Well to begin with you will NEVER, EVER hear an ISP say it was their
problem...it is ALWAYS the clients, they will blame anything and
everything...but themselves. As far as I know..once you have connected to the
'Net...your system is like anyone elses while surfing, ie:modem, multimedia,
files...it doesn't matter. Also since most of the protocols/file structures
used on the Net are based on UNIX, there should be better compatibility.
As long as there are no problems with you modem setup, it is like any other
modem. As for the disconnects, there are Linux similar programs for RESUMING
d/l's, I saw a bunch of them yesterday( similar to BulletProofFTP, CuteFTP,
etc...), on one of the RPM sites..(sorry I forget which one...I was site
hopping), you may be able to finish the d/l or maybe not...(not sure because
you didn't START the d/l with it). Also there are many reasons for getting
dropped from your ISP..UNLESS you can state that EVERY 10 mins ( or
whatever)you get dropped. As for ISP's yes some are better than
other's...talk to friends ask who they use... also look into some of the free
providers...they can serve as a backup.
I would like to do that...but I have cable, and when I install my jumpered
C.L. 56K modem...it takes over on my internet connection.
Sorry for my long windedness...:)
HTH
Jaguar
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> Hi,
> I'm using the german telecom to come into the net. Datastream-speed is
something
> about 1.5K/sec, even less most of the time and they do throw me out the
net,
> from Time to time (especially in very long Downloads...)
> I complaint about this redicoulous speed of data-transfer (56,7K baud Modem
> should bring more, I guess, and sometimes it does(up to 5.0), but only for
> seconds or minutes) and about been thrown out the connection after 3h 58min
> downloading Starsoft (now I have 98% of it, but nothing worth at all).
>
> While complaining, they stayed polite and helpfull till the point I
mentioned my
> system is running on Linux! After their opinion, Linux is some
> non-professional freaky-stuff, and so every PROBLEM (even the speed of
> incomming data) is MY PROBLEM!!!
>
> Can anyone give me a few good arguments for those F-----'s, to tell them
that
> it is NOT MY problem!! (Modem is working great, so it is not mv Problem, or
Is
> it????)
>
> They denied, that it can happen, that their System throws someone out. They
say
> their is no command for doing it, so I wonder what kind of command they are
> sending me, when I try to dialup with wrong password. I tryed, just to see
and
> it was identically (checked it with the ppd-monitor) to that, what I
received
> when I was thrown out at this download. I also asked for a second
ISP-Adress,
> cause I guess having only one is what causes the trouble, they told me
their
> can be only one ISP-Adress per domain???? (propably what they mean is, that
> their is box in the menue, of THEIR-Internet-entry-windoze-software-CDRom,
to
> put a second address in, but what do I care? their is space for two more
> Adresses in my default-route-setup and even Telnet gave me two!)
>
> My problem is, I'm not a computer expert and if one's questions or mails are
not
> cryptically enought written in experts terms, telecom just ignores them and
do
> send an answer like (If your Internet isn't working properly, check if plug
is
> in!)
>
> What to do? Change the Provider? Are the others really faster?
> Is their anything what telecom could do for solving my problem (cause that
> would be the easiest way for me, otherwise I got to skip the contract. If I
> could tell them where THEIR problem is, they couldn't ignore me longer and
might
> solve it instead).
> Anyone experienced with telecom that way?
>
> Joerg
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