Here here, Telstra's ISDN charges work out at about between 100 and a
1000 times standard US or European charges.
Isn't it about time we put pressure on somebody here to stop us from being
ripped off..
Bruce,
Melbourne Australia
> very true. But from a 33.6 modem point of view, it's performance is
> going to be same.
> USB should have been done a few years earlier though as there are
> definate benefits as mentioned.
>
> Not sure about u guys, but in Aus the price of ISDN and cable is more
> than just your average bear can afford. Modem access here is about the
> same as ISDN access in the states. Cable is not far behind. Most
> modemers here are going to stay modemers for a while to come.
>
> Alan
> CNE.
>
>
> Alan Cox wrote:
>>
>> > Great, so then we can expect all the marketing hype and so forth. Oh
>> > look at how much BETTER your modem performs now that you've got it
>> > plugged into USB. I just won't mention the fact that your carrier speed
>> > is EXACTLY the same as it always was.
>>
>> USB is 12Mbits. You can realistically hang not just your old 33.6 modem
>> onto it but also things like cablemodems and dual channel isdn. You
>> have much more buffering so you won't lose bits under load. You will be
>> able to add the modem without rebooting unlike current internal modems.
>> The OS can tell its there and finally as USB settles down their will be
>> a common open API..
>>
>> So its just a tiny bit different
>>
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