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Electronics Forum / CAD / November 2005Test - Cox.net strikes again
Cox.net strikes again Lost their new server :-( Anyone use supernews? Comments? ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. > Anyone use supernews? Comments? No, although when I was looking for NNTP access I ended up with Forte, Inc. (the guys who make the Agent newsreader program). Their cheapest deal is $3/mo for 5GB/mo worth of news, which is plenty if you're not a frequent user of the .binaries or .warez groups! I've been happy with them so far... Link: http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php >> Anyone use supernews? Comments? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Link: http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php Looks interesting. Cox lost their way yesterday morning, and their news server is gradually loading this morning, starting at 9AM MST TODAY, so it looks like 24 hours worth of news is gone :-( Anyone post anything useful yesterday ?:-) ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in <65u6n1t983lb77l4obe14ggsai0rt2kcah@4ax.com>) about 'Test - Cox.net strikes again', on Thu, 10 Nov 2005: >Anyone post anything useful yesterday ?:-) What, here? Surely you jest? (;-)  SignatureRegards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. If everything has been designed, a god designed evolution by natural selection. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk >I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson ><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >What, here? Surely you jest? (;-) I thought I might have missed some profound leftist weenie utterance ;-) I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in <ie07n15o218macbjmfkmv46i3d73mo3msl@4ax.com>) about 'Test - Cox.net strikes again', on Thu, 10 Nov 2005: >I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding >the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. Did you mean 'Preparation'? SignatureRegards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. If everything has been designed, a god designed evolution by natural selection. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk > I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson > <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Did you mean 'Preparation'? No, of course not. The topic in question, in fact, has almost the exact opposite effect. ;-P Rich BTW, could anybody find the time to check if this crosspost shows up on alt.primenet.recovery ? My newsserver doesn't have it, but I'm wondering if, if it's in the headers, it gets crossposted to the servers that _do_ carry it. Thanks! Rich >BTW, could anybody find the time to check if this crosspost shows up >on alt.primenet.recovery ? My newsserver doesn't have it, but I'm >wondering if, if it's in the headers, it gets crossposted to the >servers that _do_ carry it. It sure does, I subscribe to primenet recovery and no others (except rec.audio.high-end) and I get all the babble by the politicos. -=Bill Eckle=- abuse@wmeckle.com Vanity Web Page at: http://www.wmeckle.com Hello Jim, > I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding > the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. It passed by almost 60% IIRC but now there is a lawsuit planned against it. As for all the propositions, well, I guess the spending lobby won't learn before the last dime has been frittered away. Even then they might not learn. If CA was a business, oh boy. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com >Hello Jim, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >http://www.analogconsultants.com Looks like California is its own worst enemy. But keep it up guys, the businesses you are losing are moving to Arizona ;-) Google and, just announced this week, EBay. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. Hello Jim, > Looks like California is its own worst enemy. But keep it up guys, > the businesses you are losing are moving to Arizona ;-) > > Google and, just announced this week, EBay. Recently we had some newspaper stories that the exodus ain't so bad. But mostly by papers with a well known political twist. They are fooling themselves about it. One day people will find out that you can't eat those plush fat pension benefits they keep doling out. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com >Hello Jim, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >http://www.analogconsultants.com Unless government spending is curtailed, California is going to have its own private recession/depression. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. Hello Jim, > Unless government spending is curtailed, California is going to have > its own private recession/depression. I know. The problem is that the left does not understand that. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com > Hello Jim, >> >> Unless government spending is curtailed, California is going to have >> its own private recession/depression. > > I know. The problem is that the left does not understand that. THe only difference between "the left" and "the right" is where they think their pork is coming from. The Dumbocrats just keep taxing everybody unto slavery, and want to spend it on social programs, and the Repugnacons simply print more counterfeit money or take out a big fat loan, making them beholdin to whoever owns the bank, and mortgaging your children's future. And _they_ don't spend it on feeding the poor, they spend it on weapons of mass destruction to impose their will on whoever they can get away with attacking. Either way, taxation is theft. Say, Jim, you never did answer my question, posted in response to your self-accolade: "I'm older