• My Name (unregistered)

    Isn't it possible to bundle multiple lines together?

  • Bim Job (unregistered) in reply to vtcodger
    vtcodger:
    ***Many tens of millions? I'm going to guess by "many" you meant "10", meaning 100 million people. There are 300 million people in the US. So 1/3 of americans live out of range of decent DSL?***

    More like 60 to 80 million I'd guess. Hard to tell because the FCC assumes that if one customer in a town has broadband, everyone does, which means that a single T-1 to a business or cable strung down a main highway that clips a corner of the town gets every person in town as having broadband available.

    The situation is improving, but it's sloooow. Canada, OTOH, if you believe the internet, has DSL available at wide spots in the road 400 kilometers from the nearest traffic light.

    It probably has DSL available at random spots in the road four (plus) light years from the nearest star. Not that the ISP in question is based at Alpha Centauri.

    Copper wire, networks, wireless, V.92, idiocy.

    Jesus, if we can't all work together, how the hell are we supposed to explain this to brick-brained managers with a Business School qualification from Podunk University?

    What is wrong with you people?

  • Bim Job (unregistered) in reply to My Name
    My Name:
    Isn't it possible to bundle multiple lines together?
    Depends upon how many dixie cups you've got. And the length of twine.

    And how many cheerleaders you can get to chant the result.

    It'd be fun ... but a slightly sub-optimal result.

  • (cs) in reply to Code Dependent
    Code Dependent:
    JohnB:
    Ken B:
    A-Non-eMouse:
    Koppernicus:
    They were "brining in Jason"? Ewww
    he was a very salty guy.
    Sorry, but you blew the chance at a good pun.

    "He was a great guy. Salt of the Earth."

    What does a steadying rope have to do with this? ;-)
    You guys sound like salted nuts. Or perhaps, just salty dogs.

    Arrr! Ye salty sea dogs, fetch me me shovel!

  • (cs) in reply to Dana

    Sounds sort of like the situation at where I used to live. Qwest (the phone company in the area) has said for as long as I have checked that DSL is not available (this area is a few minutes from a major hospital/development complex). The only available wireless was satellite (expensive/slow), Sprint's discontinued "pizza box" wireless (wireless transmitted from a nearby mountain to square antennas), or a little known (even in the area) wireless company called Falcon Broadband (another wireless internet scheme)

  • jim steichen (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    vtcodger:
    To quote congressman Barney Frank "On what planet do you folks here spend most of your time?"

    You're not quoting, you are paraphrasing.

    Paraphrasing is one of them thar sisified new-fangled sports involving a kite on a long rope.

  • Fortrinn (unregistered) in reply to Anon
    Anon:
    What are these cobber wires you speak of?

    Australian networking.

  • (cs) in reply to id10T
    id10T:
    Peter:
    amischiefr:
    bjolling:
    So the WTF is that he was tricked twice into giving advice for free?
    Exactly, this guy is TRWTF, not the company. They got a free description of exactly how to fix their problems TWICE.
    And now we have had TRWTF pointed out to us. TWICE.
    Best of all, for free
    Not for long it won't. I'm going to ask $1 for each WTF I have to point out, multiplied by the number of unique commenters that have posted after I have pointed out said WTF.

    All you guys out there that point out WTFs for free: stop stealing my business. I'll see you in court!

  • (cs) in reply to Bim Job
    Bim Job:
    It probably has DSL available at random spots in the road four (plus) light years from the third nearest star. Not that the ISP in question is based at Alpha Centauri.
    FTFY (Sol, Proxima, Alpha).
  • anon (unregistered) in reply to SenTree
    SenTree:
    Bim Job:
    It probably has DSL available at random spots in the road four (plus) light years from the third nearest star. Not that the ISP in question is based at Alpha Centauri.
    FTFY (Sol, Proxima, Alpha).

    Well Proxima Centauri is probably part of the Alpha Centauri system. So maybe second nearest.

    OTOH Alpha Centauri (excluding Proxima) is itself a double star. So perhaps fourth nearest some of the time.

  • teh jav (unregistered) in reply to Dave C.
    Dave C.:
    Michael's decision not to upgrade was the correct one assuming that 1) he could get that cheap landlord to fork over the $180 in the next year and 2) that secretary's salary was no more than an average of 69 cents per day.

    It's all about TCO, people.

    secretary will be "working" regardless. So the question is do you want them playing on Facebook or doing something that adds value.

  • (cs) in reply to anon
    anon:
    SenTree:
    Bim Job:
    It probably has DSL available at random spots in the road four (plus) light years from the third nearest star. Not that the ISP in question is based at Alpha Centauri.
    FTFY (Sol, Proxima, Alpha).
    Well Proxima Centauri is probably part of the Alpha Centauri system. So maybe second nearest.

    OTOH Alpha Centauri (excluding Proxima) is itself a double star. So perhaps fourth nearest some of the time.

    I believe Proxima is generally accepted as nearest (but let's not quibble about a tenth of a lightyear!). Not sure if it 'orbits' Alpha, or they just happen to be near neighbours. You are of course correct about Alpha.

    I was using this as a reference.

