Forum Archive Index - September 2000

[pboeyen@sharechat.co.nz]

Hey MM

FYI (and anyone else with disrupted internet connection) I have been having
the same problem for some years.

On Saturday (my fourth faults call to Telecom in six months) a Faults
Service person checked a connection on a telephone pole a couple of streets
from my house and found "a very very badly corroded" connector - or
whatever it is they use on telephone poles.  He replaced it.

I have now had problem free internet access for one week, after spending
past years thinking it was my modem, my ISP, my internal wiring etc etc etc.

Moral of the story - ask Telecom to check for corroded connections in your
neighbourhood if you are having internet connection dropouts but you think
everything else is in order.

As for your price theory... seems as good as any at the moment.

Cheers, Phil Boeyen

>  The reasons for the recent fall in Telecoms share price may be a mystery
>to some, but recent personal experiences suggest a reason for the low
>share price.
>
>My modem keeps dropping out when I am on the internet;
>
>09-14-2000 21:07:41.72 - Recv: <cr><lf>NO CARRIER<cr><lf>
>09-14-2000 21:07:41.72 - Interpreted response: No Carrier
>09-14-2000 21:07:42.80 - Hanging up the modem.
>
>time, after time, after time.
>
>The Telecom cables are knackered, soggy with water from all the recent
>rain. I have no doubt that there are many others who suffer the same
>predicament.
>
>This has lead me to postulate that;
>
>Investor support for Telecom is inversely proportional to the quality of
>the internet service provided by Telecom.
>
>Test my hypothesis. If you have a bad experience trying to maintain a
>reliable dial up connection, see if Telecom drifts for lack of investor
>support next day.
>
>Boop-boop-de-do
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