hi,
some time back (i do not remember the exact issue date )i read an article in
data communication titled "Is Internet in trouble"?this will give some info
on ISPs.I have one paper written by me when i was working as ISP
consultant.if you are interested send me a mail.i will send it to you.
cheers
prashanth
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Walker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 10:54 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: off topic, ISP comparisons
>
> You have great service, obviously. Not everyone provides service that
> good.
>
> For instance, at my last place of employment, the provider was
> MCI-Worldcomm. Their guarantee was 95% uptime I believe. HA! I believe
> we
> averaged about 2 link failures for our WAN/Internet connections per week.
> This was over a period of several months also.
>
> Their service may be better now, I really can't speculate.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Sorbera
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 18:32
> To: Jon Charette
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: off topic, ISP comparisons
>
>
> My .02,
> Everyone keeps talking about what the ISP does when the link breaks.
> I
> have
> a full T1 from DIGEX (now a division of Intermedia). I've only had 5
> minutes
> of down time in almost 2 years. They're support is super too.
>
> Later,
> Michael Sorbera
> Webmaster
>
> Jon Charette wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Sorry for being totally off the topic, but I figured you would have some
> > great pointers for me.
> >
> > I'm looking for real comparisons of Tier 1 ISP's. Currently, I'm trying
> to
> > compare UUNet and @Work ( home.net ). Anyone have web pages or
> testimonials
> > on either of these? Obviously, UUNet is better.. but, is it worth $1k
> > extra?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can offer.
> >
> > -Jon.
> >
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