[plug] adsl opinions

[Ben Jensz]

Craig Ringer wrote:

>
> ... but as far as I know no-one USES data-call ISDN but rather DoV 
> since Telstra's pricing is so totally insane, yes?
>
Well actually we were at work a couple of months ago until we switched 
over to ADSL :)

Because unless things have changed since I last looked, none of the 
Onramp plans that businesses could get had untimed local voice calls, 
they were all timed and more expensive than doing standard $1.10 an hour 
data calls.  Onramp Home Highway was the only plan last I looked that 
had untimed local voice calls on it, and you can only get that installed 
into a residential premises, not a business premises.

I'm about to get the dedicated ISDN line we were using for net access 
disconnected at work, but we do actually have a second ISDN line for V/C 
that we can utilise as a backup if ADSL goes down for a lengthy period 
of time.

ISDN might be a guaranteed service, but its pathetically expensive and 
slow for internet access, especially for businesses with more than a 
couple of computers.


/ Ben