From owner-freebsd-isp Sat Aug 24 00:24:55 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA13578 for isp-outgoing; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 00:24:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pinky.junction.net (pinky.junction.net [199.166.227.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA13573 for ; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 00:24:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by pinky.junction.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id XAA05946 for ; Fri, 23 Aug 1996 23:37:23 -0700 Received: from localhost (michael@localhost) by sidhe.memra.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id AAA04498 for ; Sat, 24 Aug 1996 00:21:36 -0700 Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 00:21:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Dillon To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 128k ISDN vs. T1 In-Reply-To: <199608240703.CAA00157@falcon.inetnebr.com> Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Mr. Jason A. Borgmann wrote: > Hello, I am in the process of starting an ISP in my area. I was wondering > if any of you could list the pros/cons of using a T1 over a 128k ISDN > (besides speed). If the T1 breaks the telco will fix it fast because T1 is a business data service. If ISDN breaks the telco will fix when they get around to it, maybe tomorrow or the next day, because ISDN is just a consumer dialup service anyway. > This intended ISP will probably start very small (less > than 20 people is what we are figuring) but should be able to grow to over > 200 accounts. I write this nice reply above and then I read this!!! GROW you said? to 200 accounts? OK, maybe you can make a go of it with such a small ISP but I guess there is no way you can afford a T1 so 128K ISDN or Frac T1 Frame Relay are your only real choices. Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com