From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Jan 17 19:59:55 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA05953 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 19:59:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from schwing.ginsu.com (schwing.ginsu.com [205.210.24.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA05940 for ; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 19:59:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from geoff@localhost) by schwing.ginsu.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id WAA13513; Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:56:22 -0500 Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:56:21 -0500 (EST) From: Geoff Wells To: Robert Withrow cc: Max Goof , Robert Withrow , hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Another cool hack with FreeBSD... In-Reply-To: <199601180105.UAA08703@spooky.rwwa.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, The difference between 56k and 64k depends, generally, on how many C.O.s you have to go through. If the provider and the user are at the same C.O. then you will generally get the 64k. However, if the call needs to be router to another C.O., it will probably have to go through a channelized T1. If this is the case the speed get chopped down to 56k. Geoff. On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Robert Withrow wrote: > > At least in our area, two normal phone lines would cost only $3 > > less than we pay for flat-rate ISDN (About $55 a month). > > However, in our area, all ISDN lines charge message units. POTS lines > can be purchased flat rate. And ISDN lines require *very* expensive > installation fees. > > > ISDN bandwidth is 64K per channel in most areas, not 56k > > Here it is 56K. > > > I think load balancing 28.8's might be a viable solution for internal > > use, such as between two company locations, where you only have the > > physical link to pay for, and not your provider's profit margin as well. > > The only reason I wondered is because of the asinine pricing Nynex > thinks they can get for ISDN. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Withrow, Tel: +1 617 592 8935, Net: witr@rwwa.COM > >