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

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 21:51, hooker at iinet.net.au wrote:
> Quoting Martin <marty at supine.com>:
> > $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. :)
> 
> iiNet don't have a ULL agreement with Telstra. ATM, Telstra still own the phone 
> line.
> 

Perhaps you could run your own copper?

> Hook
> 
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