MediaOne/ATT: no more servers, hostnames

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

> Oh yes, welcome to the joys of the CLEC! Verizon is mostly clueless I've
> found. For instance, recently I had a problem with my DSL (Speakeasy -
> first time in close to a year :-) We did the usual stuff and concluded that
> there was a problem with my loop. According to the tests, there was a "loop
> imbalance", which basically means one wire in the pair is longer than the
> other. After a bunch of hassle and several days of near complete downtime,
> a Covad guy comes out. Tests insue, and it is determined that it is an
> inside wiring problem.  But nothing has changed in a year! So Verizon comes
> out (allegedly - I never saw the guy) and says everything is fine on their
> end of things. They are still saying there is an imbalance in the line.
> Covad comes out again, we try several things and the imbalance still persists.
<SNIP>
> Moral of the story, nobody really knows what they are doing. But somehow it
> manages to work. I should mention that my loop length is about 2500 ft. :-)
> Good luck, it's worth the wait. Speakeasy is very clueful and likes power
> users as far as I can tell. Just make sure your NT boxes are patched. ;-)

I've been told one big downside is now there will be three companies to
point fingers at each other.  But the way I see it, Neither MediaOne or
AT&T ever showed the ability to help, at the rare times they showed
inclination to.  The one time they did help, it was to fix something they
broke.

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