> Jon Pounder wrote: >>> On 5/11/07, Alex Balashov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> On Fri, 11 May 2007, C F said something to this effect: >>>> >>>>> Not according to Verizon (in my area anyhow), We tried it and it >>>> didn't >>>>> work. The verizon technician insisted it wasn't real PTP copper and >>>>> therefore anything but analog voice might/should not work. >>>> What is "PTP copper"? Unless it's an issue of gauge. But as far >>>> as >>>> I >>>> know, it's not. All the standard copper used for POTS can be used for >>>> a >>>> T1 from a physical point of view, other aspects of conditioning/load >>>> coils/etc/etc not withstanding. >>> You are right, but that was not what I meant, in order for one to be >>> able to provision their own T1 over a pair of copper, the line has to >>> allow all traffic over all frequencies pass thru it. Which these lines >>> do not, since they are simply not just one long copper pair simply >>> cross connected. >> >> that's what "dry copper" is supposed to be, just a cross connect between >> 2 >> pairs out of the CO. ie not even battery, line test equipment, or >> anything >> else hanging off it at the CO. any restriction should be purely a >> function >> of the inductance/capacitance of the wire and the connections and >> nothing >> else - anything else and you didn't get "dry copper" in the first place. >> >> >> just out of curiousity - anyone ever hijack pairs and get away with it ? >> (do your own cross connects on the street and utilize some crossconnect >> all within one branch of F1 cable out of the CO ?) >> >> I've been tempted in the past, and know that at least around here I >> would >> probably get away with it for quite some time before anyone actually >> cared >> enough to investigate. > > Jon: > > Is Thorold rural? > > You wouldn't get away with this for ten minutes in an urban CO. I don't > fancy spending the night in jail. > > -Stephen-
In some places a night in jail is getting off real easy. Try 3 months in jail and then $multi thousands as a fine, and if you were acting on behalf of a corporation, then $millions as a fine. It is not misdemeanor issues, it is criminal. T _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
