Eureka!

Our DSL connection was completed late this afternoon. Thanks, Optus! Telstra had to cut-over our twisted pair line from its own infrastructure to Optus’ equipment, then Optus turned up our new DSL service on its system.

After a fair amount of playing, the DSL modem and my router have finally reached a peaceful co-existance. And at long last, a broadband connection for our 3 computers! That 1-month credit I was promised hasn’t come through yet … not that this is a big surprise.

The initial speed test results put the DSL line speed between 3.8 – 6 Mbps, with a download speed of 600-780 KB/sec. Not too shabby – Anna is planning to put the DSL service through its paces with some hefty downloads this weekend

What does this all mean for you? Now that we have the Internet connection running, our Toronto home phone number is back in action — so you don’t need to call long-distance to reach us in Oz. We look forward to your calls!

PS – Rumour has it that Wiarton Willie didn’t see his shadow on Groundhog Day, so Ontario could be in for an early Spring.