  • (cs) in reply to SR
    SR:
    Anon:
    What are these cobber wires you speak of?

    It's the Australian word for copper

    No, you're thinking of 'pig'.

  • Mr. DOS (unregistered)

    5.3Kbps? I call BS. Even if connected at 52kbps, the physical maximum speed for a 56k connection, they'd only see a 3-3.5Kbps upstream speed. Unless their ISP allowed multiple simultaneous connections and they had two modems installed in the laptop, I guess.

    --- Mr. DOS

  • (cs)

    This sounds like the company I work for - they have both DSL and Cable (residential) and I have to manually switch them over when one goes down or is slow. They won't spend the money on business-grade services!

  • Someone (unregistered) in reply to zyzyx
    zyzyx:
    I really try not to be a *biter* elitist when it come to computers, but some people just deserve what they get.....

    Look, even if he's clueless about networking there's no call for biting people!

  • Londo Mollari (unregistered) in reply to anon
    anon:
    SenTree:
    Bim Job:
    It probably has DSL available at random spots in the road four (plus) light years from the third nearest star. Not that the ISP in question is based at Alpha Centauri.
    FTFY (Sol, Proxima, Alpha).

    Well Proxima Centauri is probably part of the Alpha Centauri system. So maybe second nearest.

    OTOH Alpha Centauri (excluding Proxima) is itself a double star. So perhaps fourth nearest some of the time.

    Overlooking that the original says the ISP is based at Alpha Centauri...

    Everyone subsequently commenting seems to assume: 1: all of the ISP's equipment and facilities are located there, with nothing outside the Centauri system; 2: "third-nearest" is as measured relative to Terra or Sol;

    Overlooking that the Centauri system must be renamed Proxima, because of the "other* Centauri...

    Oh humans, how little you know about running A HUGE EMPIRE...

  • Still Not Tim (unregistered) in reply to ogilmor
    ogilmor:
    No shit....Now THAT is low-life. I wonder how often that happens? In bigger companies there is usually a formal process for job reqs but in the type of company where the brother in law is hired, I could see the scumbag manager saying "let's put an ad on CL and see who'll come in and solve this for us!"

    I know several non-IT people who claim to have experienced a variation on the theme, regarding "managerial" or "marketing" positions.

    One acquaintance in particular has applied for several such jobs. More than once, "the second interview" has been: "give a PowerPoint presentation showing us how you would change things here, and the ideas you have for this organisation."

    The jobs themselves are publicly-advertised and genuine, and the person subsequently hired seems to be someone not related to existing employees.

    But the organisation does collect a lot of ideas for free during the process...

  • Ronny (unregistered)

    "an FTP", not "a ftp"

  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Ronny
    Ronny:
    "an FTP", not "a ftp"
    "An file transfer protocol"? Don't think so mate.
  • Edward Royce (unregistered)

    Hmmmm.

    One job I had was to setup a method of communicating data files between a dozen stores and the central HQ store. The solution I came up with, transmitting only -changed- data, was deemed insufficient and that what was really needed was to transmit the entire store inventory of each store to the Q store ... and for the HQ store to transmit the entire inventory of -all stores- back to each store.

    On a 19.2k modem.

    On a daily basis.

    First night we tested this, ahem, alternative solution it took 11 hours for one satellite store to transmit it's entire inventory listing to the HQ store.

    A bit of a problem there.

  • Edward Royce (unregistered) in reply to bjolling
    bjolling:
    So the WTF is that he was tricked twice into giving advice for free?

    Alternatively you could consider that he was -entertained- for free ... twice.

  • Lenny (unregistered) in reply to Brian

    Most places have at least one terrestrial-based wireless ISP that no one knows about because they're all run by weirdo ex Ham operators and the like. If you live in a topologically flat area it's 90% likely that one such can get you a few megs of throughput. 'Nowyr' in WA is a good example.

  • Sisco M. (unregistered)

    I ran into this a couple times. I'm a nice guy and love helping people. But when they say no thank you and still use my advice and call me later. Stating we wasted all this money and it's not fixed. Come help for cheap.

    Grr.. I now charge a small fee just go out there and check and offer advice.

  • bavery (unregistered)

    This reminds me of my first cheapskate boss working for a small IT consulting firm. Back in the day when 3.5" floppy drives first came out, I asked if I could buy one for $50 to add to my computer to better support our customers who were starting to use the new floppies. His explanation to purchase requests were always like this: "Now in order to cost justify spending $50 and to have a 10% bottom line, we would need to bring in $500 of sales to justify the $50 purchase. How would we do that?" After hearing this over and over to every purchase request, I stopped even bothering to ask. He's still in business, but hasn't changed locations or expanded his business since I left over 16 years ago.

  • John Doe (unregistered) in reply to MHolt

    cobber wire networks - that's a new one to me wtf... :) cobber....http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cobber...bahhh cobblers more likely..wtf

  • Mark (unregistered) in reply to GCU Arbitrary
    GCU Arbitrary:
    Chalk up another victory for dumbass managers who won't take the expert advice they've paid for.

    This guy won't take it if its FREE!

  • Whey Aye (unregistered)
    Jason was impressed with laptops with Vista

    TRWTF

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