On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 13:34 -0700, Tod Merley wrote: > On Oct 30, 2007 8:09 AM, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Ed Greshko wrote: > > > May I make a simple suggestion as it sounds as if you are fighting a battle > > > that will continue to be fought? Keep in mind that I forgot the family > > > dynamics in play. > > > > > > Is your connection to the internet ADSL? If so, why not just get a second > > > phone line for ADSL only and another ISP account that is dedicated to the > > > twins to use. Maybe you can get it for a discount as you have one account > > > already and maybe you can get them a lower usage level. If they use it up, > > > so be it. You are unaffected. Your choice as to who pay the freight. > > > > > > > > The family dynamics are good, everyone is cooperating, the kids I can > > manage. > > > > ADSL and Cable are not options in this rural area. It's either the > > satellite connection or Verizon dial-up. We suffered with dial-up for > > several years, we had two lines actually, canceled those and changed to > > this Wildblue account which works well normally. > > > > I need to find what is driving the usage numbers, they were dropping > > until about a week ago. The solution may be to put the boys back on a > > dial-up or their mother may just leave them without internet? But that > > doesn't define/identify the problem. > > > > Bob Goodwin > > > > Forgive me if this has already been addressed (I must admit that I've skipped a lot of threads lately), but, is it maybe possible that the boxes in question are simply part of some P2P stuff going on? Teenage boys do indeed love their [porn|mp3's|warez crap|bootleg movies|cracked software|fill in the blank]. Andy
