From epcraig@efn.org Wed Jan 27 17:01:17 1999 From: epcraig@efn.org To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Cable Modem Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:01:17 -0800 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <[SuSE Linux] Cable Modem> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8560762367150281553==" --===============8560762367150281553== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, lunaslide wrote: > At 12:54 AM 12/3/98 -0600, you wrote: > >If you have a choice, stick with an external modem. >=20 > Agreed. Some cable companies won't even show if you say you have *nix > installed. Media One doesn't. You just have the drone set it up > under Windoze and set it up yourself under linux. Play dumb. A technique that often works well with recalcitrant phone companies around here (Oregon) is to complain of poor quality fax reception. For some reason, fax modems get more attention than computer modems when something's gone sour. Lately, most of the modems I've seen have been fax capable, so you'd only be stretching the truth a little, if at all. (For all I know, y'all do use your modems for faxing).=20 US West has a notable aversion to assigning workers to improve the quality of computer data transfer, but the idea of degrading the quality of that memo on the fax gets attention. (And they don't seem concerned with what OS you're running, the M$ vic- uhh, customers complain at least as much as anyone about this attitude from US Worst).=20 Ed Craig epcraig(a)efn.org Back in the taxi again... - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <= A HREF=3D"http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/http://www.suse.com/Suppo= rt/Doku/FAQ/> and the archiv at htt= p://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html> --===============8560762367150281553==-- From zentara@mindspring.com Wed Jan 27 17:32:46 1999 From: zentara@mindspring.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Cable Modem Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:32:46 -0500 Message-ID: <36AF4DBE.BCBC14FC@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1285564256812776410==" --===============1285564256812776410== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed Craig wrote: >=20 > A technique that often works well with recalcitrant phone > companies around here (Oregon) is to complain of poor quality fax > reception. For some reason, fax modems get more attention than computer > modems when something's gone sour. Lately, most of the modems I've seen > have been fax capable, so you'd only be stretching the truth a little, if > at all. (For all I know, y'all do use your modems for faxing). Complaining about bad fax service is the only way you can force the phone company to improve your line quality. It is an FCC regulation that all phone lines must be capable of 9600(?) baud fax service. This is the only rule that keeps the phone companies from switching to voice-only bandwidth lines.=20 The big companies are lobbying congress to allow complete digitalization of the phone lines, which would allow them to sell voice-only service, and share 20 phones on a single analog line. Then fax lines, and modems will be an "extra service" and charged at a higher rate. Eventually, to be fair to everyone, we will have to pay a "per megabyte" rate. That is we will pay for the amount of information transferred. Satellites are already setup like this. So here in the US, we are "lucky" to have v.90 service and unlimited calling plans. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <= A HREF=3D"http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/http://www.suse.com/Suppo= rt/Doku/FAQ/> and the archiv at htt= p://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html> --===============1285564256812776410==--