Another pragmatic solution is to call the editors of comm week, network world, data communications and suggest that they might get a lot of mileage writing a story comparing and contrasting the performance of ISPs. They do this for routers, bridges, FR services so they can probably find a respectable consulting/measurement group to collect
Yes, they do. It would be better (sometimes) if they did not -:) When I read their comparations I sometimes think to drom all my hardware (BAD in terms of this magasines) and bue new one (Bay Networks as BB routers, FORE ATM as ATM , etc...). Through it's strange idea (for example) to compare hight-end Bay router with CS7200 (middle-range router), or to compare middle-range Lt1010 with Cascade back-bone ATM switchs. And I am afraid thy would use the same technik for ISP comparation. But anyway it's interesting idea... --- Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 239-10-10, N 13729 (pager) (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax)