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> From: inet-access@earth.com
> > My feeling is that for a smallish ISP to survive, we need to
concentrate
> > on more savvy users and leave the initial support-intensive-phase users
> > to the big boys. The "high-end" consumers are the ones rushing out to
> > pick up the USR's, and now it looks like these folks are the ones that
> > will not be happy with our choice of a PM-3.
We are in the exact same position as you are. After months of planning we
are three weeks to being in business. I just order the PM3. I am working
(thinking?) on a kludge that with and old pm2 to route 10 of the 48 pri
lines to its serial ports. Then attach USR externaml modems to them. BIG
problem is to seperate the 10 out of 46 lines out of the hunt group and
assign them a seperate phone number. This is problem is both on the PM side
and the phone companies inablite to provision the PRI line that way.
The other solution (That should work) is to order 4 seperate ISDN BRI
lines. Purchase 4 USR IMODEMS with X2. Then conect them to the PM2 serials.
I wish that, Livingston, or sombody. Would have the option to purchase a
mutiport serial card in one of the 2-PRI PM3's slots. Then we could hang
USR modems, Aware or Timuktu ADSL modems what have you in the future.
Mike Hamrich
DrFast.Net
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