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

[Courtney Thomas]

Thanks Jim.

Since I'm not geting a busy signal I'd guess...surprise...BellSloth,
instead of EarthLink.

Courtney


On Sun, 2005-06-12 at 09:51, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> 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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