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On 24 Apr 1996 19:47:36 GMT, damin@nacs.net (Greg Boehnlein) wrote:

>Mike Kaufman (mkaufman@condor.mcs.kent.edu) wrote:
>: 
>: 	CyberDrive is the best that I know of.  You never get a busy 
>: signal, problems are always solved immediatly, and they're the fasted
>: ISP around.   They have a friggen' T1 direct to sprintlink!
>
>Wee. Sprained Link! I'd like to know why Cyberdrive claims that they are 
>the "fastest" connection to the net in Cleveland with a single T-1 line 
>to SprintLink and that most of the time that I connect to them (Yes, I 
>have and account with most of the other providers in town) it's lagged 
>beyond all reality? I routinely notice packet losses of %20 when 
>connected through them and FTP ing from other sites directly on the 
>Sprint Backbone.
>
>As for the claim that they are the "fastest" access in Cleveland, I'd 
>have to say it's a hogwash marketing claim.
>
Okay, you've told us what you don't like ... so what *do* you like?

>1. They don't support any ISDN dial up as it's not available in Chagrin 
>   Falls.
>
>2. They have a single T-1 to Sprint as opposed to Multiple T-1's. (APK has
>   a T-1 to MCI and OAR-Net, with PROPER BGP routing. Even EN has multiple
>   T-1 lines now.)
>
>They do however, have VERY good marketing which is something many of the 
>other providers lack.
>
>: They're  also expanding like mad.  They have a number for the Columbia 
>: station to grab alot of Cleveland's west side that would normally be
>: long distance, and they've just recently put in an Akron line too.
>: Check 'em out, they're pretty darned good.
>
>Call forwarding is a wonderful thing, is it not? Problem is that call 
>forwarding adds extra hops as it bounces from switch 
>to switch generally reducing the clarity and stability of the call.
>
>: P.S.  Rumors going around that Multiverse is going under soon anyway,
>: so at the very _least_ I would say not Multiverse.
>
>Rumors are rumors. Facts are Facts. Best to stick to the later.
>

You mean, as opposed to sticking to the earlier? ;)

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Okay ... so your choice for the best ISP would be ...?

chas

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