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

[hooker at iinet.net.au]

Quoting Chris Caston <caston at arach.net.au>:
> 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?

>From your house to the exchange? Not a chance. Telstra have a fit about 
connecting anything to a phone line, and hence to the exchange. They'd also 
charge rental on some quantity of floor space/MDF space even if you could get 
over that hurdle.

Hook