[wplug] [OT] Anyone else notice DSL service degradation?

[Robert Coutch]

A work associate has had similar complaints to yours.
He lives in the Greentree/Crafton part of town.
He uses a Windows based PC.
I'm wondering if Verizon isn't the problem.

I haven't had any problems.

-Bob


On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:53 pm, Alexandros Papadopoulos wrote:
> I'm on Verizon DSL in Oakland, Pittsburgh, and since last week I'm
> having trouble connecting (takes 2-3 tries to succeed), I get random
> disconnects, and my overall bandwidth seems to have been halved,
> typically peaking at 80KB/s.
>
> The previous situation was: Instant connectivity with first try, very
> rare disconnects (2-3 per month, maybe), and download speeds over
> 160KB/s.
>
> I haven't changed anything with my configuration (using Debian's pppoe
> 3.5-3), and other connections (wired + wireless Ethernet) are fine!
>
> Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this? Are there any tests/metrics for
> the PPP link with my local office?
>
> Thanks
>
> -A
>
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