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  • From: "Lance A. Brown" <lance AT bearcircle.net>
  • To: Internetworkers List <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [internetworkers] Re: Cable Modem Blues
  • Date: 07 Nov 2002 16:57:21 -0500

You should still contact TW and complain about the dodgy wiring on the
outside of your house. They should fix it for you.

--[Lance]

On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 16:46, Roger Austin wrote:
> Okay, I've fingered all the wiring inside the house. The little yellow
> lights continue to disappear. I go outside to the wires and mess with
> them. Presto, kick-ass speed reappears, Linksys router is very colorful
> and flashing. Empirically, I see a connection (pun intended.) I'll be
> back later with more gripes if it goes out again.
> Frankly, Nileen was really pissy about it since I disconnected her
> dialup extolling the advantages of the high-speed connection. Well, when
> misshunt.com can't get email, she can be a bit annoyed. Seeing that I am
> the house geek, I have to fix it pronto.
> Life goes back to normal for a while. Enjoy, Roger (in Raleigh)
>
> Steven Champeon wrote:
> > on Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 01:50:12PM -0500, Austin, Roger D. wrote:
> >
> >> I know that some of you have cable modem access with TWC RoadRunner.
> >>We have had it about a month and it doesn't seem very reliable. How
> >>much uptime should we expect? It seems to go down a lot. I was
> >>expecting much higher quality than dialup, but it hasn't been the
> >>case. Thanks, Roger
> >
> >
> > Depends on what loop you're on and who else is on it. We're in Oakwood
> > and using TWC-RR, and have had very few problems in the year and a half
> > we've had it. YMMV, though.
> >
>
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