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Dry pairs

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  • 29-07-2002 7:56pm
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    The Cigarette Smoking Man
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    Does anyone know if you can get dry copper pairs off Eircom?

    (You can use them with HDSL/SDSL equipment to get a 2Mb connection and their dirt cheap - in the US anyway. The two points they connect must be through the same exchange though.)

    Edit: Did a quick search on google and they're called a "tie-line" here.


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    aidan_dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭aidan_dunne


    Originally posted by The Cigarette Smoking Man
    Does anyone know if you can get dry copper pairs off Eircom?

    Pfffff, I'd like to see you try! Best of luck, though! :D


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    spongebob
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    They are a bit of a legacy item. They would rarely be in houses, mainly businesses.

    M


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    Gavin
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    They are possible to get alright. Certainly 2 years ago, a colleague of my brothers got one between his house and work and stuck a hdsl dslam onto it.

    People started to get interested then around a year ago and eircom seem to have stopped doing it or at least made it more difficult to obtain the service.

    Gav


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    hudson806
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    Originally posted by The Cigarette Smoking Man
    (You can use them with HDSL/SDSL equipment to get a 2Mb connection and their dirt cheap - in the US anyway. The two points they connect must be through the same exchange though.)

    don't use HDSL or SDSL if possible - HDSL won't go above 1Mbps on a single pair and SDSL isn't standards-based and hence it can be difficult to find replacements for faulty parts.

    SHDSL is made for tasks like this - similar to SDSL but standards-based and with a greater range. Its usually cheaper too.


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