From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 4 23:38:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAED316A4CE for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:38:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from o2.hostbaby.com (o2.hostbaby.com [208.187.29.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8D91B43D2D for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:38:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ceo@l-i-e.com) Received: (qmail 1927 invoked by uid 1001); 4 Sep 2004 23:38:47 -0000 Received: from 66.243.145.38 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ceo@l-i-e.com); by www.l-i-e.com with HTTP; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 16:38:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1665.66.243.145.38.1094341127.squirrel@www.l-i-e.com> In-Reply-To: <200409041732.33729.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> References: <200409041732.33729.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 16:38:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Richard Lynch" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: Hostbaby Webmail X-Mailer: Hostbaby Webmail MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: ISDN Jack Installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ceo@l-i-e.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:38:43 -0000 Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > month. If you later switch to DSL and want to use your ISDN line(s) > for that, you're still paying for an extra line (in my case I was > paying for two ISDN lines). If you use DSL, you can use your As a guy who has not one, not two, but THREE (3) defunct (or never worked) DSL lines to his apartment, I gotta say "go cable modem" It's not like I live in the boonies -- I'm ~3 miles from Chicago's downtown/loop. But DSL companies disappear and and get bought up and sold out and start/stop services so fast, you may well end up paying for installation and having the hassle of interrupted service while you search for an affordable provider every 12 months. After several years of getting jerked around by multiple DSL providers, I went to cable modem. Installed in 48 hours, worked fine ever since. Cable TV companies have a broad customer base, with a stable steady income to weather them through -- The odds on cable TV suddenly not being available at your location in anything but truly rural or even remote areas is nil. DSL? Fah. You're lucky if the company you call today for a price quote is still around in 12 months. This will be my last post on this topic, as I'm sure nobody wants a repeat. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm