Re: ISDN--Anyone out there already connected

Lance Eggleston (legglest@buffnet.net)
Sat, 4 May 1996 18:38:08 EDT

Rod Kissinger wrote:
>We're set (money wise) to connect twenty school bldgs with ISDN.
>
>We are in need of a place to visit that has already connected to the
>internet with ISDN.
>
>We'll gladly buy you lunch, dinner or bribe you with tickets to a Branson
>show.

** I'm wondering what your cost/benefit analysis was that led to this
decision? Do you plan to load balance the A/B channels for data or use one
channel for data the other for voice? One channel is 56 Kbps and it really
isn't enough bandwidth for more than 20 simultaneous hits.

When we ran the numbers here in Western New York, the connect
charge, local loop charge, data packet charge, plus the higher cost of ISDN
connectors and modems lead us to a dedicated 56 Kbps wireless radio
connection. We will be upgrading to T1 soon. Persoft and Pinacle make
wireless modems capable of 2Mbps to 10 Mbps., You own the stuff; no leases
and no monthly fees. **

lance

Lance Eggleston
Director of Instructional Technology
Hamburg Central Schools
5305 Abbott Road
Hamburg NY 14075 USA
legglest@buffnet.net