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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (4603)7/13/1999 3:51:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
Ray, I had ISDN on a trial from Bell Atlantic last year. I quickly cancelled because I wasn't getting the benefit I wanted. Problems included:

1. I had to dial into a separate, different number from the 28.8 modem. The ISDN line was frequently busy.

2. They used a separate server for the ISDN, apparently, so that when I did get through I was in a separate bottleneck that was worse than the servers on the 28.8 side.

3. The response time that I experienced wasn't all that impressive. Most of the time I was accessing only one line (the 64.4 you mentioned), so not much benefit. When the second line would kick in--which it didn't do very often--the whole thing would seem to take a deep breath before running at the higher speed. Since the larger files I was downloading only occurred intermittently, that "deep breath" actually seemed to slow things down a lot of the time.

4. The use of the ISDN line was metered, so in the back of my mind I was trying to save money by getting off fast. Not very much money, but distracting.

5. To add insult to injury, the call to the ISDN server was actually a toll call! A local toll call (I think the amount for the month was a couple of dollars), but insulting after all the other shortcomings.

I haven't checked BEL's offering lately. Above offered as to some points to watch out for if you are considering it.
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