| From: | Tudor Davies |
| Date: | 25 Oct 2000 at 12:36:25 |
| Subject: | Re: ISDN to ASDL problem |
On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 12:07:40PM +0100, Matt Sealey wrote:
> I was under the impression that the kit they put at YOUR end of the line
> (or is it at the exchange?) for ISDN was mutually exclusive to ADSL because
> it put the data out in funny, condusive-to-ISDN-transfer methods.
>
> Hence, modulating it to ADSL type carrying, and then having some freak
> ISDN box mess with it wouldn't be a good idea, as it kills the tricks (the
> same ones that makes ADSL distance-sensitive, for instance..) that make
> it work.
At the end of the day, it is all based around a pair of copper cables coming
between your equipment and their equipment. It can be changed about at
either end to achieve the correct requirement. Either ISDN, ADSL or a mix of
the 2 (as in mainland Europe)...
> That said, given the limits on bandwith use, nominal contention ratios for
> home use, cost involved for ADSL at this time, and many other factors,
> only an idiot would go with ADSL when ISDN would be a darn sight faster
> for normal use. A guaranteed 128Kbps link to your free ISP when using
> both lines, or a measly 256Kbps-shared-between-the-other-20-in-your
> -village-for-twice-the-cost? Which would YOU choose? :)
I choose ISDN until SDSL is available and cheap enough. Then and only then
will I change and even then something bigger and better will be available :)
l8r
Tudor Davies Running Amiga, Mac, PC & Unices
Technology in Perfect Harmony
Team Member of AmiBench
Web: http://www.AmiBench.org Specialist in Internet Security & ISP
Email: tudor@high5.net Support (RADIUS, Firewalls & Routing)
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