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Verizon really sucks
Jan. 14th, 2005 12:36 pmDSL Outage shuts down Internet for thousands Thanks for the link, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Summary: Verizon screwed up a software upgrade (or something) that disrupted service for thousands of DSL customers across the region for up to 24 hours. Home users were affected, as were businesses and at least one non-profit.
What can be learned from this article: 1) Do not run public webservers at home on your DSL connection. Get cheap webhosting instead. 2) Find an ISP that doesn't suck that you can also have a backup dialup account for when your DSL flakes out. 3) Internet service is far from the "5 9s" of reliability that you have for phone service. Plan accordingly.
music4fun.Summary: Verizon screwed up a software upgrade (or something) that disrupted service for thousands of DSL customers across the region for up to 24 hours. Home users were affected, as were businesses and at least one non-profit.
What can be learned from this article: 1) Do not run public webservers at home on your DSL connection. Get cheap webhosting instead. 2) Find an ISP that doesn't suck that you can also have a backup dialup account for when your DSL flakes out. 3) Internet service is far from the "5 9s" of reliability that you have for phone service. Plan accordingly.