Comments on: Am I online? http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:34:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pete http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Pete Wed, 07 May 2008 14:49:23 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-199 Pfft - just get a proper ISP :-)<br><br>Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one "real" one though - usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch. Pfft – just get a proper ISP :-)

Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one “real” one though – usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch.

]]> By: Pete http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Pete Wed, 07 May 2008 13:49:23 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-152 Pfft - just get a proper ISP :-)<br><br>Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one "real" one though - usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch. Pfft – just get a proper ISP :-)

Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one “real” one though – usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch.

]]> By: Pete http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Pete Wed, 07 May 2008 09:49:23 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-57 Pfft - just get a proper ISP :-)<br><br>Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one "real" one though - usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch. Pfft – just get a proper ISP :-)

Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one “real” one though – usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch.

]]> By: garethj http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-149 garethj Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:47:22 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-149 Yes, I did realise this at the time. Obviously with this approach I'd need a public server outside of my home which I don't have so this is a simple solution. Useful for recording problems after the event at least. Yes, I did realise this at the time. Obviously with this approach I'd need a public server outside of my home which I don't have so this is a simple solution. Useful for recording problems after the event at least.

]]> By: garethj http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-151 garethj Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:46:15 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-151 Now that's a good idea! I'm sure they'd be happy to know of any problems I might be experiencing. Maybe I can link it directly with an online feedback form? :D Now that's a good idea! I'm sure they'd be happy to know of any problems I might be experiencing. Maybe I can link it directly with an online feedback form? :D

]]> By: garethj http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-60 garethj Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:47:22 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-60 Yes, I did realise this at the time. Obviously with this approach I'd need a public server outside of my home which I don't have so this is a simple solution. Useful for recording problems after the event at least. Yes, I did realise this at the time. Obviously with this approach I'd need a public server outside of my home which I don't have so this is a simple solution. Useful for recording problems after the event at least.

]]> By: garethj http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-56 garethj Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:46:15 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-56 Now that's a good idea! I'm sure they'd be happy to know of any problems I might be experiencing. Maybe I can link it directly with an online feedback form? :D Now that's a good idea! I'm sure they'd be happy to know of any problems I might be experiencing. Maybe I can link it directly with an online feedback form? :D

]]> By: Darren http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Darren Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:07:33 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-150 You should set it to email your ISP too, they'll love receiving all those messages. You should set it to email your ISP too, they'll love receiving all those messages.

]]> By: Darren http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Darren Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:07:33 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-55 You should set it to email your ISP too, they'll love receiving all those messages. You should set it to email your ISP too, they'll love receiving all those messages.

]]> By: Andy Stanford-Clark http://blog.garethj.com/2008/04/am-i-online/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Andy Stanford-Clark Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:45:43 +0000 http://blog.garethj.com/?p=34#comment-148 problem with this is that it can only tell you when it's back ON line. What if it goes down forever? You'll never know! If you had an MQTT connection to a broker with a last will and testament that caused a message to be sent to twitter when the connection dropped THEN you'd have a cool solution :) <br>And the client could publish a birth certificate to say it's back online so you can have peace of mind.<br>:) problem with this is that it can only tell you when it's back ON line. What if it goes down forever? You'll never know! If you had an MQTT connection to a broker with a last will and testament that caused a message to be sent to twitter when the connection dropped THEN you'd have a cool solution :)
And the client could publish a birth certificate to say it's back online so you can have peace of mind.
:)

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