Re: NO multiple logins !! Livingston won't listen
Owen DeLong (owen@delong.sj.ca.us)
Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:11:47 -0700 (PDT)
> > Once upon a time Robert Forsman shaped the electrons to say...
> > > LiveWire communcations would like concurrent login limiting to prevent
> > >sharing of accounts, as would almost ANY ISP with one thenth of a brain.
> >
> > Any ISP with 1/10th of a brain should be smart enough to be billing users
> > extra for simultaneous logins. Either the user stops doing it or you make
> > more money. Win-win. Instead of always looking for a technological fix
> > for problems sometimes you might consider policy fixes.
>
> Real life example:
>
> REPEAT
> User dials in ... modem gets stuck after 20 seconds
> UNTIL POP DOWN
>
> User can't help it, we had to wait 3 months for a modem chipset upgrade.
> Lose :-(
>
> --Steven, Globe Internet.
>
Would you care to explain how this is relevant? If you know you have a
modem stick problem, then you obviously shut off the multiplier temporarily.
I would think among the other credits you ended up giving your users this
would be the least of your concerns. Next time, buy real industrial grade
modems instead of Sportsters.
Owen