Subj : ISDN?
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Peter Knapper
Date : Tue Jul 25 2006 07:58 pm

Hi Sean,

 PK> PS: If you have Cable or ADSL why would you want ISDN??? over here
 PK> ISDN is far too expensive to even consider, its more than 2 times the
 PK> price of the cheapest ADSL.

 SD> Because it is specifically against the terms of service 
 SD> with my cable internet provider to be running servers 
 SD> of any kind, period.  

Ahaaa, one of THOSE types of "providers" (that take away more than they 
provide...). They are idiots, because many standard software products contain 
servers within them and they NEED them there to be able to operate. 

There are ways to stay within the bounds of their "no servers" restriction and 
still do what you want. Netmail me for more info.

 SD> They can very 
 SD> easily just say "you've been running servers" and deny 
 SD> me service, 

One would expect they would have to prove that though, otherise you may have a 
valid complaint to your regularitory authority...

 SD> There is no other cable provider on this side of town 
 SD> save for that one.

Then that just limits the options, but it is still not the end of life as we 
know it.........;-)

                                                     
 SD> ISDN here is actually pretty cheap and it's more 
 SD> reliable than the crappy residential ASDL offered here 
 SD> also.

I am surprised, considering both services operate using the same copper cable 
delivered to your door, the only difference is the bits that plug on the ends 
of the cable and humans that "drive" the service. That suggests to me you may 
have providers that may not know what they are doing.

Cheers.............pk.


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