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   From: noloader@gmail.com   
      
   On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 7:14 PM Steve Marquess   
    wrote:   
   >   
   > ...   
   > Jeff's comments are accurate; I had T1 service for years -- the only   
   > viable connectivity option where I live -- until the quality of service   
   > declined rather abruptly.  The fault may well lie with Level 3 as well   
   > as Verizon, as that decline coincided with the acquisition of Level 3 by   
   > CenturyLink.  Outages (all too frequent with a 40,000 foot run to the   
   > CO) went from hours to days; not acceptable when you're trying to run a   
   > business.   
   >   
   > Verizon POTS quality also declined very dramatically; I had up to six   
   > POTS lines at various times (now I have none).   
   >   
   > So when my $22K T1 contract came up for renewal in late 2016 I decided   
   > to spend a small fortune on an antenna tower for line-of-sight access to   
   > local WISPs (I live in rough terrain).  That has been much more   
   > reliable, not to mention way cheaper.   
      
   Steve,   
      
   Can you put those pictures of your tower online again and provide a   
   link? Others on the mailing list would probably be amazed at the work   
   you did in an effort to get a reliable connection due to Verizon's   
   declining service levels.   
      
   (Bill will drop the message if he feels it is too off-topic).   
      
   Jeff   
      
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