14 Dec 06 22:11, Matt Bedynek wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> That still doesn't address the fact that your nodelisted phone
 RW>> number was disconnected.

 MB> Fair enough.  I can agree that it was a mistake on my part.  I should
 MB> have acted more quickly resolve the problem or zeroed out my number
 MB> per the Z1C instructions.  However, I believe the lag time did not
 MB> exceed more than a few weeks before I did zero out the number.

Fair enough.

 MB>>> R19 has listed several at least a few other nodes since around
 MB>>> the time you relocated.

 RW>> RINs?

 MB> We have already discussed this; R19 nets provide adequate coverage
 MB> for all of R19.

Actually, they encompass more nodes that should be RINs than they do
actual geographic nets. i.e. although I had my choice of nets, John and
one other listing didn't make up a net. When I joined 397, it was barely
enough to be a net. McNay isn't geographically in the Austion net either,
to name just one.

 RW>> That's why we see all of the dialup internet businesses out of
 RW>> business now. Everybody has access to the internet via other
 RW>> means...Yeah, right.

 MB> I worked in the ISP business before.  Many small to medium sized
 MB> providers no longer directly provide dial up services; they have
 MB> started outsourcing it to the telcos as more people turn to
 MB> broadband.  Given this may vary, area to area, the trend is apparent
 MB> nonetheless.

When I felt that I was being raped by San Antonio's Time Warner Cable
company, I began looking into the various modes available here, including
dial up. There was and still are enough dialup companys still offering
that service. The Guadalupe Valley Telephone Company offers both dialup
and dsl service. I can't tell you who owns the lines they use, but their
dialup service is cheaper than AT&T's out of SA.

 RW>> That's no excuse for having a disconnected POTS ..

 MB> See above.

 RW>> Uh huh.

 MB> You can chose to believe what ever you wish.  It is not my place or
 MB> desire to try to convince you.  All that matters is that when you did
 MB> finally express an interest to join the region, it was handled
 MB> promptly, just like I stated it would.

That's true. And I'm not knocking you for that. I would prefer to see a *C
with a POTS listed per P4, that's all.

               R\%/itt




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