5 Jun
2004
5 Jun
'04
7:13 p.m.
Mike Pressel wrote:
A few days ago, I believe someone was speaking about Coditel's internet
services. For those who have it, what has been your experience with Coditel?
My primary concerns are 1) quality of the service (unexplained down time,
mail servers down, too many users on one shared segment...) and 22) does the
USB modem that they offer work with linux or would I have to go out and get
myself a nice little linksys or Cisco router?
Ad 2: They gave me the USB/Ethernet cable modem; I only use the Ethernet
part. No trouble with this. Only an Ethernet card and DHCP required.
Ad 1: In the beginning I had some trouble with signal strength, thus I
did not have connection over hours every day. Calls to their Helpdesk
were adventourous:
Me : I have trouble with my connection . The "Cable-LED" is blinking
They: OK, go to Settings -> comntrol Panel etc.
Me: I use Linux, but the OS is not the problem, the "Cable LED" is
blinking.
They: Please reboot your system.
Me: That's impossible
They: Why would this be impossible?
Me: Because it is not started ;-))
They: So how can you tell you have trouble, if you have not even started
your PC?
Me: Because it's not worth starting it, as the "Cable LED" is blinking.
They: Oh, the Cable LED is blinking! That means, there is a problem on
our side
Me: That's why I call you.
They: Unfortunately, the technicians who can troubleshoot this only work
until 5PM. Try calling tomorrow morning
etc.
These troubles lasted pretty long, then they fiddled around on their
amplifiers, and things went better, but not perfect.
My connection is perfect since some NIMBY-minded neighbour forced
Coditel to take away their cables from the facade of his house, as he
didn't want cable TV any more, and they had to completely change their
cabling in the neighbourhood ...
(Thanks so far, neighbour)
Jean-Jacques MOURIS