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From: Eeyore on 15 Nov 2006 09:38 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... > > >A pipe "threader" would be called a "die". > > > >> He had two kinds; one was > >> easy to use and the other one was a PITA for a little weak > >> kid to use. > > > >....but he made you use the hard one? ;-) > > > Yea, how did you know? Because you said " one was easy to use and the other one was a PITA for a little weak kid to use. " Graham
From: Eeyore on 15 Nov 2006 09:41 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >> > >> >$30 a month is massively expensive for USENET. > >> > >> I don't think so. The service provided was 7x24, never down > >> and the people knew what was going whenever something odd > >> was happening. When I said I got what I paid for, I meant > >> that the service was superb, timely, and absent of all bullshit. > > > >I pay $2.95 for news access and it seems just fine too. 24/7 is the norm. > > When I bought the service DOS 6.0 and Win 3.11 was the usual > ISP software run. These guys were running Unix on Alphas. If > there was a glitch on my end, I could call their help line, ask > the guy if the systems were up. He would yell across his office > wall if there were any problems and get an immediate answer. I pretty much get that from my ISP too. > There wree no 500-Q&A sales mazes to go through before getting > my question answered. That was worth $30/month for not spending > my time on bullshit. I don't have that problem either. I'm paying ?17.99 p.c.m. but that is for an 8Mbps connection. Graham
From: Eeyore on 15 Nov 2006 09:43 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> >Over here you can get an ADSL connection for ?12.99 a month. > >> > >> I can get connection for $5/month if I wish a lack of service. > > > >What do you mean by 'lack of service' ? > > > >Is this more negative thinkiong ? > > No. I'm quite fussy since I was in the computer biz. > If there's problem, I'd like to be able to analyze and > produce are reason for the problem within 10 minutes. > I can't do that if I have to go through the usual help > desk sales menu before dealing with the problem. I also > want to talk with somebody who can touch the computer systems > rather than a desk in India. I can't fault you there. My current ISP is based ~ 20 mi away and also still has a proper 'personal' service too. Graham
From: Eeyore on 15 Nov 2006 09:48 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > ><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > >> I don't want bells and whistles. I want pure, unadulterated > >> comm service. All the fluff is a waste of CPU cycles and my > >> time. > > > >Yet you can not access the web. Not really a working communications service, > >is it? > > I run software on my computer that cannot salivate and chew gum at > the same time. As a result of this lack of computing ability, > it crashes because of buffer overruns. Do you have an aversion to upgrading ? Ppl are giving away lower end Pentiums now ! There's an auction on ebay uk that ends in 5 hours for no less that *five* Pentium 600 PCs - ok they've had the hard drives and memory removed but these are inexpensively replaced and the current high bid is...... 99 pence ! for five computers Graham
From: unsettled on 15 Nov 2006 10:12
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > We are already feeling the after effects of going all Dem. > I'm not even going to have to wait 3 months to say I told you > so. > /BAH The "other" feeding frenzy. |