than dirt, and I know everything". The question was, "OK, since you know everything, howcome the Republicans flip-flopped from the party of Limited Government and Separation of Church and State to the party of Maximum Government and f.ck the Constitution? Thanks, Rich > And _they_ don't spend it on feeding the poor, >they spend it on weapons of mass destruction to impose their will on >whoever they can get away with attacking. You're a f.cking retard. >The question was, "OK, since you know everything, howcome the Republicans >flip-flopped from the party of Limited Government and Separation of Church >and State to the party of Maximum Government and f.ck the Constitution? It ain't just the republicans, retard boy. They are all in "take the money and run" "while you still can" mode... We all already got f.cked, we just don't know it yet. >>Hello Jim, >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson Just on the news. Nissan America is pulling its headquarters from Southern California and moving everyone to Tennessee... citing business taxes and cost of living. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. Hello Jim, > Just on the news. Nissan America is pulling its headquarters from > Southern California and moving everyone to Tennessee... citing > business taxes and cost of living. I was going to say, Tennessee has a strong appeal for biz that wants to move right now (more so than AZ). Arkansas seems to appeal to people who want to retire without the risk of being taxed into oblivion. Or who want to be able to afford a small home at all. Then there is Oregon and Florida for people with big RVs, boats etc. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com >>>Hello Jim, >>> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson Tennessee and Kentucky are prime, cheap, and massively large lots, easy to obtain. Looks like a glimmer of what was America still shines. >>Hello Jim, >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson That's funny, but true as well. > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:14:41 +0000, John Woodgate >>I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson ... >>>Anyone post anything useful yesterday ?:-) >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding > the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. According to this morning's (Thurs, 11/10/05) TeeVee NooZ the NRA has already filed a lawsuit to get it declared unconstitutional. It will be interesting to see how that comes out. In variously unrelated nooz, I voted last Tuesday, and everything I voted for got defeated. (I voted against the unions and the pork barrel trough). Hope This Helps! Rich > > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:14:41 +0000, John Woodgate > >>I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > It will be interesting to see how that comes out. Very difficult. The Constitution applies to the Federal Government, not state and city governments. Even if unconstitutional, it can still stand. >> > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:14:41 +0000, John Woodgate >> >>I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >state and city governments. Even if unconstitutional, it can still >stand. Very WRONG! And quite nonsensical. The Constitution applies to ALL, and is particularly enforced against states trying to pass laws that are contraindicated by the Constitution. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. >>> > On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:14:41 +0000, John Woodgate >>> >>I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson We get some real funny remarks in this group... Wow. What you say is true. I just wish it was practiced more thoroughly. Folks get screwed all the time. Especially when property is involved. Look at inheritance tax for a perfect example. >>Say_Rich_Greiss@example.net says... >>> According to this morning's (Thurs, 11/10/05) TeeVee NooZ the NRA >>> has already filed a lawsuit to get it declared unconstitutional. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > and is particularly enforced against states trying to pass laws that > are contraindicated by the Constitution. Damn, Jim! How can such a loyal patriot (of obviously superiour intellect) be such a Bushie? Thanks, Rich Thus spake marc182: >> According to this morning's (Thurs, 11/10/05) TeeVee NooZ the NRA >> has already filed a lawsuit to get it declared unconstitutional. >> >> It will be interesting to see how that comes out. > Very difficult. The Constitution applies to the Federal Government, not > state and city governments. Even if unconstitutional, it can still > stand. Not so. Read any basic book on US Government. SignaturePlease, no "Go Google this" replies. I wouldn't ask a question here if I hadn't done that already. DaveC me@privacy.net This is an invalid return address Please reply in the news group >>> According to this morning's (Thurs, 11/10/05) TeeVee NooZ the NRA >>> has already filed a lawsuit to get it declared unconstitutional. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Not so. Read any basic book on US Government. Or the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads in part: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." -- Dennis M. O'Connor dmoc@primenet.com > I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding > the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. Only San Francisco voters would pass something this stupid. SignatureJames T. White >> I was particularly interested in the results of the election regarding >> the San Francisco Gun Ban Initiative, Proposition H. > >Only San Francisco voters would pass something this stupid. I wish they would declare themselves a nation so that, when they financially go under, we won't have to bail them out. Maybe they could rejoin Mexico ?:-) ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. Hello Jim, > Maybe they could rejoin Mexico ?:-) Hmm ... when I go to the hardware store to buy a pipe fitting one of the signs on that aisle already reads 'plomeria'. