If the FCC has their way the only place you will see the PSTN in history books. I can only hope that the same happens to faxing.
On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 4:37 PM Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > It's amazing how inconsistent the PSTN is. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Dovid Bender" <do...@telecurve.com> > *To: *"Larry Brower" <larry.bro...@aramcoservices.com> > *Cc: *"nanog" <nanog@nanog.org> > *Sent: *Wednesday, June 5, 2019 3:31:36 PM > *Subject: *Re: CenturyLink/Level3 feedback > > For voice there are so many IP options I don't know why anyone even messes > with the old school carriers. About 4 years ago we signed up for L3 VoIP. > We sent calls to France and the callerID didn't make it. We opened a ticket > we were told callerID wasn't guaranteed on international calls. That was > the day we canceled our service and asked for a refund. I am sometimes > amazed how some of these carriers still have customers signing up. > > > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 8:50 AM Brower, Larry < > larry.bro...@aramcoservices.com> wrote: > >> Mehmet, >> >> >> >> Speaking strictly on their voice product, service has gone a bit downhill >> since the merger. >> >> >> >> We never had problems with Level3 before the merger. >> >> >> >> After Centurylink took over we started experiencing problems. >> >> >> >> Just a couple of examples: >> >> >> >> We waited months just to turn up a simple PRI. The PRI was sent back to >> design several times and then when it finally was turned up it isn’t >> working properly. The CL techs who were formally L3 express nothing but >> frustration with dealing with CL following the merger. Complaints to the >> account manager are met with just apologies and delays. >> >> >> >> International call routing has become unreliable. In the last month alone >> we have had to create several service requests related to call failures. >> The result after anywhere from a couple hours to a day is just hey we >> rerouted try again. Then it works for a couple days and back to call >> failures and intercept messages. >> >> >> >> I’ve already been asked if we should drop CenturyLink as the carrier and >> go back to using someone like AT&T. >> >> >> >> Never had any of these issue when it was Level3. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Larry Brower, CCNP Collaboration, SSCA, RHCSA, CCDA, CCNA >> >> Communications Technician | Unified Communications Group >> >> >> >> Aramco Services Company >> >> *Office: 713.432.4516 | Mobile: 832.570.5416 * >> >> *larry.bro...@aramcoservices.com* <larry.bro...@aramcoservices.com> >> >> >> This email has been classified as: *General Use* by *Brower, Larry *on >> *Wednesday, >> June 5, 2019* >> >> >> >> *From:* NANOG <nanog-boun...@nanog.org> *On Behalf Of *Mehmet Akcin >> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:31 AM >> *To:* nanog <nanog@nanog.org> >> *Subject:* CenturyLink/Level3 feedback >> >> >> >> *EXTERNAL: This email came from the Internet. Report this message to >> ascsuspiciousem...@aramcoservices.com >> <ascsuspiciousem...@aramcoservices.com> as suspicious if it contains any >> suspicious content.* >> >> hi there, >> >> >> >> Just a general high-level question about Centurylink/Level3 post-merger, >> how is your overall experience with CenturyLink? if you could be sitting >> with the CEO of the company what is one thing you would ask him to fix? >> >> >> >> please keep it high level and general. i intend to pass these to him and >> his team in an upcoming meeting. >> >> >> >> Mehmet >> > >
