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216-539-4055 / 216-820-0022
440-499-4102 / 440-580-4055
Brunswick: 330-460-4113
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Request them via emailing us. 		DNS / Server / IP Network Info:
ns1.ohioramp.net = 69.33.61.4
ns2.ohioramp.net = 69.33.61.3
ns1.ohioramp.org = 67.102.184.228
serv.ohioramp.net = 69.33.61.5

Your DNS Servers/Upstream
206.165.6.11 & .12 66.80.130.23 & 66.80.131.5 64.7.11.2
For email, your username is just the part before the @ symbol.
If you're a dialup user, your mailserver (POP3 and/or SMTP) is mail.ohioramp.net.
If you're not a dialup user, use the MX record of your mail domain, or ask Tech Support
For dialup Logins, use your whole email address as your user ID.
OHIORAMP Mailing address: 13500 Pearl Rd, Suite #139-300, Cleveland, OH 44136.
24-hour Toll Free Line: 1-800-795-DATA.
E-mail general questions to sales@ohioramp.com or Tech requests to support@ohioramp.com
For EMERGENCY after hours support, call the cell number provided to you by your local agent, or call the toll free number 800-795-3282 and follow the propmpts for Computer Tech Support. A technician will examine the issue remotely and call you back as soon as possible.

OHIORAMP past System News and Updates info:
Most local ISP's have a page containing system upgrade notices, change notices, and some historical information about the ISP. Sometimes it's chock full of marketing gibberish, and sometimes it's just dry, technical notices about system status. For those interested in the behind the scenes story of our operations and procedures here at OHIORAMP, here is that page. Most folks will find this to be pretty dull stuff, but it's what us "geeks" do for a living!

Items are in reverse chronological order! That means the newest entries are at the top of this list. To get caught up with all the bulletins, scroll down to the bottom of the list and then read your way up to the present time.

January 2008: OHIORAMP adds national toll free Voice Line.
Call anytime 24x7 to speak with an OHIORAMP representative. Technician dispatch and support issues can also be arranged by calling this number in an emergency.


May 2007: OHIORAMP updates and changes main site.
More changes as the main "front door" to Ohioramp is being redesigned. Watch for more changes coming to our online presence!

November, 2006: OHIORAMP relocates business offices.
After many years at the same location, our business and mailing address, and phone numbers, have changed. We still serve the same customer areas, and we still offer the same services noted on our website.
Our New Mailing Address: 13500 Pearl Road, Suite #139-300, Cleveland, OH 44136
And as always, email us at sales@ ohioramp.com or at support@ohioramp.com.

April 2005: OHIORAMP technical Updates.
Major technical updates and server renumbering throughout the month of April. During this transition period, servers remianed powered and connected to the Internet, so websites were never down, but some sites had their IP information changed, so DNS or email resolving may have been intermittently interrupted on a few sites. This was resolved as the rest of the Internet caches incrementally updated their info.

July 2004: OHIORAMP updates and changes main site.
News headline feeds and stock quotes are now provided by new vendors on our website, as the prior vendors have ended their services. Welcome these new additions to the OHIORAMP website!

June 2004: OHIORAMP adds FREE spam filtering.
OHIORAMP has added a server that rejects e-mail from blacklisted sources, and rejects e-mail that does meet standard reverse DNS lookup tests. The service is free and automatic to all customers using an OHIORAMP e-mail address, and clients hosting their sites here may also opt-in or opt-out of this free standard e-mail filtering service.

May 2004: OHIORAMP Sponsors the Big Creek Fun Run & Walk.
OHIORAMP once again was a Major Sponsor of the Big Creek 5K Run / 1K Fun Walk. This event drew crowds from all over the county, and benefits local charities. OHIORAMP distributed hundreds of disks, flyers, and posted race results and photos at the Big Creek Run website, which is, of course, hosted on OHIORAMP's servers!

April 2004: OHIORAMP adds FREE virus filtering.
OHIORAMP has added a server that rejects e-mail infected with known virii. This service is free and automatic to all customers using an OHIORAMP e-mail address, and clients hosting their sites here may also opt-in or opt-out of this free standard e-mail filtering service.

March, 2004: Welcome New OHIORAMP Clients.
OHIORAMP has activated websites and accounts for the Brunswick Alumni Community Theatre Organisation. Check out their site at Brunswickact.org.

October 2003: OHIORAMP Upgrades Access Servers.
Major software and hardware upgrades (a long time coming) were implemented to achieve better modem connectivity and to support high speed surfing.

