[26445] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Report from New Zealand
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Briggs)
Fri Dec 31 22:14:30 1999
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:11:58 -0800
From: Russell Briggs <russb@puffer.quadrunner.com>
To: Mark Prior <mrp@connect.com.au>
Cc: Joe Abley <jabley@patho.gen.nz>,
I Am Not An Isp <patrick@ianai.net>, nanog@merit.edu
Message-ID: <19991231191157.A7249@puffer.quadrunner.com>
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In-Reply-To: <200001010124.LAA00732@kuji.off.connect.com.au>; from Mark Prior on Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 11:54:42AM +1030
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On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 11:54:42AM +1030, Mark Prior said:
>
> "The phone system is almost useless" is perhaps less accurate than
> "the one person I have talked to has reported some problems with his
> office handsets" :)
>
> I think in the Australian experience "the mobile phone system is
> useless" was pretty accurate for at least an hour after midnight.
> Landlines coped much better. For the places yet to experience 1/1/00 I
> would suggest that if you need to keep in touch with your NOC (or
> whatever) then be near a landline and give the mobile a night off.
>
> Mark.
If you anticipate needing to be in touch with your NOC, then I'd
reccomend dialing it up now, and leave it on speakerphone.
--
Russell Briggs
CyberCorp, Inc.
russb@cybercorp.com
