provider to give better
service, I'll switch asap.

Check in to see if there is a wireless isp in your area
Check out Starband, network innovations, and hughesnet.

The ISP that I used to use several years ago released a product which was
internet via satellite but even that still depended on a good telephone line
for part of the connection. While a phone line may no longer be necessary,
it would still be worth getting to the bottom of this problem line.

I learned of the phone satellite connection yrs back. For many people
that will be the problem that prevents satellite internet. But I just
read Dana's post about satellite service in Alaska so I gues some links
do not require phone service to complete them.

Verizon is a union company, hence the reluctance of the techs to work
towards having a decent network, they will only do the bare minimum.

Things must be very different to the companies I've worked for that employed
staff belonging to unions. We certainly didn't do the bare minimum and I'm
sure if people had tried to get away with that, the bosses would have
quickly realised what was going on.

Not going to touch the union thing but this does sound like a cost
factor to me. If I the "company" can avoid any variable costs like
fixing your phone service that means greater margins and eventually
bigger profits. If everyone using dialup service comes to expect that
only broadband works and they all "upgrade" to broadband = higher
profits and less maintenance costs for phone companies. I really think
the goal is to eliminate overhead wires one day, they are expensive to
maintain and I can sell more services with broadband.

For what it is worth, the smaller wire is not the problem. There could be
an impeadance missmatch causing reflections where two different wire sizes
meet.

I agree that smaller wire story sounds like a red herring. Perhaps the line
has been multiplexed further (cant remember the name of the device) to try
and turn it into 2 (or more) further lines. This will definitely cause
connection problems with dial-up.

Paul

I suspected something was wrong the moment they told me this. What I
didn't originally tell you folks was that Verizon told me they fixed the
phone lines in response to complaints by "local businesses". But, if I'm
a business and I need to FAX or use the Net, these new lines are no good
(if they work for them like they now work for me)!

If I can't FAX anymore, and surfing is a bear for me, how would a
business use these new lines? So unless they all have cable, T1, or
dedicated business phone service lines, I doubt Verizon would put in
service that was poorer than before the complaint. But then I don't know
all the facts nor where the lines were changed. It just didn't sound
right to me, but what do I know?

Well so far it's taken about 45 min's to get on line and repost this,
assuming the 1st one didn't make it. Read my next post in this thread
for more updated info. - Gus
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