From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 9 23:49:30 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from nwcst337.netaddress.usa.net (nwcst337.netaddress.usa.net [204.68.23.82]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D212137B43C for ; Wed, 9 May 2001 23:49:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from spl1t_h0r1z0n@usa.net) Received: (qmail 1825 invoked by uid 60001); 10 May 2001 06:44:27 -0000 Message-ID: <20010510064427.1824.qmail@nwcst337.netaddress.usa.net> Received: from 204.68.23.82 by nwcst337 for [165.212.15.106] via web-mailer(34FM.0700.17C.01) on Thu May 10 06:44:27 GMT 2001 Date: 10 May 2001 00:44:27 MDT From: J S To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" , "Nick Rogness" , "Rick Duvall" Subject: Re: [RE: OT: T1 vs PRI] Cc: X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (34FM.0700.17C.01) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG i'm not sure if anyone mentioned this, but make sure you check the committed information rate, whether it is burstable, and also what = kind of charges they impose if you go over that. when i worked for = conqwest, er i mean qwest, they would stick you on the cir. = also, it has been my experience that most of the isdn services, at least in my area (colorado, usa) have usage (either time or bandwitdth) charges on top of the monthly fee. I don't know how sprint's = service/support is, but qwest sucked for anything isdn. hope my ramblings helped, if not, sorry to have bugged you. cheers joshua "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Nick Rogness > >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:51 PM > >To: Rick Duvall > >Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: Re: OT: T1 vs PRI > > > > > >On Tue, 8 May 2001, Rick Duvall wrote: > > > >> What is the difference between T1 and PRI other than the obvious: > > > >> > >> T1 has 24 channels, PRI has 23 > > > > A CT-1 (Channelized T-1) has 24 56K channels, whereas PRI's > > have 23 64K channels and 1 D 16/64K (Signalling) Channel > > > = > You also can get a voice T1 provisioned B8ZS which divides it up into 2= 4 64K > channels. > = > > > >> T1 costs less than PRI > > > > SOmetimes....depends on tarrif's and other factors. > > > >> PRI can do ISDN, T1 can't... > > > > This is not true. You can use DOV (data-over-voice) to connect > > ISDN calls into your CT-1. > > > = > If I recall right, DOV ISDN calls are 56K not 64K. This may have an > advantage > if your in an area that meters 64K and not DOV, but if your not in this= kind > of > area then I don't think your going to sell much ISDN. > = > >> > >> Sprint is trying to convince me to buy a PRI instead of a T1. If I > >> knew the difference, it would sure help... > >> > > > > If PRI's are cheaper...buy all means get a PRI. As meantioned > > earlier, there are quite a few added benefits to running PRI's > > instead of CT-1's. However, this is way off topic for this > > list. Look for more info on some ISP lists. > > > = > Not really - as I think that there's still a few people out there that would > like to > run terminal servers using PRI cards in a FreeBSD system. > = > Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com > Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide > Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com > = > = > = > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Joshua Smith, CCNA Data Center Technian USA.NET joshua.smith@corp.usa.net "Walk with me through the Universe, And along the way see how all of us are Connected. Feast the eyes of your Soul, On the Love that abounds. In all places at once, seemingly endless, Like your own existence." - Stephen Hawking - ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=3D= 1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message