First impressions on ure mywireless

Lonezilla pauses in shaking people out of a railway carriage, hurls the carriage into the side of a building, breathes fire, stops and thinks for a bit, then says "hmm, you're right - you have a point' :)
 
Agreed, though I can't imagine it would take a (one) person more than a few days to sort this issue out. Rather than give people the runaround they could have just addressed it immediately.
 
ahhh so you are the guy that enquired about newsgroups.
As I said before, currently we have everyone out 24/7 getting new sites up for the many who want just a connection, thus leaving the support group very thin on the ground.
We were way up a tower in the howling wind when a call came through about someone wanting information on newsgroups.
Well I dont know what the lady said to you but I doubt if it was what I told her to say to you [}:)]
 
I would be the other guy that asked about access to news groups. :-)

I'm not worried for the moment since I can bounce NNTP through another server, but eventually there should be dedicated server/proxy fot nntp.

I recall when we launched the first POP in the North West province back in 1995, we had a few lines that could be used for dial-in, but the parent ISP (wisely) insisted that we wait till we had enough lines to satisfy demands and not dampen user expectation.

This is a good path to follow, but often the more difficult one and definitely the one that marketeers ignore.

--deckert
 
seriously a news server? I really don't see why this should be a priority any time soon. Primary:Connectivity Secondary:Stability Tertiary: All other ****(news servers and other services)



..- dot dot dash ;)
 
I agree freeek [:D]

Unless I'm mistaken, I remember LoneGunman from the megawan days (Shahn? ) - Appologies if I'm wrong.....
Also wanted an NNTP server [;)]

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apology accepted, you have me mixed up..

but I should say that there's nothing wrong with wanting newsgroups regardless - you make it sound like Im after sheep dipped in mayonaisse wearing latex :P - when actually as an active customer of Sentech, I'm after the basic standard package which tends to include newsgroups generally.

I do get that its real low on the priorities of the folks who dont even have the service yet, but hey, me and my LoneZilla monster suit are just stomping around ahead of the pack briefly - but again I figure someone needs to be shouting about the next step down the road that Sentech need to take - otherwise they may not take it at all.

(By the way, another issue which hasnt been mentioned anywhere, but I'll throw out into the mix - is their mail server.. I sent mail out to a local ISP, and it took two and a half hours to arrive. Time for encryption software? I'll cut n paste a suitably censored header.
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Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Delivered-To: [email protected]
Received: from av.dial-up.net (av2.dial-up.net [196.4.160.49])
by visp02.dial-up.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00D21215195
for <[email protected]>; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:42:29 +0200 (SAST)
Received: from mailout01.infosat.net ([66.18.69.1])
by av.dial-up.net (MailMonitor for SMTP v1.2.2 ) ;
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:17:08 +0200 (SAST)
Received: from [66.18.70.54] (HELO mail01.infosat.net)
by mail02.infosat.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8)
with ESMTP id 43970298 for [email protected]; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:29:31
+0200
Received: from [66.18.85.66] (HELO barbie)
by mail01.infosat.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8)
with SMTP id 231075699 for [email protected]; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:29:30
+0200
Message-ID: <001401c3efd0$ea53c3a0$42551242@barbie>
From: "xxxxxx" <[email protected]>
To: "Artslink.co.za" <[email protected]>
Subject: ahoy
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:25:05 +0200

Check out the above
sent by you 14:25:05
infosat 14:29:30
infosat 14:29:31
arrived here 17:17:08
downloaded 17:42:29

what was infosat doing with it from 14:29:31 till 17:17:08 ?!

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(And yes, I called my PC 'barbie' after the latest format :) I was tired of calling it 'HAL' - figured some gender tourism was needed :P
 
NNTP is an essential service on the Internet! I will join the crusade for NNTP services. In fact, IS are probably better off allowing access to their server in the interim, as Sentech get their upstream from IS. Maybe I shall have a chat to a few IS boys to see what can be arranged.

"non illegitimo carburndum" Gunman (Don't let the bastards grind you down)
 
IS won't allow a full IP block onto their NNTP server, but they will allow a few IPs...which are normally downstream caching NNTP servers at the 2nd/3rd tier ISPs

It's really a simple thing to do, all Sentech has to do is ASK [:)]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by flashvc</i>
<br />IS won't allow a full IP block onto their NNTP server, but they will allow a few IPs...which are normally downstream caching NNTP servers at the 2nd/3rd tier ISPs

It's really a simple thing to do, all Sentech has to do is ASK [:)]

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And have a server, of course.
 
I remember the days when Telkom sold the ADSL service uncapped. Now, does anyone know if Sentech has actually stipulated that they will not impose a cap in the future. Is this in the contract? If not, legally they could cap you!

Anyones opinion?
 
They state no cap, not in the contract though, I don't think they'll impose one, however, they will enfore their AUP
 
Ok ive read what u guys posted on the forum so far... but is mywireless good or not?... im currently using 128k isdn from Cpt and i get pings 40 - 80ms local &lt;depends on server&gt; and 280 - 310ms internationals using a cpt pop with IWDS... now this is all fine with me... but im looking for a 24/7 connection &lt;callmore is too short&gt; and faster download speeds... i currently get 14kb/s - 16 kb/s...

Now ... im looking at 256k mywireless cause i figure it will be cheaper than wot im spending currently and faster downloads and hopefully lower pings plus 24/7 connection...

But my main concern is LoneGunmans pings on 128k mywireless... those pings are a tad high... and this is only the begining ...

Is there any other comments on mywireless with some sort of experience that can prove this to be a good service ??? ...
 
how did you guys paste your ping results? How do u copy it from a command promt?(cmd). Im on Wireless Onlines 128k service and all i can say is wOw. 29 ping on cs(saix server) life is great!

..- dot dot dash ;)
 
I think it is actually possible to copy and paste from cmd.exe

rather do this though:

(assuming you are in Windows)
ping 196.25.1.200 -t &gt; pings.txt

wait about 30 seconds then press Ctrl+C or Ctrl-Break
The Ctrl-Break breaks out of the sequence temporarily to show running averages and stats. Not much use when piping to file.

Its quite easy actually :p

I just ran a ping and here are some results (copy-and-paste from pings.txt)

Pinging 196.25.1.200 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=250
Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=70ms TTL=250

&lt;snip&gt;

Ping statistics for 196.25.1.200:
Packets: Sent = 86, Received = 86, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 70ms, Maximum = 110ms, Average = 80ms

Anybody tried an inter-Sentech ping yet? ie. MyWi user to MyWi user?
 
You can ping jean-louis.is-a-geek.com, once you get your modem [;)]
 
I was playing warcraft on reason and had a 53 ping while dl'ing at 6k
in kazaa freaking awesome. Wireless Online rocks.

Pinging 196.25.1.200 with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=249

Reply from 196.25.1.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=249



Ping statistics for 196.25.1.200:

Packets: Sent = 13, Received = 13, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Minimum = 13ms, Maximum = 33ms, Average = 19ms

Control-C

..- dot dot dash ;)
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">how did you guys paste your ping results?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">Or you could use a neat little proggy called TJPing that I've been using for yonks which does everything you need.
Unzip anywhere and drag a shorcut to your desktop.
ftp://proasm.gotdns.com/
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by freeek</i>
<br />how did you guys paste your ping results? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

You can always run [8D]cygwin[8D]. Then it's just
ping whatever.com | putclip; cygstart www.myadsl.co.za
When it opens: Ctrl-V and click.
 
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