We ran into this at a POP with BRI before we swiched over to PRI. The
solution was to just go with the voice hunt group. Since Bell Atlantic
charges extra for data calls, most people were using DOV, and didn't mind
losing out on 8K or 16K of bandwidth.
-- Scott M. Drassinower scottd@cloud9.net Cloud 9 Consulting, Inc. White Plains, NY +1 914 696-4000 http://www.cloud9.netOn Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Mark Costlow wrote:
> > Hi, my telco rep just told me something I don't believe, so I thought I'd run > it by some people here. > > I'm using an Adtran Atlas to bundle several BRIs into a PRI that I feed into a > PM3. (By the way, thanks to the list for the advice on this topic a couple > months ago!) I told the telco to set up hunting when I ordered the lines, and > they said "sure, no problem." > > The problem I'm having is that the lines hunt for analog calls only, but not > for digital calls. A digital call can complete on the lead number, but if the > lead number is busy then a second digital call gets a busy signal. Analog > calls (either from a POTS line or using DOV on an ISDN line) hunt correctly. > > The telco rep said: "on BRI we can only provide analog or digital > hunt. Other Internet providers are setting up 2 hunt groups to provide > service for their customers. It is a limitation of BRI." > > This is in USWest territory, on a 5ESS switch. Is my rep smokin' crack, or am > I screwed? > > Appreciate any advice. Thanks, > > Mark > -- > Mark Costlow | Southwest Cyberport | Fax: +1-505-232-7975 > cheeks@swcp.com | Web: www.swcp.com | Voice: +1-505-232-7992 > > "Education is never a waste" - Viscount du Valmont > - > To unsubscribe, email 'majordomo@livingston.com' with > 'unsubscribe portmaster-users' in the body of the message. > Searchable list archive: <URL:http://www.livingston.com/Tech/archive/> >
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