Similar to ISDN; however, very different. The ASDL technology does
provide a higher speed connection without some of the extra components
required by ISDN. Pacific Bell has announced a similar offering in some
California areas. One drawback appears that you must live within 3
miles of a digital switching system to take advantage of the offering.
As the ASDL technology improves, its throughput will exceed T-1
connectivity at an affordable price.
Michael A. Stone wrote:
>
> >If this pans out, the possibilities are staggering. I assume that Sprint is
> >using ADSL technology in some new incarnation.
>
> actually, based on a quick scan of the features list, it looks like
> standard ISDN technology.
>
> IIRC, the full voice/data/fax thing requires a box coming out of the wall
> that amounts to an ISDN router, and all your active components (the phone,
> modem & fax) have to know how to speak the appropriate protocol. of
> course, it's probably been two years since the last time i looked at the
> relevant specs, so i can hardly claim to speak with authority.
>
> at that time, the boxes were all pricey ($1K+ total investment), but if
> Moore's Law has held for that tech sector, they should be a lot easier on
> the wallet by now.
>
> mike stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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