Text 11468, 50 rader
Skriven 2005-08-06 19:38:59 av Joe Delahaye (1:249/303)
  Kommentar till text 11467 av Peter Knapper (3:772/1.0)
Ärende: Cell phone cost
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 >  JD> When I refer to my 'security' company, I meant my house alarm wich
 >  JD> goes over the same phone circuit that my DSL is on..
 >
 > Ahaaa, sorry for the mis-understanding, that need is now fairly
 > obvious........;-)

Had I said security system that might never have happened <G>


 >  JD> Here the technology is the isssue <G>.  Also, with the prices
 >  JD> being quoted in the ads for Vonage, I dont see it as being
 >  JD> cheaper at all. $40 a month is not cheap.
 >
 > No, I agree, I really do wonder what some internet providers are trying to d
 > They seem to want to take the Copper providers on in everything. Exactly tha
 > is happening to my ISP, they were bought out by a large Telco about 5 years
 > and now they are "restructuring" all their ADSL users so that the only way t
 > get ADSL services from them (whic has been quote good) is to also take PSTN
 > services. Thats why I am moving (if all goes well) in about a week to a new
 > where that "forced bundling" is not "required".

I agree that forced bundling may sound good to the supplier, but
certainly not to the customer, who simply wanted DSL.  I take it you
mean by the bundling (PSTN) that would be normal landline phone
service?

 > Regarding house Alarms, there are some services that are best served by usin
 > as direct and simple connection methods as possible, adding the IP layer to
 > that transport would not really help as its just another part that could bre

YOu can get some house alarm systems that use IP, but mine simply uses
the phone system.  Should the alarm go off, the box cuts out
everything else on the line and dials their command center.  It has
not happened yet (and I hope it wont)

 > As a matter of interest, do you know if there are any residential areas in y
 > part of the world that are serviced solely by Fibre to the House, rather tha
 > Copper? Fibre was laid extensively around our neighbourhood (it runs past my
 > front door) about 4 years ago (supposed plans for a large cable TV distro th
 > never happened). As far as I have been able to find out its still sitting th
 > not lit up...
 >

They did bury some glass at places around here.  I dont know what it
was for, Cable or Phone, as nobody ever stated its purpose.  I'm also
not sure if it is in use.

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