----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [scottish] ISDN / Home Highway Installation
> On Thursday 27 December 2001 21:46 pm, Kevin White wrote: > > Comrades, > > > > A month or so ago we had a little discussion about ISDN/Home > > Highway installations and someone mentioned the revelation of it > > now being USB/Windows only. > > > > As i've finally got to speak to the engineer who's installing my > > setup on the 8th , i got to clarify exactly what the "new" setup > > entails. As previously revealed , which i recall wasn't taken with > > much belief , the new Home Highway setup can indeed be connected to > > windows with nothing more than a USB cable and some custom > > software. No need for any form of cards/modems on the client side ( > > presumably the TA is now either within the box on the wall , or > > heaven forbid - partly in software like those beastly winmodems ). > > > > That said , the same setup can also be used in a "traditional" > > format , i.e with a terminal adapter. This "traditional" format > > will work fine in Linux. > > > > Which is a good job as my analogue lines are getting worse by the > > day. Had to have the dreaded DAX box fitted last week , which > > downed my V90 modem speeds to 12,800bps. Combine that with having > > to report problems 4 times in the last two weeks and i've been > > offline more than on. Still no joy with the dastardly SatModems > > either. > > > > I've now resorted to paying �100 a month for a permenant 64K ISDN > > connection. Anyone know of a cheaper method of getting an "always > > on" connection when your out of range for ADSL/Cable and SatModems > > are too thin on the ground? > > > > My only slight amusement came thanks to having BT for a monopoly , > > who are duty bound to providing a Home Highway connection at the > > standard installation fee ( around �75 i think ). For this paltry > > fee they are currently in the process of digging up over a mile of > > cable to lay a new line just for me. > > > > Its not often you can get one over on BT. > > > > KW > > > > Someone in BT must like you. Round here (Ardnamurchan) thet just lay > the cables out alongside the road without any pretence at burying > them. We've had a cable for our neighbours phone lying along the edge > of the field for over two years now. > -- > or even better give F9 a vist @ portal.force9.net.uk they have some good packages ( they should have something for ISDN) > Regards > > pete > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
