>"Availability in relation to dial up connectivity is measured by the number
>of busy signals encountered in 100 attempts to connect. It is expressed as
>a 'p level' of service where p.05 is equal to five busies per 100 attempts.
>Ask your ISP what 'p level' they grade their dial up service to. An ideal
>level for business use is p.02. An acceptable level is p.05. Anything
>greater is unacceptable for business use."
Does this measurement have any validity at all without some mention of the
time period in which the calls are made? I see the reference to "business
use". Could you say that you provide "p.01 business service" if you
delivered only one busy signal in 100 attempts during M-F 9-5? I think 99%
of us would deliver "p.00 business service" under this definition.
I find this interesting. Would a better guage be to dial every 100 minutes
for a week (which would get you your 100 attempts).
Any comments?
Scott
On a side note: I thought it was kinda cool that a week is almost exactly
100 X 100 minutes ;)