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Alex Zylberberg (azylberb@vitgssw.telecom.com.au) wrote:
: Yes this is important.. I know this from personal experience
:  having been "burnt" with a slow provider (which shall 
: remain nameless - "Blazenet").. who provided a 100-150 ms slower
: service than Netspace does (using a relatives ppp account)...

*Sigh.* Ping times are NOT THE SAME as bandwidth usage. 
Also, please, tell me you can spot the difference between .1 and .2 of
a second.  I think, perhaps, you've been taking too many of the red
ones?

: And who are connected via a Linux (PC type connection!!!)...

Well, there's two things here.
1.  Linux on a 486dx2/66 is faster than my Sparc running Solaris 2.5
2.  Linux on a 486dx2/66 is actually quite a good OS for an ISP.
Perhaps you should go read some of the comp.linux groups before you
go frothing off at the mouth like that.
Here's a better idea.  Perhaps you should get a CLUE before you go
frothing off at the mouth like that.

(However, the ISP's that are running NT may be unmercifully laughed at
for terminal lameness.)

				--Rob