sprice83
join:2007-04-13
Rockfield, KY
| hooking up isdn at home
does anyone know other companies besides att that will come out to my house and convert my exsisting phone line to isdn. att is going to charge 192.00 dollars to convert my lines and $70 a month for 200 hours. if i use both lines together (128k) i will only get 100 hours a month.
please help!!!!!!!
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bolt
Former Broadband Exile
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Charlestown, IN | ISDN will only be available from your local telephone company. You might check on a business installation instead of a home one. Often the same rules don't apply to both. |
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Splitpair
Premium
join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne | reply to sprice83
Search for IDSL.
Wayne |
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LaneLester
join:2002-08-06
Comer, GA
| reply to bolt
said by bolt  :ISDN will only be available from your local telephone company. Is that true? When I googled ISDN, there was an ad for dedac.com, and they have ISDN access numbers just like dial-up. That seems to imply that, if you have an ISDN modem, you can set it to dial the local access number without involving your phone company.
Lane |
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RedSurf
join:2002-12-21
East Bernard, TX
| reply to sprice83
In order to use ISDN, the local phone company has to provision the line for ISDN. This is not a regular POTS line as you imply but needs dedicated equipment at the local CO for ISDN. So it is not possible to just get an ISDN modem and dial up an ISDN supported ISP. Without the phone company provisioning the line for ISDN you have no ISDN. Sorry, I wish it was that simple. |
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Parnelli Jones
@charter.com
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Also, and be aware, that once you "convert" your normal phone line to ISDN you won't be able to use your telephone on it or a burglar alarm. You'll need an ISDN TA with POTs on it to hook up a phone to. Otherwise you'll just hear static.
How they can charge you almost $200 bucks is beyond me. Who's your local phone company? If you don't have access to DSL or Cable they have to offer ISDN. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to RedSurf
Re: A great sign...
said by RedSurf :In order to use ISDN, the local phone company has to provision the line for ISDN. This is not a regular POTS line as you imply but needs dedicated equipment at the local CO for ISDN. So it is not possible to just get an ISDN modem and dial up an ISDN supported ISP. Without the phone company provisioning the line for ISDN you have no ISDN. Sorry, I wish it was that simple. IDSN is a phone line, you can dial anyone you want and have a voice conversation with them, therefore you need to have local/long distence/etc on it, even if all you do is call one number (the ISP). IDSL is similar to IDSN, but it isn't a phone line, there is no concept of phone numbers, the only thing it can do is put you on the internet. IDSL would be a phone line, that when you pick it up, it is a direct connection to your ISP, you can't prevent or change the number that is dialed. IDSN is like a normal phone line, except its digital, and you get the benifit of having 2 lines. |
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aeblank
join:2004-09-07
Cadillac, MI
| said by patcat88 :IDSN is a phone line, you can dial anyone you want and have a voice conversation with them, therefore you need to have local/long distence/etc on it, even if all you do is call one number (the ISP). For sure, but keep in mind.........
It is a phone line, but it is a special phone line and therefore requires special equipment.
ISDN uses the same copper pair that already goes to your house. The equipment at either end (phone company and you) is different. When we talk about routers, most have the ability to do dialup for internet as well as convert the ISDN into two POTS (plain old telephone system) so that you can plug your regular phones into it and use them for voice. |
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Splitpair
Premium
join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne
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 ·AT&T Southeast
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said by patcat88 :IDSL would be a phone line, that when you pick it up, it is a direct connection to your ISP, you can't prevent or change the number that is dialed. IDSN is like a normal phone line, except its digital, and you get the benifit of having 2 lines. IDSL is DSLAM based service using 2B1Q ISDN technology vs. DMT to transport the data between the DSLAM and end users modem. IDSL does not require a NT1 or router as it is an always on point to point connection.
ISDN is a switch based technology that requires a NT1 or router to set up the call over the D channel with transport over one or both B channels.
Both technologies are compatable with standard SLC system remote terminals allowing CLEC's to offer DSL like service out of a ILEC RT without having to place a remote DSLAM.
Wayne
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Yeah, there's a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
Cannot decode - my whole life spins into a frenzy
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