On Fri, 26 May 2006, Justin Richards wrote:

> I considered that modems at the isp end are simply not tested regulary
> and any that are a bit flacky may simply go un-noticed.

The modems used by ISPs are usually of very high quality and they are 
never 'flaky' (excepting after nearby thunderstorms). What is flaky is 
cable pairs and switching gear belonging to the telco, who can take 
weeks to months to fix anything (and often will break something else in 
the process).

Peter
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