On Feb 29, 1996 at 23:04, Hamish Moffatt of 3:632/552 wrote:

 >> You could always track down an ISP with their own link to the US.  There
 >> are quite a few nowadays.
 HM>
 HM> Yep, but most of them have 64k to 128k; nothing really usable.

Access One uses megabit links to the U.S.  :-)

 HM> Yes, we need more bandwidth. Telstra Internet Services (TIS) are doing a
 HM> shocking job of managing the net on the whole.

Ahem .. using "Telstra Internet Services" and "managing the
net" in the same sentence is a red card offence.

 HM> It's down nearly every day, even.

Yup.  :-(


    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

PS: My only affiliation with Labtam or Access One is as a customer.

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