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Re: [TCLUG:16382] USWest offers IDSL



<andy@theasis.com> writes:

> > > I've got it here, it's limited to 144k and it's an ISDN line where they run
> > > frame relay across the two channels, then bind the channels together and run
> > > ATM over that, thus the 144, 128 + 16.
> > 
> > Ah. So it's ATM end-to-end, from the megacentral to the subscriber, and
> > Frame-over-ISDN for the last mile?
> 
> OK, so why is this significantly better than plain 'ol ISDN?

1 it's 144 instead of 128, big deal.  Two it's cheaper, at least last time I
checked. I'm only paying $60/month for the line and the ISP.  Granted DSL and
cable modem are generally cheaper, but this isn't too bad a deal.
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Jon Schewe 
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