HI tOm, and thanks for the reply

On Sat 2039-May-28 13:08, Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352) wrote to Richard Webb:

TL> It's been a terrible month.....I thought I had the IREX problem
TL> fixed....it wasn;t, so that was part of the problem.  The other part
TL> was wit my ISP.  I finally threatened them enought where they
TL> actually found and admitted a problem with the circuit out side of
TL> the house.

SOunds like you're making progress there.  Had to do squeaky wheel myself
more than once.  Just won one round with the
electric utility re equipment going bad and spewing rf trash all over the
place, and now they've got another one, mmm
yes, rfi sleuthing in a hot afternoon is on tap for sometime this weekend .

TL> I simply told them I would rent test equipment so that I could
TL> submkit the results to the Public Service Commission.

I know the feeling.

TL> In their defense...they lease the copper from
TL> Verizon...and since Verizon wants to dump the cooper to force
TL> everyone to go to FIOS...they do not maintain it.  I observed a
TL> Verizon repair guy wrapping a heavy duty platic bag around a cable
TL> junction.  When I asked him why that instead of a rubber boot...got
TL> a vacant look in his eyes.

AS the little bird says "cheep cheep cheep" wrong tool for
the job.



Regards,
           Richard
---