Re: [TCLUG:16382] USWest offers IDSL

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On 19 Apr 2000, Jon Schewe wrote:

> <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.
> -- 
> Jon Schewe 
> http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe
> schewe@tcfreenet.org
> 

Its always on, too.  No dialing up.

Cheaper to offer from the ISP perspective.  Use the same ATM pipe as
RADSL, no paying through the nose for PRIs.

--
James Raney