[H-GEN] dns problems

[Sandra Milne]

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At 14:55 4/09/01 +1000, you wrote:
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> > any major problem. I do not know for sure but I suspect that they use
> > Telstra multiplexers, so if Telstra do not have capacity I imagine the 
> other
> > suppliers dont either...then there is the possibility that they do have
> > their own equipment.
> >
>Well my nephew up in Cairns has just supervised the installation of
>Telstra's ADSL in a company and he's had a monitor on it 24/7 and says
>the speed is all over the place... when he enquired of a Telstra tech he
>was advised that Qld was running under DSL routers in Melbourne, which I
>find hard to believe but you never know.

the tech is correct. i've seen the hostmask of ppl using adsl and it 
actually says @*.vic.bigpond.net.au
bit silly, and yes it makes the speeds somewhat ludicrous at times. hence 
why i scrapped my idea of going with telstra adsl and instead chose optus 
cable. If only they offered their services to business, even on a capped 
scheme.

>He reckons ISDN (256k?) is far preferable for stability and reliability
>and consistent speed, though it's much more expensive than ADSL.


my father helps run a branch of growzone out in the sticks (Thallon, 
Western Queensland) and they have 64k ISDN, 3 modems, 3 terminals and a 
router. Their speed is awesome and somewhat more consistent than anything 
I've witnessed with either telstra dialup or ADSL. It is unfortunate 
however that they have to pay by the megabyte.

Sandra.

silne at optushome.com.au
ICQ: 7632763


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