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Free 9.6k internet access?

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  • 06-03-2002 1:24pm
    #1
    dpajur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭


    I know it's a bit pathetic, but still... Just having a thought here...

    With ISDN, the traffic on the D channel is not billed, and some telco's let the users use them for data traffic. I believe you can use 9.6k of the D channel bandwidth (which is 16k) for X.25 networking and be online all the time, for free. Well, apart from the fact that you're paying an outrageous sum for ISDN line rental :)

    I know 9.6k isn't much, but you'd have a 24h internet access, and still be able to use the 64k B-channels for faster downloads.

    I wonder if anyone tried this out in Ireland?


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    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    They do it in germany i'm informed, but for about 5-10DM a month/quarter or something.
    Still, twould be handy for overnight downloads of small files, IRC and email.
    Browsing would be a bastid though.
    If it was provided it might blance the outrageous cost of ISDN as it stands, even if not by more then a few pebbles to ericom's boulder


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    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    http://www.irelandoffline.org/wiki/index.php?AlwaysOnDynamicIsdn

    /adam waits for Fergus to come out of the woodwork...


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    strat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭strat


    sounds interesting ?
    is it old news or something ?
    do eircon charge for this D channel access ? :confused:


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    Fergus
    Registered Users Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Fergus


    What can we say. eircom have been trailling this (AODI) in the Ennis thing for some time.


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    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭ando


    i taught they were bringing it in last september ? thats the last i heard of it.... didnt really look into it as i had 56k then, but now i have isdn, i'd be interested to hear more


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    #7
    dpajur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭dpajur


    What about Dublin and what other ISPs ?
    Anyone know anything about this? :)


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    strat
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭strat


    ohh ffs eircon are trialing it :rolleyes:
    its 9.6k a sec
    its not like it will cripple the system :rolleyes:


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    Doctúir
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    It would really come into its own if used with a unidirectional internet-via-satellite service.


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    SkepticOne
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    I doubt very much it would be free if Eircom decided to offer it. You would have to compensate them for the loss of revenue on metered dial-up and ISDN.


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    Fallschirmjager
    Registered Users Posts: 3,341 ✭✭✭Fallschirmjager


    I agree wit STRATEGIST


    F F S


    now the rant...and bad language..be prepared....


    this is ****ing saaaaddddd.......

    WE ****ING WANT BROADBAND for christ sake at a price we can afford.


    they are trialing it...its 9.6 K FFS!!


    do you not see what is now open --

    they, my friends, do not give a fiddlers flying **** about internet access in ireland.


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