[plug] Broadband providers.

[Richard Meyer]

On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 23:32 +0900, Richard Meyer wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 23:11 +0900, Arie Hol wrote:
> > 
> > On 15 Feb 2009 at 18:12, Richard Meyer wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 17:56 +0900, Arie Hol wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > On 15 Feb 2009 at 14:19, Richard Meyer wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 8< ------------ snip -------------- >8
> >  Hi Arie ....
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the link, but it doesn't really help, because my phone number
> > > is in Currambine, while I am asking about Somerley, where I intend to
> > > move.   ;-)
> > > 
> > > Once I've moved there and got a phone, I can check.  ;-)   The fact that
> > > I don't know anyone in Somerley whose phone number I can use precludes
> > > me using their number for the check [**** BRAIN STORM ****] ...... BUT
> > > by one of those serendipitous coincidences that makes people believe
> > > that live is ordered, not random - a friend of a friend lives in the
> > > same street. (1)
> > > 
> > > I could ask for his number and run a check ...... in fact I will.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > RM
> > 
> > If you don't have your own phone number, you could always use the phone 
> > number of a business located in the same exchange/area - your main 
> > objective is get data about ISP services at the exchange rather than a 
> > particular phone number.
> > 
> > Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.  :-)
> > 
> > Regards Arie
> 
> Thanks, yes - this is a purely residential area - no businesses. But, as
> I said in my brainstorm part, which seems to be creating its own
> subthread re serendipity and coincidence, which is even less
> Linux-related, I'll try to get the number of a neighbour.
> 
> I'll post my findings back here if anyone is interested ....
> 
> 
Well the number I got was 9408 69xx where xx is there to conceal the
identity of my informant's friend ....

It appears that ADSL-2 and 1 is available from the Mindarie exchange,
but Westnet cannot tell me whether I can get it at the house. The FOAF
being one house up and on the other side of the street ....


-- 
Richard Meyer
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. 
William Pitt, 1783

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