On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Gilboa Davara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/25/08, Maxim Veksler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > > I can verify this is an ISP issue, because :
There used to a way to create an ad-hoc ADSL connection to Bezeq, and select an ISP from a web page. I can't recall the procedure, but this a very usful way to check for local misconfiguration claims by the ISP. My two recent favorites from an ISP support tech: 1. You can have dhcp on you cable connection, it requires an electronic chip installed in the computer. 2. Remove all antivirus and firewalling and connect to the internet..... > [snip] > > > We've spoke to 012 representative, it's always the same "automatic" > > answer they have been instructed to provide: "Problem with your > > computer, spyware, virus, wrong usage" No point in arguing with the > > poor technical support guy because he a. Can't help you. B. Probably > > does not have the slightest clue about what you are talking about. > > > > I'm seeing the same. (Computer games; P2P; etc). > I did manage to scare one of the poor tech support people into letting > me speak to one on their senior support engineer that more-or-less > confirmed that 012 is throttling/blocking/resetting/etc traffic during > peak hours, but refused to name the protocols/ports being blocked. > > > > This leads me to the conclusion that nothing can be done besides > > leaving the company that insists on hurting it's costumers and join > > Bezeq, who may or may not be the best ISP around but at least they > > aren't using technology to hide cowardly acts from their users. I for > > one have lost my faith in 012 completely, I will not let this slip and > > have already started the procedure of disconnecting from 012 ASAP. I > > will also make sure all my friends + parents + who ever I can advice > > on ISP choosing to reconsider their decision based on the above. > > > > Maxim. > > /+1. (Currently ISP-shopping) > Though I'd venture and guess that it's just of matter of time before > they all start "traffic shaping". > > - Gilboa > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
