[plug] Leaving list

[Kai Jones]

My argument to Telstra about satellite phones and other alternatives: if
they installed quality copper in the first place, used correct sealants,
made sure the job was done properley etc etc we wouldn't need to look at
their other services because the copper would do the trick for your average
analogue modem connection.

When I hear about dodgy connections I remember the thing on the news once, I
think it was Today Tonight or something, where that guy's phone line was
slung over a fence or three, through a small creek, across a paddock where
cattle used to trample blah blah....he stood next to a paddock anchor post
and lifted the "installed line" with his hand, you could see it dangling and
disappearing into thick grass.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Elliott [mailto:James.Elliott at wn.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 11:46 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Leaving list
>
>
> I used to live on a farm which had a radiophone and the best
> transmission
> rate i could get was 7200 bps (7.2 k).  I got a Farmwide
> staellite dish (you
> have to buy the dish, but they supply the tranceiver (nose
> cone unit) and
> the inside unit) and that increased my downloads to around
> 150K and uploads
> to around 100k)
>
> James
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kai Jones" <kai.jones at broome.wa.gov.au>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:03 AM
> Subject: RE: [plug] Leaving list
>
>
> > 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 ?
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>