<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM, tom <<a href="mailto:tfreeman@intel.digichem.net">tfreeman@intel.digichem.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
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> Dropping DSL line is one of several things:<br>
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> 1. line noise - that will not get fixed by the phone co until it fails<br>
> completely since it requires they roll a truck. You need a signal<br>
> strength meter to verify. Phone co will only guarantee line quality to<br>
> demarc site. Bad house wiring is often a problem.<br>
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</div>Is there any semi-reasonable way to lay hands on a signal strength meter?<br>
The wiring in the apartment is elderly.</blockquote><div><br>Bummer. No. The test tools for this are $$$ and specialized. An O'scope can do it but you need to know the specific frequency of the DSL signal and have a scope that can work in that space.<br>
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> 2. Bad modem. Semi-frequent occurrence. Only way to verify is with<br>
> another modem. If service is keyed to MAC then it requires MAC spoofing.<br>
> Phone co is reluctant to replace it as they can't RMA it anyway.<br>
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</div>This I could handle.<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">> Good luck. The script-reading dweebs are useless and really don't care<br>
> if you have service or not. As long as they read their script, they<br>
> don't get in trouble. They also have no ability to run a line test from<br>
> their end.<br>
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> Speakeasy tech support can and will run a line test first thing to see<br>
> if there is a problem. Rather than argue with you, the person sending<br>
> them money, the presume that you wouldn't be spending the time to call<br>
> for help if the stuff was working. I've was terrified when Best Buy<br>
> acquired Speakeasy but so far it is still the same Speakeasy I have been<br>
> super pleased with for years.<br>
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</div>I'll agree with you on Speakeasy. Only trouble with them is that here in<br>
Charlotte they pretty much can not deliver dsl service. Outside the city<br>
I've heard of success, but inside you get idsl from Speakeasy. I put up<br>
with the limited service because of the quality of their support.</blockquote><div><br>Ugh. There must be a really good phone company in that area. </sarcasm> Major bummer. I ran ISDN lines for access 10 years ago (had a dual connection account with Mindspring before the Earthlink debacle). Paid through the nose on it and was actually happy (except for the bill! :-( )<br>
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