You folks might want to ask your local provider about IDSL. IDSL uses
ISDN technology but is always on and here it is flat rate. Not as cheap
as DSL but not nearly as expensive as ISDN.
George Rachor
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George L. Rachor Jr. george_at_rachors.com
Hillsboro, Oregon
http://rachors.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Bill Pechter wrote:
> > DSl won't be offered in my suburban area (21 miles from DT Dallas) until
> > 3rd Qtr 2002, so I opted for ISDN. It was insanely easy to set up, it
> > costs about the same as DSL, but it never goes down. The download speed
> > is slower than DSL or cable, unlike most of the DSL or cable subscribers
> > around Dallas, the speed is a constant. My brother-in-law, who lives to
> > play TribesII or Unreal, has a cable modem that slows down drastically
> > at night when everyone is home and online. I'll probably get business
> > class DSL (5 static IP's and a dedicated router, 1.5mb dl. 384 up)when
> > it becomes available here, but I may keep the old reliable ISDN as a
> > backup anyway.
> >
> > James
>
> The problem is the ISDN in NJ can run you hundreds of dollars in
> time charges... where DSL is flat rate per month.
>
> Bill
>
Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 10:17:19 BST