Re: [SLUG] voip overview, please

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Thu Jan 27 2005 - 23:24:50 EST


On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Ronald KA4INM Youvan wrote:

> >>> Remember, when your computer is off, or there is a power failure, your
> >>> telephone system will be down.
> >>> I rode out two hurricanes with no electricity, but my telephones (both
> >>> lines) never flicked.
>
> I forgot: my roadrunner service was DOWN when I had power during both
> hurricanes,

Mine too. No cable TV, no internet access for five days. We read lots of
books. As soon as the cable came back, I got RR's dial-up service (free,
just ask).

Actually, the only things useful to me were the modem bank numbers and the
DNS/IP info. Has anybody figured out the get/expect sequence for dialup?
You get PPP once you're in, right?

> they even issued me a tinny refund without me asking.

5/30 = 1/6. The refund should have been about 1/6 of your monthly bill.
Was it?

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-eben    ebQenW1@EtaRmpTabYayU.rIr.OcoPm    home.tampabay.rr.com/hactar
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