I could be incorrectly naming the types of lines he has ... I am not sure what he has for sure. I am pretty sure he has v.92 capabilities though. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maloney" <adam at whee.org> To: "Randy Clarksean" <rclark at lakesplus.com> Cc: "TCLUG Mailing List" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] OT: ISP Dialup hardware / options > > I am not sure if they are called POTS lines or not ... it would just be the > > regular phone line you get for your home or office. Dial up in this area .. > > Yes, those are POTS. > > > in rural areas is typically limited to 40-45K - or less - based on the > > connection, distance from central stations, etc. He is looking into adding > > the compression feature that many ISPs are offering .. not sure if that > > would help him with the analog line issue or not. > > He needs to have digital lines (BRI's, PRI's, or CT-1's) to offer anything > more than 33.6 connections. The compression feature - v92 - will only > work with digital lines as well. > > > It is a rural area ... west central Minnesota ... and there is only one > > local telephone company. But, other ISPs are available as one can make a > > local call to another area with a different telco / ISP. > > I think his options are: > > 1) Fight the battle with the regulating bodies > 2) Investigate the cost of backhauling his dial-in lines from another LEC > (This might only offer a cost-savings or break-even point if he has a lot > of lines) > 3) Check into reselling - Ikano is a popular choice now that PSI is gone. > They were reasonably priced when I looked at them > 4) I forgot. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list