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Re: Which ISDN device???

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From: Frank Weissig
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 01:22
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Kenneth D. Dool wrote:
> 
> In article <3106064e.3509444@199.182.102.2>, pierce@diamondmm.com (John R
> Pierce) wrote:<stuff deleted due to unfriendly news server>
> > >
> > >If you don't already have a v.34 modem, you might want to consider the USR
> > >Courier I-Modem.  It's a bit spendy ($600-$800), but is a solid unit, and it
> > >does v.34 emulation.  Two potential drawbacks: no MLPPP or BONDing, and it
> > >can't "simulate" DTMF after connecting an analog call, so you can't call
> > >analog modems which live on PBX extensions.
> >
> > Geez, if you are gonna spend $800 why not spend a bit more and go all
> > the way?? Get a ethernet ISDN router like a pipeline 25 and get MPP
> > and compression  True, it doesn't do v.34, but I stuck my old v.34
> > into one of the pots jacks, and I can FINALLY really get 28.8k
> > connections (before, my analog line wasn't good for much over 24k...)


Note that I said "if you don't already have a v.34 modem."  Also, the $800 is 
probably high.  I don't know where the street price is going to end up, so I quoted 
the range.  My company paid $600 for a quantity-one reseller price.

> >
> > Getting away from the #$@$ serial I/O makes a huge difference in the
> > system performance, especially if you like to do more than one thing
> > at a time instead of waiting for downloads....
> >
> > -jrp
> 
> 
>     John, let me get this right......If I use an analog modem on an ISDN
> digital line I will be charged at a digital rate.  Correct?  Thanks.
> 
> >Ken

Wtong.  It'll be a voice (or 3.1 kHz audio) call.
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Subject: Re: Which ISDN device???
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 17:22:48 -0800
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