[plug] [OT] Dedicated local loop (naked ADSL)

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 21:25, Chris Caston wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 16:16, Martin wrote:
> > $quoted_author = "Chris Caston" ;
> > > 
> > > Of course iiNet wants you to sign up for iiPhone and pay the line rental
> > > to them instead. At least with a POTS line they can control under
> > > contract which provider you are with. Ie if you want to opened up
> > > ADSL/ADSL2 speeds you must be with them for local and long distance on
> > > the POTS line. If however you are making all your calls over your
> > > internet connection it would be very difficult for them to police which
> > > VOIP provider you went with.
> > 
> > if they are paying for the ULL then they _can_ do ADSL only.
> > 
> > this may be a different from what they _are_ doing. :)
> 
> I've been thinking about changing my mobile provider recently and I
> checked out the Vodafone website. Its quite interested that they
> advocate dropping your land line and making all your calls with your
> mobile. Maybe this could work for people that only use the net at work
> but for most people that need internet access from home (either dialup
> or adsl) this wouldn't be an option. 
> 
> So as far as I can see the companies most interested in pushing naked
> ADSL would be mobile carriers or ISPs. 

Make that VOIP providers not ISPs.

> Now a mobile carrier thats also
> broadband ISP/VOIP providers but not at POTS reliant telco would be interesting indeed.
>  
> > cheers
> > marty
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