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moobox@access4.digex.net (Moo's Access Point) wrote:
>>}While I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, DIGEX cannot be responsible 
>>}for the non-performance of Bell Atlantic owned services and equipment. 
>>
>>You advertise 28.8K service.

>Yes, we have 28.8K modems in place on the ends of our lines. We do not 
>and have not ever stated nor promised the performance of a Bell Atlantic
>dial tone connection.  

He's got ya there. I was going to say earlier, but refrained, that the
fact that they HAVE THE MODEMS doesn't guarantee you'll get that
speed.

>Nor will anyone else in this business, unless you buy a leased line, because
>there's no way that we can assure the quality of any single dial-up 
>connection, nor the quality of the wire in your house, nor the quality of
>the connections in the Central Office you are served out of. 

> >  You lease lines to provide access from
>>Baltimore to Beltsville.  But those lines can't provide 28.8K service
>>-- and you say you aren't responsible?  Nonsense.

>We have worked with and continue to work with Bell Atlantic on these 
>problems.  However, you're under the misimpression that dial-tone services
>are guaranteed to do anything other than what the tariffs state.

One question is nagging at me (and I'm sure you or someone has
answered, but I missed the answer) - Why is Digex the only place in
the area to have these problems? People connect to BBS's at 28.8
extremely often. Why is Digex so unique in this case?