Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:14:28 -0700 From: "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rush.aero.org> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: CDPD rates Message-ID: <199706150014.RAA25464@anpiel.aero.org>
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I realized that I inadvertantly made up some stuff about AlphaCom.
Here's what they really had to say about both kinds of rates (data and
monetary).
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Mike O'Brien wrote:
>
> I saw your Web page. "Impressed" is a poor word to cover my
> reaction, but a couple of questions sprang immediately to mind:
>
> 1) 9600 baud is the usual data transfer rate for CDPD. How
> are you getting 128K?
The raw transfer rate over CDPD is 19200. We active our 128k by using
new transfer methods developed by AlphaCom's. This is not standard
CDPD.
> 2) Even at 9600 baud, CDPD rates are usurious. How do you
> manage $20/month flat rate?
Again we have large contracts with CDPD providers. The CDPD circuits are
dying for business and many of them could not wait to cut AlphaCom a
break to get some traffic. Remember you can use our system anywhere
within our coverage areas which is much of the US. By this fall we will
offer an upgrade to Low earth orbiting satellite service. The upgrade
will cost about $100.00 and will allow access anywhere in the USA. When
the rest of our satellites are put up we will offer service anywhere in
the world, which should be early next year.
Adam
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> Mike O'Brien
> obrien@aero.org
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