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On Wed, 28 Jun 2018, Mike Spencer wrote:

>
> Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx> writes:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:42:54 -0300, Mike Spencer wrote:
>>
>>> nob...@example.org (Scott) writes:
>>> Okay, it's a minirant.  'Cause I'm presently engaged in yet another such
>>> encounter with Inter.net & Fibernetics.  Their telecom line is broken so
>>> I should reboot my computer. Grumble.
>>
>> So glad my ISP is intelligent. Ring up and ask for tech support and they
>> put you through to a real techie.
>
> Yes, nice isn't it?  We have *two* ISPs.  I mentioned the problematic
> one by name lest word get back to the *other* one that I was slagging
> them.  At other one, Tallships.ca, I can phone the sys admin or get
> quick email response.  Problems go away or at least are correctly
> identified and attended to.
>
The Tall Ship people must be annoyed that someone claimed the URL for an 
ISP, leaving the Tall Ships in need of some other URL.  Kind of like USR 
taking the name to sell modems, and never a robot in sight (unless the 
ones putting the modems together).

It was out of my hands, but since 2012 there's been high speed here, so 
I'm not with my third ISP.  When I signed up there, one of the owners 
dropped by with the form, and waited while I filled it out, it was the 
second oldest ISP in town.  Most of those small ISPs are gone, either out 
of business or bought up by a bigger fish.  I actually am still with that 
ISP, not for access but for my webpage and email, and if I'm stuck I can 
use shell access there.

Most of those old ISPs are gone, some just got too big, and that's where 
we've lost that personal aspect.

   Michael