[ale] when dialup fails to connect, is it BellSouth or the ISP ?

[James P. Kinney III]

On Sun, 2005-06-12 at 10:40 -0500, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> Often when I dial out my dailer doesn't connect on the first try, is
> that because of bellsloth or my isp ?

There are so many things that can go wrong assigning blame is crap
shoot.

That said, line-noise is the number killer of dial up connections. It is
a variable problem based location and weather and other factors.

A busy signal can be (most likely) the ISP. Sometimes, however, it's
generated by the telco due to a trunk overload condition. If you are
stuck on some bottom-feeding telco like AllTel (<gag><spit>) it is
something that will be experienced often.
> 
> Thanks,
> Courtney
> 
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