May 2003: OHIORAMP Sponsors the Big Creek Fun Run & Walk.
Once again, OHIORAMP Sponsored this event. Check out the site at Big Creek Run website, which is, of course, hosted on OHIORAMP's servers!

September 2002: OHIORAMP Adds DNS servers.
Major upgrades and additions now give OHIORAMP users access to six new in-house DNS servers for better redundancy and uptime.

March 2002: OHIORAMP adds Google Web Search Service.
OHIORAMP has changed our Start Page. Based on feedback from you, our surfers, we have removed the Northern Light search engine utility from our website and replaced it with Google. Google is among the most popular search engines on the web, and the Internet search results from Google seem to be more useful and relevant. In addition, we also removed Northern Light from our News search page, and made other minor changes to our web pages here at OHIORAMP.COM. No interruptions of the OHIORAMP service were incurred as a result of these changes.

January 2002: OHIORAMP adds FREE Games Pages.
Looking to pass a little time? Check out the FREE GAMES link near the top of the OHIORAMP Start Page. We will add more games based on feedback from our surfers. (Note that most of these web-based games require Java or Flash, so the FIRST TIME you click on them, you may have to download the Java or Flash progamming, or you may have to upgrade your web browser to the latest version currently Internet Explorer 6.0). Now, have fun and let the games begin!

December, 2001: OHIORAMP Adds more modems!
In addition to OHIORAMP's existing modem pools, we have acquired our fifth MAX Chassis modem server. Also, OHIORAMP has acquired two more multi-line Ascend Access servers (from a failed dot-com in a separate arrangement). This means OHIORAMP now has FIVE (yes, five!) MAX all-digital modem pools and two additional Ascend M801 mini-pools that are all digital and also capable of 56k / ISDN speeds. (As usual, these new digital modem pools are being extensively tested on lines that do not serve actual customers until they are verified as ready for "prime-time".) Once configured, the new modems will serve as redundant backup or expansion for the four MAX chassis servers currently in use. Currently, we have exceeded 99.9% uptime with the existing modem pools, but we continually add to our capacity and further increase our reliability.

December, 2001: OHIORAMP Upgrades Servers.
OHIORAMP now has over 60 server machines functioning in our datacenter. Also, our main e-mail and DNS servers are undergoing memory upgrades this month that should more than double their overall capacity. Downtime has been limited thanks our redundant configuration, and no interruptions of the OHIORAMP service were incurred as a result of these upgrades.

November, 2001: OHIORAMP Grows Again!
OHIORAMP has finalized an agreement to expand our service area to provide dialup in the Akron/Kent area. Watch for details as they are announced!

November, 2001: Welcome New OHIORAMP Clients.
OHIORAMP has activated websites and accounts for A Better Choice Travel, Incorporated! Located at 7507 Pearl Road, this local travel agency is ready to serve you! Welcome our new clients by visiting their website here.

October 2001: OHIORAMP Sponsors League of Women Voters Event.
Once again, OHIORAMP sponsored the League of Women Voters of Cleveland's Run for the Vote event, designed to get out the vote at election time. OHIORAMP logo's were on T-shirts handed out to over 200 participants, and OHIORAMP continues to provide the website and DNS services for the event. Check out the Run for the Vote website, by clicking here.

October 2001: OHIORAMP represented at ISPCon
For the fourth year in a row, OHIORAMP again sent representatives to ISPCon, the National event for training, education and networking among North American ISP's. While the event is usually held in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, the event was held this year at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. OHIORAMP staff again investigated the latest new technologies and services to improve our network, and to enhance the quality of OHIORAMP services. Details of our new offerings will be announced as new services are introduced.

September 2001: OHIORAMP Welcomes another new Store Partner!
Discount Computer Parts (known locally as "DC Parts") has agreed to distribute OHIORAMP disks in their store. DC Parts is a local retailer of PC parts and accessories. Check out their website, or visit their store at 16500 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

September 2001: The events of September 11, 2001
OHIORAMP wishes to extend our thoughts and sympathies to those affected by the events of September 11, 2001. May God Bless America. United We Stand.

August, 2001: OHIORAMP Grows Again!
OHIORAMP has finalized an agreement to provide DSL in ten Ohio cities, including Medina, Canton, Steubenville, Perrysburg, Zanesville, and more! Call us today if your business needs fast DSL service in these areas.

July, 2001: New Domains! .biz, .info, and more!
Finally! ICANN has approved the many new domain name extensions for gTLD's. OHIORAMP will add the new name registrations to our existing selection of .com, .net, .org, .tv, .ca, and .co.uk soon. Watch for the new names soon!

