🚀 go-pugleaf

Christopher Jenkins wrote:
> 
> In article <31578018.2E41@tcd.net>, Dave Howe <howe29@tcd.net> says:
> >
> >Ronald Barron Yokubaitis wrote:
> >>
> >> On Thu, 14 Mar 1996, Dave Howe wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Of course, at 8:00 PM everything is bad.  The net is just overloaded
> >> > with TV viewers changing pastimes.
> >>
> >> The Net is *not* bad at 8:00 pm! Your Provider is. Quit blaming the Net
> >> for the shortcomings of your particular Provider.
> >>...If you get a "busy" it is not the Net that is busy (has
> >> no dial up) it is your provider's
> >
> >Ron,  When you hear the buzz, buzz, buzz - that is a busy signal.  When you
> >are connected and your normally speedy link is slow - its likely because the
> >internet is overloaded.  I mostly nitice it from work where I use a direct
> >T1 line (no busy signals ever!)
> >
> >By the way - why is this stuff being posted to Sacramento - it really
> >doesn't apply.  Why not keep whining local?
> 
> It is likely still a provider issue.  Where is your T-1 connected?  The more
> downstream your carrier is from one of the MAe connected ISP's the slower
> it will get (depending on site equip.IDT Sucks!  They are criminals!