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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ais.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!206.71.77.3!vyzynz!inquo!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!coco From: nigel@palms.nq.net (Nigel Gorry) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Cheap ISDN solutions [was: What's the state of ISDN support?] Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:09:27 GMT Organization: www.palms.nq.net Lines: 29 Message-ID: <5j5efb$qjv@news.mel.aone.net.au> References: <33303AE2.503C@cmr.no> <5gqhjt$k3t$1@gail.ripco.com><333226A6.ABD322C@FreeBSD.org> <5hqooq$gtn@ui-gate.utell.co.uk><33423F01.167EB0E7@net-tel.co.uk><5hvtj8$e44@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> <139@fridaycs.win-uk.net> <861220198.962@dejanews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: coco.palms.nq.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.01 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39250 In article <861220198.962@dejanews.com>, b13c54v@cpslsops.bell-atl.com wrote: >In article <333226A6.ABD322C@freebsd.org>, >"Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes: > >Since I was also lucky enough to live close to work, I >got a Centrex ISDN circuit which means I basically just leave it nailed >up 24 hours a day and it costs me about $60/mo. Naturally, YMMV on the >line charges, and the fact that my "ISP" is also my work gives me free > >You know Jordon, >People like you who use centrex and ISDN the way you do are going to >eventually over burden an already taxed local telephone telephone network >and drive ISDN costs up for everybody else. Do you know what kind of >burden you place on the network when you leave a line up 24 hours a day >not to mention the added burden of ISDN. And then you are irresponsible >enough to encourage the whole world to do the same thing by posting your >comments on the internet. That is a very shortsighted attitude. Who's short sighted? If the telcos can't cope with everyone having permanent connections in the future, then they won't last many more years... Nearly every ISP in Australia uses a permanent ISDN link - that's what they are there for... ----- Nigel Gorry Innisfail, Queensland, Australia http://www.palms.nq.net