6/2     Are you having trouble with Comcast?  Some sites connect fine but
        others show 50% packet loss, but the iPs keep changing and are weird
        (eg, OK to berkeley machine 1, but not to machine 2), please
        contact me, -nweaver
        \_ I'm in San Mateo, and I have been seeing dailing outage during the
        \_ I'm in San Mateo, and I have been seeing daily outage during the
           peak hours of later afternoon to evening.  Total outage for me
           though, not limited to hopping addresses as you.  Your behavior
           is *bizarre*.
        \_ you deserve what you get paying for a service from a bloated,
           corrupt assmaster company like comcast.
           \_ Yeah and there's better huh?  Like AT&T or Pacbell or yeah.
              \_ Don't be mocking our free market!  If people wanted
                 reliable internet service, the free market says that
                 someone will step in to fulfill that demand.  Obviously
                 people only want crappy service.
            \_ i've only noticed my dsl connection with speakeasy
                being down once in about a year, and they warned me
                about that one in advance. -crebbs
                 \_ do you understand the huge barrier to entry ?  The telcos
                    and cable co's have pretty much shut everyone else out.
                    \_ This is sort of the person's point.  The free market
                       proselytizors (on the supply side, mostly) rarely will
                       mention barrier to entry.  Yet somehow, even in these
                       difficult to enter markets, we still get massive pushes
                       for deregulation.  It's the big lie of the free market.
                       See any clear discussion on campaign finance reform
                       for more.
                       \_ it isn't a free market.  it's massively regulated.
                          competitors *aren't allowed* to enter the markets
                          by law.  thank you for playing.
            \_ i've only noticed my dsl connection with speakeasy being
               down once in about a year, and they warned me about that one
               in advance. (though i have a business idsl line, maybe those
               are better)  -crebbs