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Xref: sserve comp.sys.powerpc:35137 comp.sys.intel:32709 comp.unix.bsd:16309 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8242 comp.unix.sys5.r4:9381 comp.unix.misc:16281 comp.os.linux.development:23849 comp.os.linux.misc:36138 comp.os.386bsd.development:3272 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5556 comp.os.misc:3868 Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.sys.intel,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!sun4nl!rnzll3!sys3.pe1chl!rob From: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen) Subject: Re: flat rates for Internet/phone (Re: X on dial-in) Reply-To: pe1chl@wab-tis.rabobank.nl Organization: PE1CHL Message-ID: <D4xuoG.2nx@pe1chl.ampr.org> References: <D3s19v.4M7@pe1chl.ampr.org> <phrD4JrEA.2ss@netcom.com> <3iqs6r$j5g@vanbc.wimsey.com> <D4oJtF.43L@pe1chl.ampr.org> <3jaca9$pj@zeus.achilles.net> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 1995 23:02:39 GMT Lines: 27 In <3jaca9$pj@zeus.achilles.net> pjlahaie@achilles.net (Paul JY Lahaie) writes: >In article <D4oJtF.43L@pe1chl.ampr.org>, >Rob Janssen <pe1chl@wab-tis.rabobank.nl> wrote: >>>"melt-down" due to overloading and basically want to charge someone more >>>money to build up the infrastructure to support this new use of their lines. >> >>Ah! So the scenario I mentioned was not so unrealistic after all! > Great. Does that mean I get to pay more for a computer that will be on >for more than 8 hours a day? (the average work day of corporate America) > If BCTel puts 200 lines on a switch, but can only service 200 fully for >a few minutes, perhaps they should look into purchasing better equipment! I >buy my equipment to run 24 hours a day at full capacity. If it can't do it, >then it's defective! I think it is time you study the workings and capacity-calculations of telephone switches. Someone else made some explanations earlier in the thread. Rob -- +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Rob Janssen rob@knoware.nl | AMPRnet: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org | | e-mail: pe1chl@wab-tis.rabobank.nl | AX.25 BBS: PE1CHL@PI8UTR.#UTR.NLD.EU | +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+