Re: K56Flex/X2 dilemna

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:03:26 -0500 (CDT)

On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Ron Parker wrote:

> ISDN is the best solution to me. I'm having a hard time convincing people
> to go ISDN because they don't understand it very well and it isn't as

Definitely its the way to go, unless they are close enough to the pop to
offer adsl or idsl services.

> simple as just plugging something into the wall. But I have a problem with
> telling people to spend the money for X2 or K56flex when for not much more
> they can add that second phone line they need and get a REAL digital
> connection. To me, all the 56k stuff is just another temporary step. I
> realize that this is dependent on tariffs in your area, availability, etc.
> ($58 per month flat rate for BRI here in SWB land).

Right and the 56k is really only 53k max and Ive yet to see anything
higher than 44k. With isdn 64k IS 64k guaranteed!
>
> I think we all need to push ISDN a lot harder. The telcos have done a
> miserable job of deploying and marketing it. I don't really care that it

Im doing it as much as I can Ron!

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