Any of youse cahns use ISDN?

If its the best you can get, is it worth it? No BB, no ADSL available to me
and I don't want to piss around getting a 2nd phoneline just so I can stay
at 45.9 kbs. Outgoing is as important to me as incoming, cos I kill.


smack

 

I have ISDN, works for me. Connect at 128 drops to 64 when other line is
used. Single line comming in split to two 64k lines. ISDN uses both lines
while no other calls are using one 64k line.
Had connection problems using USB at the beginning but since then had a
driver up date to correct the problem.
Worth while?, it depends what you want it for, different horse's for
different courses.

Shells

 

Yep, I'm in the same boat as you mate except I was averaging 28.8 dial up
connects.

With the 1 gig bigpong account (free data calls) it works out about the
same price as my previous two lines with an Oznomail $25 plan except it's
near on five times faster.

Had heaps of hassles for the first few months 'til they finally fixed a
dickie card with an intermittant fault in the rim. Now it's sweet as.
Everytime I rang to report the re-occurring fault they seemed convinced it
was a windoze problem. Dunno if it's Billy's $oftware that fucks up or
they just presume everyone using it is a moron, but once I told them I was
running Linux they seemed quite relieved and were straight on to tracing
the fault! It's a fuckin' pity one department in Telstra can't talk to the
other tho'. I ended up having to tell them to stop sending linies out, fix
the fuckin' rim!

 

1 gig plan? What are you made of bricks?










Thanks for the answer Pete

 

Have you looked into Wireless Broadband? If you are in Melbourne checkout
www.alphalink.com.au. There may be other offerings elsewhere.

I had a lot to do with ISDN in the past when Telstra's obscene pricing
structures were killing the technology (can you say $5 per hour per
channel call charges plus $8 per hour per channel connection charges?).
Back then it was extrememy expensive but I think its a bit better now.

Do a full investigation of the data prices, call charges (are they capped
or timed for both voice and data) and the STD rates. In the past ISDN
would not attract the Telstra discounts so I used someone else for
STD/IDD. Remember 128K costs double 64K.

Cheers,

 

I just had a quick look for Telsta:

ISDN Home Rental + 500 MB Plan 90.45 per month.
Data call charges: 30 cents per hour per channel. That will add up.

If I were you I would investigate another line!

 

If I were you I would investigate your own investigating!

Data calls are FREE to Bigpong.

 

Well I did say "quick"! Still a rip off though.

 

**** off, you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

 

what investigating will he do in Tasmania?

 

Agree with Pete, thanks anyway Greg. I have done some research and the data
calls are zero when you use Bigpong. As I said, uplink is as important as I
mainly game, so wireless isn't gonna work, especially with all the mountains
on this small island..

12 months contract for $85 gives ISP and 2 lines.. after that it's just call
costs.

It's on their "easy" to navigate website.

I bet even knobdoodle couldn't work it out from Telstra.com.au


smack

 

"smack" wrote

And here are your ISDN call costs. Very well hidden on the site.
Data Call Charges Local Data calls to access numbers commencing with
01983
30¢ per hour per 64Kbps channel (charged on a per second basis)
Local Data calls to other numbers $1.10 per hour hour (per
64Kbps channel (charged on a per second basis) plus a 16.5¢ call connection
fee


So if you want to run at 128 it will cost you $0.60 per hour on-line.

Theo

 

Shit Smack, we must be fuckin' thick or something!

 

Only $432 per month, bargain.

Gary

 

"Pisshead Pete" wrote

Err, Bigpond is not charging you for the time. Those charges are on your
Telstra phone bill.

Theo

 

"Gary Woodman" wrote

It's best to hang up while you're sleeping.

I wish I could have ADSL at home but Telstra haven't invented it out my way
yet.

Theo

 

I am thick.. You see the ## thing that says that it is waived if you have
the full package. Probably why they "forget" to charge Pete.

And if you don't take the full package, it is capped at $16.

 

Each plan includes ISDN data calls to BigPond,##

## When using the 0198 308 888 access number from the ISDN Home service used
with your BigPond ISDN plan

You will need to subscribe to Telstra ISDN Home (currently $45.50 per month)
and have your home telephone services billed by Telstra to join BigPond
ISDN.

 

That's the problem I'm having.... Life in paradise does not include good
internet

 

I was thinking of 24-h business, which is where ISDN was always pitched
(and priced).

Send a bunch of flowers to Richard Alston.

Gary