(off topic)ISP's

Just got this today from Infoweek. For those of you who were considering
PSINet as your ISP:

** PSINet Considers Putting Itself On The Block

ISP PSINet Inc. has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co. to
investigate ways to improve its market value, up to and including
the possible sale of the company.

The announcement comes as PSINet suffers extensive financial
setbacks, particularly its $1.9 billion purchase of software
integrator and Web host Metamor Worldwide in June, a move widely
regarded as a mistake. "They overpaid and they overestimated
customer demand, especially in a soft economy," says Lisa Pierce,
a Giga Information Group analyst. "They're a one-trick pony; they
offer IP. It's great to offer IP, but it's not enough to sustain you."

PSINet's third-quarter revenue, released this month, was 22% lower
than expected, and the company reported a net loss of $1.38
billion. Harold Wills, PSINet's president and chief operating
officer, also has resigned. Shares of PSINet closed up 10.34%, to
$2, Thursday, but still nowhere near their 52-week high of $60.94.

What is Goldman Sachs likely to recommend? "It's a tough bet right
now," says William Klein, an analyst with Wasserstein Perella.
"The question is, is there any net equity value?" he says. Giga's
Pierce is equally unsure. "I wouldn't hazard a guess," she says,
"but if I were a customer, I'd be worried." - David M. Ewalt

Brian Boyes,
Systems Administrator,
Precision Resource Canada Ltd.
<http://www.precisionresource.com>
<mailto:brianb@...>
We are very unhappy with our ISP. We are looking to change to a good, business oriented ISP. One that expands with its customer's needs (increasing bandwidth, improving mail handling, good tech support, etc.). Any suggestions?

Wendy Pursche
Network Administrator
Schmald Tool & Die, Inc.
(810) 743-1600 ext.323
wpursche@...



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Wendy,
We use UUNET and have been happy with them, the customer support is good.
Chuck

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From: Wendy Pursche [mailto:wpursche@...]
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We are very unhappy with our ISP. We are looking to change to a good,
business oriented ISP. One that expands with its customer's needs
(increasing bandwidth, improving mail handling, good tech support, etc.).
Any suggestions?

Wendy Pursche
Network Administrator
Schmald Tool & Die, Inc.
(810) 743-1600 ext.323
wpursche@...



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We are very unhappy with our ISP. We are looking to change to a good,
business oriented ISP. One that expands with its customer's needs
(increasing bandwidth, improving mail handling, good tech support, etc.).
Any suggestions?

Wendy Pursche
Network Administrator
Schmald Tool & Die, Inc.
(810) 743-1600 ext.323
wpursche@...



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I would look into PSINet. They offer some contracts with an "uptime"
guarantee.

Ted Kitch
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 07:55:07 -0500, vantage@egroups.com wrote:

> We are very unhappy with our ISP. We are looking to change to a good,
business oriented ISP. One that expands with its customer's needs
(increasing bandwidth, improving mail handling, good tech support, etc.).
Any suggestions?
>
> Wendy Pursche
> Network Administrator
> Schmald Tool & Die, Inc.
> (810) 743-1600 ext.323
> wpursche@...
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>


Ted Kitch
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I would look into PSINet. They offer some contracts with an "uptime"
guarantee.
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I have just signed on with PSINet to supply us a dedicated T-1 for Net
access. I am planning on using this for remote access from our other sites
to our terminal server. So far it works fine on our DSL just slow. I'll
let you know how PSI works out if you are interested.


Jim Carnes
Kenlee Precision Corp
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We've been with PSI for close to 4 years, and currently have a fractional
T1 I'net connection. Their reliability and performance are superb. As the
"great granddaddy" of commercial ISPs, they really have their act
together. Only time it's been down is when I messed it up (doh!) or
scheduled service (one 10 minute period at 3am in 4 years.) Unfortunately,
this is all reflected in their pricing, which is steep! Well, it is pretty
competitive with other 1st tier ISPs. But if you just need basic web and
e-mail connectivity (as opposed to "business critical" service) a cheap DSL
connection is a bunch cheaper and will probably suffice. We will probably
go that route soon.

-Wayne Cox

At 10:36 AM 11/17/2000 , you wrote:
> I would look into PSINet. They offer some contracts with an "uptime"
> guarantee.
> ==Cut===
>
> I have just signed on with PSINet to supply us a dedicated T-1 for Net
>access. I am planning on using this for remote access from our other sites
>to our terminal server. So far it works fine on our DSL just slow. I'll
>let you know how PSI works out if you are interested.