[plug] ADSL problems

[Craig Ringer]

> "As usual, the problem is worst at the Subiaco
> exchange."
> 
> Are you saying there is a lot of problems with DSL in
> subi? I am living in the area, and have started
> thinking about getting DSL so I am just curious.

I've had bad experiences at work, but then I care a lot about a 1/2 day 
outage. A _LOT_. Outages are relatively rare, and my DSL service runs 
reliably most of the time (though not as well as my home DSL, which is 
in the Rivervale area and with WestNet) but they take a lot longer to 
fix than I'd like. Most of the prolonged problems have turned out to be 
Telstra, usually problems with Wellington St Exchange and Subi exchange.

If you're getting DSL for home, don't stress. But given a choice, I'd 
move to something other than DSL for business in the Subi area. (Note: 
128k ISDN is not an acceptable option when you have 50mb TIFFs coming in 
all the time).

Craig