July, 2001: OHIORAMP Builds Affiliate Sites.
OHIORAMP has agreed to host and produce affiliate websites for several local web hosting companies and a travel resource site. Look for these new additions to the OHIORAMP family!

July, 2001: New OHIORAMP Sign up disks now in production.
OHIORAMP has agreed to licensing terms for IE6, and is currently pressing CD's with beta release of the browser for testing of the installer. OHIORAMP is also continuing to arrange licensing for a number of additional bonus software and shareware programs to be distributed on the new version of our disk. Finally, a "compact install" is being produced on floppy disk, intended to be used by new computer users who already have full versions of the IE browser installed as part of the ME or XP Operating system. Distribution of all of these new disks will begin in about a month.

July, 2001: OHIORAMP Continues Server Upgrades.
OHIORAMP has upgraded a number of dedicated servers and account administration servers in our processor pool. (Mostly, now that RAM memory is cheap again, we're adding power and speed on our existing machines by increasing RAM!) Fourteen servers have received a RAM upgrade. These upgrades are being done in redundant pairs, and do not affect system uptime.

July, 2001: OHIORAMP's Tucows Mirror Changes.
The Tucows Shareware library hosted by OHIORAMP has undergone a change from the authors. (all your favorite software is still there, just in a new format.) Tucows has also changed their mirroring policies to be more bandwidth-efficient, so the entire Tucows mirror site will be moving to a new, faster server this fall.

July, 2001: Welcome New OHIORAMP Clients.
OHIORAMP has activated websites and accounts for Roderick & Linton LLP, AbyssFX Displays, and the Hartzell Media Group. Welcome our new clients by visiting their websites!

July 10, 2001: OHIORAMP Adds more modems and Redundancy.
In addition to OHIORAMP's existing modem pools, we have acquired an additional modem pool of digital modems. (These new digital modems are being tested on servers that do not serve actual customers.) Once configured, the new modems will serve as an emergency backup access server for the three MAX chassis servers currently in use. Currently, we have exceeded 99.918% uptime with the existing modem pools, but we have added this emergency access server to further increase reliability.

June 20, 2001: New OHIORAMP Phone Bank Goes LIVE.
OHIORAMP has finished testing of the new phone bank, and the new lines are in service. (Users are advised that the new lines in no way affect the old lines. They still dial in to the very same physical servers at the very same physical location. We've just added more lines to allow for growth of our user base.)

June, 2001: Welcome New OHIORAMP Clients.
OHIORAMP has activated websites and accounts for AmericonWeb.com, and Great Lakes Fasteners has changed and updated their site to GLFOHIO.COM. Welcome our new clients by visiting their websites!

June 6, 2001: OHIORAMP Adds more phone lines.
OHIORAMP added a new bank of telephone lines this week. The lines are in test-bed status, which means only a few users have been advised as the lines are still being adjusted to provide optimum service. If you'd like to be a beta tester of the new lines, send an email to support@ohioramp.com.

June 2, 2001: OHIORAMP Optimizes Website.
The main OHIORAMP website went through an extensive technical optimization this past week. Total files sizes were compressed or reduced, and overall page load speeds were measured to have been accelerated by 27% by an independent website monitoring authority.

June 2001: OHIORAMP is Major Sponsor of Steel Wheels at Nautica.
OHIORAMP is a Major Sponsor For the Steel Wheels Wing Fling and Poker Run at Nautica Stage in the Flats. Information on the event is available at the Steel Wheels website, which is, of course, hosted on OHIORAMP's servers!

May, 2001: OHIORAMP to add NNTP Newsfeeds.
Ohioramp originally operated in-house NNTP servers, then outsourced the task to Loral Cyberstar, based upon their plans to build an ultra high speed streaming news service using satellite technology. The satellite vendor failed to provide that service, so OHIORAMP has contracted for FULL ACCESS to NNTP servers on a single stream basis (Single stream means users may download as much NNTP as they want, one NNTP file at a time. This allows us to balance the load on the NNTP server for everyone's enjoyment). OHIORAMP users may set their news reader to single stream, then point to news.ohioramp.com for complete NNTP access.

May 2001: OHIORAMP Sponsors the Big Creek Fun Run & Walk.
OHIORAMP once again was a Major Sponsor of the Big Creek 5K Run / 1K Fun Walk. This event drew crowds from all over the county, and benefits local charities. OHIORAMP distributed hundreds of disks, flyers, and posted race results and photos at the Big Creek Run website, which is, of course, hosted on OHIORAMP's servers!

