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Re: Contention Ratio

From: Tom Parker <tom_at_carrott.org>
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 20:00:44 +1200
Message-ID: <yam10319.2231.1150361504@carrott.org>

Hello LEE

On 23/03/2006, you wrote:

> At 10:50 p.m. 22/03/2006, someone wrote:
>> What is the lead time on upgrades when new hardware has to be installed?
>> I've heard that the Mt Eden exchange is overloaded, is that sort of thing
>> plausable?
>
> I don't know what they mean by overloaded but it's possible they mean it's
> at capacity and there are no more Dslam ports available. If this does
> happen, no one on the Mt Eden exchange will be able to get ADSL unless
> someone disconnects. It happens in other countries especially when there
> is high demand. But I don't not how efficient Telecom is at preventing
> this and acting quickly when it happens.

Well, I don't know how credible this is, or if it's confined just to orcon,
but it suggests someone has run out of bandwidth somewhere. Or could it be
an exchange full of leaches? The minimum here is about 1/8th the plan he's
on, maybe he should be pleased it's not 1/150th?

http://y3m.net/files/dslbw/

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