> the web? So I assume on an ISDN connection without these cards in the PM3E
> there is no compression taking place when I establish a 2B connection with
> my Ascend Pipeline 75 to a P3E?
Correct. The same pipleine dialed into an Ascend max would see a
NOTICEABLE difference when surfing.
> Why does Lucent charge extra for these cards (instead of just throwing them
> into the base product)?
I dunno, Im not in marketing at Lucent. ;-)
It does not cost that much to add the daughter card. THey COULD do what
Ascend does and put the card in there and then you have to pay money to
have a code to unlock its capability.
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