April, 2001: OHIORAMP Launches Rivio Partner Service.
For those of you clamoring to use an ASP, OHIORAMP is now a partner with Rivio ASP solutions, providing low cost online ASP functions to OHIORAMP Users. Try out the service by clicking here.

December, 2000: OHIORAMP Grows Again!
For the period ending December, 2000, OHIORAMP has exceeded 99.9% uptime on servers and landline access ports. This is the second year in a row we've achieved such high marks, and it brings our uptime ratio to over 99.5% since going live in 1998. What's more, our network has handled triple-digit growth for the second year -- adding new dial-up, web hosting, and colocation clients to our family of satisfied customers.

January, 2001: OHIORAMP Changes Billing System
For three years, we did billing by paper invoice and the US Mail. The recent postage increase, and the fact that we're primarily an electronic business, has convinced us to simplify billing procedures. Complete billing policies are in our TOS / Acceptable Usage Policy document, but summarized here as follows: 1) Now, all accounts renew on the first of the month, no matter when the user originally signed up. Thus everyone renews on the first of the month. (therefore, when your login password fails to work properly during the first week of a month, it's a sign your payment has not been received.) 2) we no longer mail monthly paper invoices, it's too costly and time consuming, and it kills too many trees. We encourage credit card billing and annual prepayment (which gets a discount!). See the Services page for current pricing and terms.

December, 2000: OHIORAMP Weathers the Storm.
On the night of December 11, 2000, Northeast Ohio was hit by a severe winter storm, causing blizzard conditions, damaging power and phone lines and closing the airport and local schools. But OHIORAMP service was uninterrupted. Even though power was out in the area, our backup systems saved the day. Our logs show no interruption to our webservers or access servers. In fact, as power was restored throughout the day, persons isolated at home or off from school logged into the network, causing a high spike in network usage. Through it all, OHIORAMP was open for business 24 X 7, with all websites responding and all operations normal.
At OHIORAMP, we sincerely hope you were not adversely affected by the storm, but if you were, we want you to know that good, reliable web hosting services are here and available for you.

November 2000: OHIORAMP adds Akamai Content Servers
Akamai provides high speed caching and media servers for full-service ISP's who have demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and service. OHIORAMP has been selected to host an array of Akamai servers at our datacenter in Northeast Ohio. These servers accelerate web surfing for users of the OHIORAMP network, and reduce Internet bottlenecks by pushing web content right to the ISP. The result is faster surfing and a better experience for customers connected to an Akamai-enabled ISP.
OHIORAMP is proud to join with Akamai in helping to improve the web surfing experience of our customers.

November 2000: OHIORAMP represented at ISPCon
OHIORAMP again sent representatives to ISPCon, the National event for training, education and networking among North American ISP's. OHIORAMP Staff returned with new products and services to improve our network, and to enhance the quality of OHIORAMP services. Details will be announced as the new services are introduced.

November 2000: OHIORAMP Sponsors League of Women Voters Event.
OHIORAMP sponsored the League of Women Voters of Cleveland's Run for the Vote event, designed to get out the vote in an election year. OHIORAMP provided a website and DNS services, and also provided volunteers to staff the event. Over 250 OHIORAMP disks were given out to race participants in a special goodie bag packed by the race promoters, and other attendees also picked up disks and flyers about OHIORAMP. Ohioramp also covered the event in pictures, and posted race results at the Run for the Vote website, shown here.

August 2000: OHIORAMP at North Royalton Festival.
OHIORAMP staffed a booth and sponsored the 2000 North Royalton City Festival. Over 300 Free Trial CD's were given out to booth visitors, and our staff was on hand to answer questions about the Internet.

July 2000: OHIORAMP Adds Another Local Store Partner.
Welcome to Affordable Computing of Parma! They have joined our family of stores who distribute OHIORAMP disks and recommend our services.

July 2000: OHIORAMP at Middleburg Heights Festival.
OHIORAMP staffed a booth and sponsored the 2000 Middleburg Heights Home Days. Over 300 Free Trial CD's were given out to booth visitors, and our staff was on hand to answer questions about the Internet.

July 2000: OHIORAMP at Westlake Festival.
OHIORAMP staffed a booth and sponsored the Fourth of July Picnic in the Park in the city of Westlake. Nearly 10,000 attendees saw the OHIORAMP booth, munched on hot dogs and french fries, and witnessed a spectacular fireworks show. Free Trial disks for OHIORAMP were given out to attendees, and our staff answered computer and Internet questions all day.

