Re: IDT-connect problems

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From: Bill Garfield
Date: Sun, 03 Mar 1996 00:00

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RJ <ronj@gramercy.ios.com> wrote:

>Signed up with IDT about 3 weeks ago and am having all sorts 
>of interesting connect problems from various areas of town, 
>especially 781-xxxx exchange. Anyone else having IDT 
>problems here in Houston?

In my opinion:

IDT's Houston POP is (or at least was, the last time I checked) served
by analog copper circuits from an aging analog 1AESS central office
inside the W. Loop, corner of Weslayan & W. Alabama.  In my opinion as a
telecomm professional, this is probably 1 strike against the possibility
of achieving high quality, high speed data connections.

The 781 exchange, itself being served by yet another aging analog 1A
machine about 10 miles further West, is, IMO, strike 2.

Now, depending on the quality and V34 feature load of IDT's host modems
combined with the quality and V34 feature load of your modem, we could
very easily be looking at strike 3.

Modems are not all created equal, and you most certainly do get what you
pay for.  Likely that same analogy can also be applied to the selection
of service providers.

Just my $.02 worth.

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From: bubba@insync.net (Bill Garfield)
Subject: Re: IDT-connect problems
Date: 1996/03/03
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