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Article #926Re: New numbers, disconnects in Northeast PA, 56k numbers
From: Dan Ellis
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 00:00
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We upgraded the software on the 56k modems, can you try the 56k numbers
again and let us know the results..
-Dan
On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, it was written:
> Near the end of the century, On 8 Dec 97 at 20:17, Thomas Rusnock spake
> thusly:
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> > We're working on the disconnection problems that customers have reported
> > in Northeast PA. If you have experienced this problem and would like to
> > help us out, please read on....
> >
> > Most customers still use MicroServe's old Bell Atlantic telephone numbers to
> > access our service. In all sites serviced by Northeast PA (Wilkes-Barre,
> > Scranton, Hazleton, Williamsport, Stroudsburg), these phone numbers are
> > forwarded to our new Commonwealth lines. We suspect that this forwarding is
> > causing degraded quality in the overall connection and would like to have
> > customers dial our Commonwealth phone numbers directly.
>
> Wrong. I have more trouble with the new numbers. In fact, so much so
> that I use the Bell 33.6 number by choice even tho I do have a 56kflex modem.
> Virtually no problem whatsoever with Bell. In fact, if I have to choose a 33
> line over a 56 line, you know that line has one heck of a problem. I've tried
> both Scranton and WB with the same results. Bell is solid, Commonwealth sucks.
> The only problem I have with the old numbers is the fact that I never connect
> over 28. At least not for the last few weeks. The norm before that time was a
> minimum of 32. While the connection is slower than in the past, it's pretty
> much rock solid for me. Rarely a dropped carrier.
>
>
>
> > Here are the numbers to use for testing:
> >
> > City Bell 33.6 Commonwealth 33.6 Commonwealth 56k
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Wilkes-Barre 825-1457 208-4700 208-4876
> > Scranton 346-8491 207-0925 207-6920
>
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>
>
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--Daniel Ellis
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(717)821-5964
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fcaae,652cd1ca075a2a36 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcaae,public From: Dan Ellis <ellis@admin.microserve.net> Subject: Re: New numbers, disconnects in Northeast PA, 56k numbers Date: 1997/12/08 Message-ID: <Pine.UW2.3.95.971208215649.23148B-100000@reality> X-Deja-AN: 296462901 Distribution: world Sender: server@mail.microserve.net Organization: Microserve Information Systems : 1-800-380-INET Reply-To: <mis-talk@microserve.net> Newsgroups: a.a.mis.talk Originator: mis-talk@microserve.net