> > That means ISPs can purchase a 2 PRI box fully loaded with 46 modems for
> > $16,364 ($355 per port). The way I got to 46 modems was with 3 x 10 port
> > cards, 2 x 8 port cards (remember each PRI is 23B + 1 D).
>
> Maybe I am lost here, see I was never great at math and maybe I was dropped
> on my head a few more times than the rest of you, but how is $355 per port a
> good price? I sat around my small little ISP and dug up my numbers on what
> my p.p.c. was when I bought the PM2e30 & 30 USR 33.6 Sports. I scratched my
^^^^^^
> head, recalculated the figures, looked back at the $355 and had a good laugh.
Sportster modems are not meant for anything near 24x7 use. I used a bunch
at the end of my modem pool for a short term solution. They were only
used an average of 4 hours a day. I had to keep a close eye on them.
Usually one would go off to nah nah land, and you find out when an irate
customer calls up complaining. Never again!
Do yourself a favor and spend the extra money to get quality, managable
modems. Otherwise you'll be cursing about once a week to drive in at 10pm
just to reset one damn modem!
Tim Schlie, NIIA System Administrator <tim@niia.net>