No Problem mate :D I just offered :D -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Attard Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:42 PM To: Malta Linux User Group - general list Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Any good ISPs to go around?
U le man. I'm too lazy to go into another website, wait for all the flash to load, take 5 mins to find the forums, etc... I'll stay here :p Jamez. http://root-box.info On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:33:16 +0100, Noel Pulis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > There is a forum on www.lucidlan.com for the Linux Community. If > You Want You Can use that for posting information like these! Hosted of > course at Atomserve! Enjoy! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sims > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:01 PM > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Any good ISPs to go around? > > >On-vol have problems lately > > > >I have a 256 cable connection > >-bandwith limit was about 5 and upgrade to 7 if not mistaken. > >-Download speeds are low (maybe because i am 256) > >-Problem : they are getting disconnected for a 1sec or 2 which > >sometimes happens more than once daily > > I used to have onvol here in Gozo but that was in the pre-undersea > cable days. There was > constant disruption due to heat inversions which affected the > microwave system they > set up to get internet from Malta to Gozo (or so I was told from > non-onvol people). > Perhaps those issues are now resolved. > > The disconnections which you describe was also a major issue and > quite frustrating. > I switched to Waldonet and have better service but have encountered > issues when > trying to use different ports. > > Another issue I encountered with onvol was the caching system they > implemented. If I changed > html on a web site I would have to drop the "www." in order to see > the change but then > that page would be in cache and viewing changes meant waiting until > the next day sometimes. > [yes...I did clear browser cache and do all I could from my end...I > even had some people > on this list confirm that the issue was onvol caching]. Trying to > explain this to owners > of web sites (I've made several web sites free of charge to Maltese > artists such > as isabelleborg.com) results in much confusion. Phoning them to ask > them to clear cache > was extremely time consuming, expensive in telephone fees, and not > productive most of the time. > > Bandwidth costs as compared to other countries & various restrictions > are my > biggest complaints. Customer service quality comes in at second > place...I even > had an executive explain to me that the problems with customer service > are the > direct result of "having been a people ruled over by others throughout > time". > That might be so...but blaming poor internet customer service on the > Phoenicians and > British is a bit of a stretch and not very helpful in improving things. > > atb > sims > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