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com >Hello Jim, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >http://www.analogconsultants.com Home Depot ?:-) Same here, unfortunately :-( ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. Hello Jim, >>Hmm ... when I go to the hardware store to buy a pipe fitting one of the >>signs on that aisle already reads 'plomeria'. > > Home Depot ?:-) Same here, unfortunately :-( Yes. Ok, before any reader gets upset, I am a guy who has lived in several countries and is multi-lingual. But I strongly believe that when one moves to a particular country one has to integrate and adopt whatever language is officially spoken there. It's not that big of a leap from Spanish to English. It is a much tougher challenge from some of the Asian languages to English and I really admire people who have mastered that. Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com >Hello Jim, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >http://www.analogconsultants.com Yep. Isn't it amazing. I don't know a single Asian that isn't pretty fluent at English. But that's no particular surprise... the best high-school applicants (to MIT) that I interview every year are of Asian ancestry. Seems to be a family values thing. ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. >>Hello Jim, >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson The "family" in America got shot down by the public school disciplinarians and the "war on drugs". DARE and the entire f.cked up mess cost us way more than the way things were in the '70s, before Nixon screwed things, and Nancy and Ron finished it off to insure that you have no privacy anymore. The "family" used to be the purview of the parents. Now, they get so far up you a.s, you can't even raise your own kid without him knowing more about sex than you do before he hits eleven. I smoke weed. So have presidents. Read the report filed by La Guardia. He said it all. Then look at what the nazi anti-privacy f.ckers have done to your country and your schools. It will be a long time before we recover from the rape the FBI and McCarthy and the rest of the "we know what the country needs" retards did that screwed everything up. The sixties and seventies were cool. Then the a.sholes marched in and invaded everyone's world, you paid for it all, and you will still keep paying, and nothing will get done. There weren't f.cked up, brain dead, gun toting gangs around in my day. Instead, of a free society, we get 50,000 alcohol related deaths a year in cars, and retards at bars shooting and stabbing people. Yeah, alcohol is the drug of choice among these retards. "It's legal". Some of the weapons that protect us were designed by '70s hash smokin' hippies, boys. The newer ones? '80s chronic smokin' dudes. It ain't goin' away. >Yes. Ok, before any reader gets upset, I am a guy who has lived in >several countries and is multi-lingual. But I strongly believe that when >one moves to a particular country one has to integrate and adopt >whatever language is officially spoken there. Some or a lot of the culture as well. I know of a certain group that sneezes in folk's faces. They do not turn their head, they do not cover their mouth... nothing. They also grab rice from a community bowl in the lunch room with their hands. Bad... very bad. > It's not that big of a >leap from Spanish to English. It is a much tougher challenge from some >of the Asian languages to English and I really admire people who have >mastered that. Or the other way. For an english speaking person to learn Russian or Chinese is likely just as difficult. Corporate liaisons make big bucks. I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in <5t47n1p9p04lcm8ruqaapgm0idmfka4r7l@4ax.com>) about 'Test - Cox.net strikes again', on Thu, 10 Nov 2005: >Maybe they could rejoin Mexico ?:-) Mexico wouldn't have them, I expect. Why not just attach a tow-line to the shore in a few strategic places, pull until the San Andreas cracks open and then tow it 300 km off shore? Don't do it next week, while I'm in San Diego, though. (;-) SignatureRegards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. If everything has been designed, a god designed evolution by natural selection. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk >I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson ><To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Don't do it next week, while I'm in San Diego, though. (;-) Phoenix is only a 6 hour drive*, though I've done it in 3-1/2 hours in my 280Z youth ;-) * (or 50 minutes by air) ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. > I read in alt.binaries.schematics.electronic that Jim Thompson > <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@My-Web-Site.com> wrote (in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the shore in a few strategic places, pull until the San Andreas cracks > open and then tow it 300 km off shore? Because when San Andreas goes, it will leave a long spit of land to the west of the Sea of California, an island chain where the Rockies were, and the rest of the country will have sunk. You'll be able to ski down Mount Elbert right into the Atlantic Ocean. ;-P Cheers! Rich >Cox lost their way yesterday morning, and their news server is >gradually loading this morning, starting at 9AM MST TODAY, so it looks >like 24 hours worth of news is gone :-( > >Anyone post anything