Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 11:53:32 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bragging rights.. Message-ID: <199510201553.LAA01261@etinc.com>
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>> > There is the small issue of what the telco charges . It costs me about >> > $100/month to keep my 128kb ISDN Line up for the whole month and that >> > includes my ISP v-site.net . >> > >> > So what do the telcos usually charge for a fraction of a T1? >> >> In the order of $500 depending how far away you are from your isp's >> POP, plus another $1200 to $1600 to pay the provider (we're talking >> 128kbps fractional t1.) Some telcos charge you for a full t1 even >> if you only use a fraction of it. >> >> To bad I can't get ISDN at home for my FreeBSD machine =( =(. >> (complain complain U.S. West) > >You don't want ISDN anyway. In most US West areas (yes, we know you >have it better than the rest of us, Colorado!) they charge message >unit charges over a certain usage limit, with tarrif provisions for >reducing that usage limit to 0 at their option at some future date. > >This is done with the rationale that you are tying up switching >equipment, which you wouldn't be tying up if you were using Frame >Relay (packet switched) instead of ISDN (circuit switched) in the >first place. > >The Telco's are hedging their bets, since they want to be able to >meter your usage in the future (an unrealistic goal for Frame Relay), >and so are really, really pushing ISDN. > The telcos also have a significant advantage with ISDN, because they're the only ones who spent the billions necessary to "tool up". With a private line or frame relay, there is much competition. They'll operate ISDN at a loss for a while, but don't count on it forever. I wouldn't invest too much in ISDN equipment that may get thrown away. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25
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