[plug] Leaving list

[Kevin Shackleton]

DSL is only available for 3.5 km I think.  We are about 18 km from a
RIM that probably will never have DSL equipment fitted to it.

The thing that really pisses you off is that we can get ~20 kbps
connect speed, and should be able to put through about 2000 bytes per
second.  In fact we get about 300 bytes per sec when it's running,
and probably 70% of the time there is no traffic at all, like 30 sec
to 1 minute with no TxD or RxD activity and 0 bytes in pppstats.  Is
that because the modem is getting errors (do analog packets with
errors show up as flashes on the TxD/RxD LEDs?) or is it that Telstra
or Westnet are ignoring our traffic for that time?  How do we tell? 
I could buy a Maestro Woomera modem for $320 that has an LCD showing
line stats, but is it my fault that the service is useless?

K.

---- Original Message ----
From: kai.jones at broome.wa.gov.au
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au, 
Subject: RE: [plug] Leaving list
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:11:46 +0800

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kevin Shackleton [mailto:kevins at wn.com.au]
>> Sent: Sunday, 20 July 2003 5:43 PM
>> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
>> Subject: [plug] Leaving list
>>
>>
>> Regrettably I have to leave the PLUG list as I am unable to receive
>> emails at any reasonable rate at my present location near 
>Dandaragan.
>>  Although I can usually connect at around 20 kbps, my median
>> throughput
>> is about 300 bytes per second.  I have been connected 2 hours just 
>to
>> receive about 300 emails of which more than half are PLUG.  HTTP 
>is a
>> non-event.
>>
>> I asked Westnet about setting up quality of service metrics
>> but received
>> a blank stare - perhaps they share a little of the problem
>> with Dick Alston.
>>
>> Another time . .
>>
>> Kevin.
>
>I don't know exactly where Dandaragan is but I've cruised past it a 
>few
>times on the way to/from Perth, Carnarvon and Broome.
>I don't think the line's there would be too crash hot and I wouldn't 
>be
>surprised if your throughput was not that good - I live less than one
>kilometre as the crow flies from the Broome exchange and on dial-up 
>my
>connection completely sux, however, with ADSL it's great...this is 
>gunna
>sound like a STUPID question but can you get ADSL in Dandaragan ?
>
>