Sounds like McLeod is having significant trouble.  Visi.com has sent out a
notice that is significant number of their dial-in and ISDN customers are
being affected by McLeod services being down as well.  Good luck getting
hold of them - the Visi e-mail said they had called them and have yet to get
a response.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org
> [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of duncan
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:24 PM
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] McLeod Contact?
> 
> 
> talked to a guy i know who engineers "on-hold" boxes (voices you hear 
> when on hold...) and he said that a fast busy is a 'trunk' busy, that 
> you arent even making it all the way to the other ends phone.
> 
> sounding informed can be key.
> 
> duncan
> 
> 
> > 
> > FWIW, the fast busy tone is known as a 'reorder tone' in 
> telecom terms. Sound informed, make them sweat. ;)
> > 
> > Bill
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