[Ham-Computers] RE: WooHoo, it's fast!

[Philip Atchley]

Hi,

Well, it's back up now, has been for a little over an hour.  We had some 
very nearby lightning strikes. Turning the modem off and back on reset 
the system and brought it right back on! (Something I was a little leary 
of doing since SBC said to leave the modem turned on for 10 days).   So 
it may have just been a spike on the phone line took it down!  I've not 
had any real complaints about their dial-up service here, it's been at 
least as reliable as any other ISP that I've had!

73 de Phil  KO6BB

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>Don't sound suprised, when you see a come on price and bite, expect trouble!
>Especially with that company - But just wait, it gets better! 
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>From: Philip Atchley <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net>
>To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
>experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] RE: WooHoo, it's fast!
>Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:03 AM
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>Hi Aaron et al,
>
>When I ran the speed test several times it indicated something like 
>1244-1311 down and 384 up (may not be exact numbers, that's from memory).
>
>However, we had a really big rain and thunder storm blow through here 
>tonight and the DSL link went down.  The computer and modem are talking, 
>as is the DSL side, but I can't sign into SBC.  I've seen this happen a 
>number of times with their dial-up (which is still up right now) so I 
>suspect that they've lost a server or something in the area.   Or, would 
>water in the telephone lines cause this?
>
>Anyway, I'm glad I didn't remove the dialup connections ;-)
>
>Yes, the modem is definitely a Siemens Speedstream 4100.  Apparently a 
>product made especially for SBC.
>
>73 de Phil  KO6BB
>
>Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal) wrote:
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