May 2000: OHIORAMP Sponsors the Big Creek Fun Run & Walk.
OHIORAMP sponsored the Big Creek 5K Run / 1K Fun Walk. This event drew crowds from all over the county, and benefits local charities. OHIORAMP distributed disks, flyers, and posted race results and photos at the Big Creek Run website, which is, of course, hosted on OHIORAMP's servers!

May 2000: OHIORAMP Adds Another Local Store Partner.
Welcome to Delta Computers of North Royalton! This new location is a sister store to the Delta in Lakewood, and they are also distributing our disks. Stop in and see their new store!

March 2000: OHIORAMP Offers Domain Name Registrations.
With the breakup of the NSI monopoly on Domain Name Registrations, ISP's like OHIORAMP can now offer you registration of your very own "dot-com" name at a fraction of the cost! We've created real domain name registration that's cheaper, faster, and more convenient than ever before. If you need a domain name for you website, check our new Domain Name Registration Services!

January 2000: OHIORAMP joins TUCOWS Mirror Network.
We all want free software. And, we all want faster downloads. Now, OHIORAMP brings you both! TUCOWS (The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software) is a FREE resource for you. And, now that OHIORAMP is a Direct Affiliate Mirror Site, with a dedicated server for the TUCOWS library of programs, you can get faster downloads with less interruptions or bottlenecks. Just click on the animated TUCOWS link on our home page, and explore the freebies today!

September, 1999: OHIORAMP Adds More Local Store Partners!
Welcome! The following stores are now full OHIORAMP Partners: EMC Computers of Middleburg Heights, Delta Computers of Lakewood. These new locations carry our signup disks and promote the use of OHIORAMP services. Also, for a limited time, customers who buy a new computer at one of these stores can register for six months of free OHIORAMP access! So stop in to our new partner stores today!

August 1999: OHIORAMP Adds More Local Store Partners.
Welcome to the following local computer stores, who now distribute OHIORAMP signup disks: PC Unlimited in Middleburg Heights, Born Again Computers in Middleburg Heights, and Ohio Calculating in Rocky River. They have joined our family of stores who distribute OHIORAMP disks and recommend our services.

July 1999: OHIORAMP at Local Festival.
OHIORAMP staffed a booth and sponsored the 1999 Middleburg Heights Home Days. Many people visited the booth. Over 400 mousepads and pens were given out, and hundreds more took CD-Disks with a Free Trial of Ohioramp Service. Also, several people won the contest for free access.

March 1999: OHIORAMP Joins Local Chamber of Commerce.
OHIORAMP now offers a member-to-member benefit, with discounts on web hosting and design, through NOACC and the Middleburg Heights Chamber of Commerce. OHIORAMP also provides the chamber with Internet access and e-mail service, and also hosts the chamber's website at mhcc.ohioramp.com.

November 1998: OHIORAMP's New Servers.
OHIORAMP has made a major technology investment with Ascend Communications Corp. OHIORAMP will commit to using Ascend's all digital, v.90 internet access servers. These new servers are the latest, fastest technology available, and the new Max 6000 Series is a significant improvement, offering greater flexibility, power and raw throughput. OHIORAMP has also chosen Cobalt Communications to provide shared hosting solutions capable of over 4 million web hits per day.

August 1998: OHIORAMP Online Service Debuts.
OHIORAMP has now begun to offer dialup and ISDN access to consumers, using the Ascend Max 4000 access server system. This service is offered in addition to our network, hosting, and web design services.

March 1998: OHIORAMP Business Office moves to New Location.
Effective this month, OHIORAMP is now at our new location at 7017 Pearl Road, in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Further details and contact information are available at the website.

September 1997: OHIORAMP Web Design Debuts.
OHIORAMP has been assisting companies in getting connected to the Internet. Now, we've designed a corporate website for Tradewinds International Resources, Inc. Our web site design services start at just $49.00, so call today for more information.

August 1997: Ohio Statewide Systems is now OHIORAMP.COM!
Since 1994, Ohio Statewide Systems has been your local partner for small office technical services, LAN and WAN connectivity, and installation and repair of computers, networks, and printers. Now, we have become OHIORAMP.COM and will offer a full selection of Internet services in addition to our existing services. Look to us for your connectivity needs.


If you'd like to know more . . . Contact OHIORAMP Today!
OHIORAMP Internet and Web Services, a unit of Ohio Statewide Systems, LLC
Mailing address: 13500 Pearl Rd, Suite #139-300, Cleveland, OH 44136.
24-hour Voice Line: 866-221-7682.
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