Jetstream usage meter broken

I've been getting this all weekend:

IAF Template Error
An IAF template error occurred:
Source Line : 251
Source Module: IafServerConnection.C
Message Symbol : IafServerConnection
Message Text : failed connecting host[se259] port[479]
error[Connection refused]

 

That happens every now and then - it appears to be a problem connecting to
the database. Try it a couple of times per day until it works again. Or you
could always email them and tell them

 

Wonderful customer service from NZ's largest ISP... It's also nice to know
their systems are so reliable, isn't it?!

 

I called Telecom today to discuss my accounts and they said their
systems were down company-wide and that I should call back in a
day....or two.

 

I noticed that. My script barfed. It's back working now though.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

Technically they are not an ISP.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

Why does it count backwards on occasion? A few times in this last
billing cycle, I've watched my traffic total go down and a few hours
and then back up again!

I'd like to see an independent firm audit the meter and certify that
it's accurate. And if they can't then, they surely can't enforce it.

 

No idea. But that's not the data that they bill on. It's data
extracted from the data that they bill on. The data that they bill on
is collected in chunks, depending resets on the line and things like
that, I was told. I'd guess that any flucuations were corrections.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

True, but the lines are somewhat blurred when it comes to Telecom and Xtra