TLUG vs Sympatico

[billt-l+PWtdWbHAuXFJAUJl40Xg at public.gmane.org]

On the subject of disconnect/reconnect brought up.

The procedure is that when you disconnect the sympatico line a disconnect order is sent for a disconnect on a specific  day. If a reconnect order is recieved prior to that day the computer program will detect this and overide the disconnect work order. The new work order will be a "reprogram" instead of "pull the card".

This was the 3 million dollar upgrade I was responsible for back in 1999.

On "why use pppoe".

PPPoe is used because it allows for changing peoples ip addresses seemlessly without requiring a disconnect/reconnect sequence.

PPPoe was compitable with the method used for billing of IP services that ALL odf the telcos in North America agreed upon nearly a decade ago, so instead of changing the billing system, they added the extra layer.

Hope this has been enlightening.

Bill


On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 05:55:54PM -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:44:19AM -0400, Keith Mastin wrote:
> > Unfortunately, this doesn't work unless you have 2 unique PICs. I run into
> > this all the time. Bell pulls the DSLAM on directions from Sympatico and
> > then plugs another one in on direction from the new provider. You might be
> > able to get it down to 4 days if you have an insider at Bell, but I
> > wouldn't count on it.
> > 
> > Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet.
> 
> Actually you can use multiple dsl providers at the same time and select
> based on the pppoe parameters you set.  Your line is either DSL enabled
> or it isn't, there is no choice of which equipment it plugs into.  That
> is the whole reason they use pppoe in the first place.  It is to select
> the other end of your tunnel.
> 
> It is possible that when you disconnect sympatico they will order
> disconnect even though you now have service with another provider.
> Perhaps the new provider will have some method of ensuring they don't do
> so.  Ask them, since I imagine it is a common question that they
> probably have the answer to.
> 
> Lennart Sorensen
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