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swroot <swroot@farm-direct.co.uk> wrote:

> Peter Ceresole <peter@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > In article <1enas2j.13eie2xqwoj6iN%shane@wonk.demon.co.uk>,
> > shane@wonk.demon.co.uk (Shane Badham) wrote:
> > 
> > >I changed from the G5 ISDN line, to the G4, to the standard line...
> > >
> > >On the standard line, it flew!!!
> > >
> > >So it is definitely Demons capacity I am fighting. The standard line
> > >must be lightly loaded. I got 7 pages of BBC News plus weather
> > >downloaded in 5mins! I fought for 8mins on the G5 line and gave up after
> > >only three pages.
> > 
> > I'm not sure what you say you have done; using the G4 line, are you still
> > using ISDN, or are you using a modem? I don't know much about ISDN lines.
> > 
> > I've only ever used a standard line (Telewest usually, but also a BT line
> > which is fractionally slower) with a V90 Courier, and rates are pretty
> > good. But people I know who are using ISDN to Demon have never complained
> > about the throughput, and are getting rather faster rates than my 56k,
> > which is as it should be.
> > 
> > Do you think maybe it might be worth checking out your ISDN setup? Could
> > you set up an account using ISDN with (maybe) Freeserve or Tesco, and see
> > how the rates compare?
> 
> I've been suffering slow/intermittent transfer rates connecting to 0844
> 041 6662 (never can remember the d*d G numbers). Some of those
> discussing packet loss on Demon.service are reporting symptoms similar
> to those I see (looking at the behaviour of the connection, the line
> drops, and the receive/send lights on my modem. Speaking of which, G4
> running OS 9.04, Pace 56 voice with (I think) all appropriate upgrades.)
> 
> Can anyone suggest any software that I could run to gather the date
> useful in a report to dialupfaults? I can ping with DNSlookup, but it
> doesn't record packet loss, etc. I presume I can determine which
> router/whatever I connect from the ping path?
> 
> regards
> sarah

Thanks Sarah, I was beginning to thik I was dreaming!!!
Nobody else seems to have prroblems!

-- 
Regards,   Shane.
"A closed mouth gathers no feet!"