[HPFGU-Catalogue] Re: My god awful ISP

[Paul Kippes]

For two years it was great.  Then last month something happened.  It
also messes up how pages are checked.  It appears that some pages are
cached and I see old data.  Sort of like what I think AOL does.  Plus
the technicians have been "surprised" we get anything and describe how
their meter bounces all over the place.

They're getting the boot. I've given you more than enough changes and time.


On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 20:31:19 -0000, annemehr <annemehr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Around here, if you have cable internet, you *might* get the top
> speed.  Then again, you might not.  I love my DSL.
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "carolynwhite2"
> 
> 
> <carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:
> > 
> > I hardly dared ask again Paul, thought you might kill me.
> > 
> > FWIW, I switched to DSL a few weeks ago, and have not had any 
> > problems with it. However, although it downloads at a quite speedy 
> > 512Kbps, if I had cable, for the same price (£22 per month/$43 at 
> > today's rate of 1.92) I could download at 750Kbps.
> > 
> > But, the major cable provider in our area is ntl, and having once had 
> > an account with them, all I can say is never again, like never, ever. 
> > So, my next option if I want more speed is to spend another £5.00/
> > $9.6 per month and get the next level up, which downloads at a whizzy 
> > 1Mbps.
> > 
> > Don't quite have the need for that at the moment, though might get 
> > tempted next year.
> > 
> > Sounds like all cable companies are as bad as each other, the world 
> > over. Sinister thought..maybe they are actually all the same company, 
> > operating out of a sweatshop in Bangalore. Would explain a lot.
> > 
> > Carolyn
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "kippesp" <paul-groups at w...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > Tonight I was at my parent's house thinking I could actually get 
> > > some work done with their network connection.  But it wasn't to 
> > be.  
> > > They use the same ISP and have similar, but not as bad of a 
> > > problem.  So I'll be switching their ISP first to DSL.
> > > 
> > > For me to switch would require also changing local phone service 
> > and 
> > > probably $50 in switching & setup fees.  So my parent's place will 
> > > be a dry run.
> > > 
> > > The sad thing is my cable provider knows there is a problem.  But 
> > > the California/India call center can't do anything with respect to 
> > > feedback.  And even more frustraiting, they gave me a street 
> > address 
> > > for me to visit.  I guess they don't have phones here.
> > > 
> > > We probably looking at three weeks if a switch to DSL happens.
> 
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