useful yesterday ?:-) --- Yeah, but you've got so many folks plonked it wouldn't matter who your ISP was, you still would have missed it. SignatureJohn Fields Professional Circuit Designer >>Cox lost their way yesterday morning, and their news server is >>gradually loading this morning, starting at 9AM MST TODAY, so it looks [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Yeah, but you've got so many folks plonked it wouldn't matter who >your ISP was, you still would have missed it. Hahahahaha... half of all plonkers are liars about doing it. >>> Anyone use supernews? Comments? >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson If their retention on a simple text group is only one day, somebody needs to smack their admin upside his retarded head. If it is more than one day, it will catch back up from the hiccup. > Cox.net strikes again > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson I was using readfreenews.net for a while, but that seems to have gone away in the last week. > Cox.net strikes again > > Lost their new server :-( > > Anyone use supernews? Comments? It's obviously a liberal weenie conspiracy. ;-) Cheers! Rich >> Cox.net strikes again >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Cheers! >Rich Some weenies don't even know that they are a weenie... liberal or otherwise. >Cox.net strikes again > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson Many of your posts extole the virtues of living in Arizona. The weather is always fine and your living conditions are better than all the other places you make fun of. One would think that if Arizona is so wonderful, you could find a better ISP. Jim >>Cox.net strikes again >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Jim Cox is the only source of a high speed connection (3-5Mb/s download) other than DSL, which is w-a-a-a-y slo-o-o-o-w by comparison. But, like most service organizations today, Cox support is staffed by people who failed the burger-flipper test ;-) ...Jim Thompson | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. >>>Cox.net strikes again >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson My ISP, LMI (LanMinds) in Berkeley, is staffed by smart, funny people who answer the phone and love to solve problems. John >>Cox.net strikes again >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Jim Cable access to the internet is among the fastest the consumer can get for a good value (price (comparatively speaking)). That said, there are seldom two cable companies that wire the same area. Doh! So... you want him to downgrade, in order to "upgrade"??? Greetings, I've used Supernews for a few years now. I'm quite pleased with them. The only "bad" thing about Supernews is that they are very hard on spam. If you enjoy reading about how you can get rich quick or make your little soldier come to attention, or if you enjoy posting those sorts of posts, then Supernews isn't for you. <g> Cordially, Richard Kanarek P.S. No, this post wasn't posted with Supernews. I figure that my ISP owes me usenet service, and I'm going to use it! Okay, at least some of it. <g> >Cox.net strikes again > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson >Cox.net strikes again > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson Yup, Supernews + Agent. Supernews is very reliable and seems to update posts very fast. John >>Cox.net strikes again >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Yup, Supernews + Agent. Supernews is very reliable and seems to update >posts very fast. --- I use Giganews and agent, and I've had no problems with either. SignatureJohn Fields Professional Circuit Designer >Cox.net strikes again > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...Jim Thompson ___ Jim- FWIW, I live in Glendale and have used COX for cable TV since they installed here. High prices, lousy service, and DUMB service techs. My last service call(~3 weeks ago) involved arrival of the contracted "service engineer", 3-4 minutes diagnosis, and the installation of an inline RF amp hooked to the cable box and dangling behind the TV. Seems to have "fixed" the problem, and my next bill showed a charge of $45 for the RF amp. Just waiting for the damn thing to break again. But its the only game in town......* Because of my distaste for COX, I was using dial-up for an Internet connection(56K) until DSL came along. Then found out phone lines to my place were too bad to handle DSL. Satellite was too expensive. Then a friend of mine mentioned he had signed up for Sprint Broadband. RF from your roof to either South Mountain or Shaw Butte, then Earthlink handles the ISP part of it, using user selectable E/W news servers. I tried it and have had good luck with it. Typically 3-4 Mbps down, 56 Kbps up. Very high reliability, you can call and get a recording of a known problem in the Phoenix area and estimated fix time. If they don't recognize a problem, you can stay on the line and get an INTELLIGENT PERSON on the other end that will doggedly diagnose your problem and get you going again. So far I've been through 3 or 4 of these sessions(sometimes lasting over an hour) and they won't let go until the problem's fixed. They're not cheap, probably what you pay for COX. About a year ago, they raised their monthly about $5 and announced they would not be doing any installations for awhile due to approaching a traffic density they might have trouble with(nice touch). You might want to check them out though, they might have some more punch built up by now. *yeah, I know there's always satellite TV. But then I'd miss all those nice chats with the "knowledgeable service engineers"..... Regards, Charlie -Heisenberg may have slept here. |
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