On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Dave Fitch wrote:
> > Add to this the fact that ISP's charge _much_ more for a 64k ISDN account
> > {$500 a month, roughly?} than they do for two dialup accounts {2 x $50 a
> > month?}, and ISDN comes out behind.
>
> make that "most ISPs". There are some that charge the same $ per
> hour charge or $ per Mb regardless of whether it's PSTN or ISDN
> you're connecting via (eg. www.albury.net.au). In many ways a
> customer using ISDN is easier and cheaper for the ISP I would've
> thought.
OK, I accept the qualification. :-)
As for ISDN being easier - the investment in TE is probably equal to
dialups, byt tyhe provision for abuse in downloading is _much_ higher,
given that ISDN connections are usually permanent, and dialups can be
dropped off if they're abusing.
DaZZa
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