On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:48:49 +0100, "corpus.defero"
<corpus.def...@idnet.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 17:19 +0100, Nigel Frankcom wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:59:57 +0100, "corpus.defero"
>> <corpus.def...@idnet.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 16:50 +0100, Nigel Frankcom wrote:
>> >
>> >> We're on a BT only exchange here so it's them or nothing, well not
>> >> quite, I could go CoLo... hmmm maybe not, or satellite, I was involved
>> >> in setting that up in Cyprus.
>> >
>> >> Nigel
>> >Is there such a thing? I appreciate many are not unbundled, but the BTW
>> >agreement means you should have no problems getting a wires-only with
>> >someone like Zen, IDNET or Newnet. Believe me, the service just pee's
>> >over BT.
>> >
>> Fair point. I live in a small village right on the end of a spur.
>> After being burgled at my town offices I moved the whole dammed
>> shebang home and now run it from my own server room.
>There is nothing wrong with that - it makes good environmental sense as
>well as security sense.
>>
>> BT may not be the best, but they (or rather OpenReach) own the lines,
>> exchange and pretty much all else... plus they have helped.
>Having spent 16 years with them I know the ins and outs. Openreach were
>not allowed to show any favouritism to BT customers and went out of
>their way for 'other licensed operators'. Many BT folk of X years
>service found the notion of Openreach rather unpalatable and went out of
>their way to be awkward to native BT customers. I'm not sure if that
>attitude subset still exists but there really was an attitude towards
>all things BT. But good on your for sticking with them.
>>
>> If I go through a third party I end up with at least one more level of
>> 'have you re-booted your router' etc.
>That depends on who you go with. People like Zen, IDNET, aaisp, Newnet
>are actually much better than BT at dealing with issues - and usually
>much more knowledgeable. This SORBS issue would not even be an issue
>with them as they had the brains to sort out their space - rather than
>just try and cluelessly blindmug sell it so SOHO's.
>>
>> Bottom line, I'd rather solve a problem than work round it. As it
>> happens I have a second IP off the range that I could have used, but
>> that would have meant a lot of DNS work etc (and DNS and I are not
>> good friends).
>I admire the spirit and good luck with it. If the Lib Dems win the
>election they may find a whole in their mad ideas to offer treatment for
>those with delusional misguided belief in BT syndrome. (DMBBT).
>>
>> IMHO solving is better than blaming. My original post was a request
>> for advice and help. I got a lot of both... plus a lot of opinion.
>You knew that would happen. Being a BT customer is nearly as bad as
>being a spammer.... {joke} have a good weekend.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Nigel
>
The world 'aint perfect, but we work with what we have. I'm just happy
it's sorted. With luck anyone that hits similar issues will pick up on
this and yell.
I may take a line or two off different suppliers to se how close
promises and actuality meet.
Best to all
Nigel
