[plug] Leaving list

[Kai Jones]

BTW, I hate to mention this because it involves the word "Telstra" but have
you considered this ?
http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1142

It might work ? dunno if it's offered through WestNet though...?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Shackleton [mailto:kevins at wn.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 9:40 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] Leaving list
>
>
> 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 ?
> >
> >