Jonny Hinojosa
Myriad Corporation
409.693.8885
Jonny@Myriad.net
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| From: MegaZone <megazone@livingston.com>
| To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
| Subject: PRI/PM3/USwest (fwd)
| Date: Tuesday, December 03, 1996 6:03 PM
|
| Once upon a time Mike Taylor shaped the electrons to
say...
| >currently at pop X I have 46 incomming copper lines @
$1162/mo.
| >For the equiv. in chanalized T-1 (2) it is $2556/mo +
$900 install.
| >For the equiv. in PRI (2) (data only) it is $2400/mo +
$6000 install.
|
| This could only be US Worst.
|
| I bet they tell you they'll still respect you in the
morning too...
|
| >Question. Would the pm3 justify the price difference?
Would the
| >connections be so much better that I could get more
customers? (they are
| >borderline now). How can I justify it to the check
signers?
|
| Double, or more, the price. I'd love to tell you yes -
but if you
| are using it for analog calls then you also have to
consider the phone
| network and the users lines. While having a digital
trunk would improve
| the line quality to your POP, it won't help with the rest
of the link.
|
| If the copper you have now is really bad, then maybe. I
can't see the
| justification for PRI unless you plan to offer ISDN. But
you might justify
| Channelized-T1 when it is offered because of:
| Better line quality.
| 56K upgrade.
| Lower power consumption.
| Remote management of modems.
| Overall easier configuration and operation.
|
| Probably the strongest points would be 56K and
management.
|
| >RTFM question. Would this give me ISDN ability from the
stock PM3?
|
| Yes. In fact, ISDN is part of the motherboard. It is
the analog modems
| that are optional.
|
| -MZ
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