[plug] Re: DOV ISDN

[Onno Benschop]

On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 17:19, Arkem (Paul) wrote:
> This is one of my problems currently. We need to connect a remote office (at a 
> residential location that currently supplies external web/mail services for 
> the company) to the main office which has no option of ADSL but requires 
> always on at speeds higher than dialup. The suggestion from the semi-technial 
> management type was to use an ISDN link via Data Over Voice between the 
> premises. But unfortunately buisness ISDN works on timed calls (thank you 
> Telstra). Apparently the $40/month DoV ISP bill would be too steep and 
> instead I need to figure out how to implement this =)

While I cannot provide you with specific pricing, let me make a few
observations:

     1. If you're within line of sight you can make a wireless
        connection using 802.11.
     2. You could install a PAPL link.
     3. You could also talk to Telstra Countrywide who have just
        announced untimed ISDN and Bigpond ISDN for those of us who
        cannot use ADSL.
     4. You can talk to requestDSL for a microwave connection
     5. You can run multiple phone lines in parallel - which strangely
        enough gives you great performance, low cost and redundancy.
     6. Depending on whether you need download or upload, you might be
        able to install either a one-way or two-way satellite link.

Finally, while I don't know where your main office is, AFAIK most
exchanges now have ADSL installed, and your limitation is within 3.5Km
from the exchange. (And no pair-gain etc...)

There is a multitude of options available at more or less cost. It's not
surprising that "semi-technical management" doesn't know the real
answer. As an illustration, it took me 18 months to decide on how I
would connect to the world, even then the supplier told me that it would
never work - the fact that you're reading this email just highlights
that sometimes the supplier is not well informed :-)

Kind regards,


Onno Benschop 

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