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Article #4736Re: IDT-connect problems
From: Your Name
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 00:00
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In article <314420FD.41C67EA6@onramp.net>, jmcgarry@onramp.net says... > >David Chapman wrote: >> >> BIG D wrote: >> >> > >> > You are not alone in your frustration with IDT. >> >> I had IDT for 3months and and could never get on so I switched to >> compassnet (776-0022) it's been great any time of day and their local! > >IDT owns their own POP's in two or three locations. They sell "franchises" to local ISP's >for a percentage of the signup fee and monthly recurring. IDT in Houston is more than >likely through a local Houston ISP who has provided a dialin number for their service. > >IDT (formerly IOS) started as a long distance provider that branched out to the Internet >service market. They are based in New Jersey and are agressively marketing their services >across the U.S. Opinions on service vary wildly. > >Please see The List and research for yourself from there. > >John My problem with IDT isn't connecting. I've had very few problems connecting, but their news servers are so sloooooow!!! Actually they are almost unuseable. I am looking to switch any time.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f9628,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9628,public X-Google-Thread: 105c4d,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gid105c4d,public X-Google-Thread: fc7b2,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc7b2,public X-Google-Thread: 1550f9,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gid1550f9,public X-Google-Thread: 12ec63,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gid12ec63,public X-Google-Thread: 10f21d,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f21d,public X-Google-Thread: 10bd82,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gid10bd82,public X-Google-Thread: ffd79,92c42a8507ea1486 X-Google-Attributes: gidffd79,public From: Firstname.Lastname@UCHSC.edu (Your Name) Subject: Re: IDT-connect problems Date: 1996/03/12 Message-ID: <4i4d8o$327@tali.UCHSC.edu> X-Deja-AN: 142533168 references: <3137658D.35E5@valleynet.com> <4h80df$rok@spectator.cris.com> <nts.430.00769538@nortech.com> <3138C537.2849@gramercy.ios.com> <4hip8i$eji@news.ios.com> <314159DF.672B@compassnet.com> <314420FD.41C67EA6@onramp.net> organization: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: alt.internet.services,houston.internet.providers,ne.internet.services,sacramento.internet,necus.internet.news,necus.internet.announce,necus.internet.commerce,misc.news.internet.discuss,alt.internet.access,backbone.general,comp.dcom.telecom.tec