fozngoof
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join:2003-07-08
Temple, TX
 ·AT&T Southwest
| reply to Nikodaemos
Re: complete ISDN newbie.. LOTS of questions
I'll answer some of your questions, as best as I can remember them.
BTW even the old links will be very helpful. Not much, if anything, has changed.
Pings for the games will be around 70-120, depending on the servers.
The install will vary, mine was around $200. I got it waived by agreeing to keep it for 2 years.
They will install the line. The phone company will not supply a router or modem. (Get those from a member here or on EBAY)
There is a little bit of setup to get the modem/router working. Ask here, and search through this forum for help.
My ISDN was about $70/month. Though you will have to also pay for an ISP. $10-$50/month.
You can leave your ISDN on all the time if you have an unlimited ISP plan. Though I used the dial on demand, and never really noticed it dialing out. It is super fast.
I noticed no real difference between DSL/Cable and ISDN when it comes to normal web surfing. Downloading files on the other hand are much slower, though you said you have other options for downloads.
Read through the FAQ's at the top of the forums.
Hope that helped a little.
Foz |
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Nikodaemos
@spcsdns.net
| I guess what i meant about the phone company installing everything i need to get up and running was:
if i get said ISDN modem/router, will i just be able to plug it in (and do any configuration i need, obviously, to get the thing to dial) and go? or am i going to have to monkey with wires and crap?
and who do i call? the local local telephone company? Im not even too sure who that is here....
also, about roughly how much does an ISDN modem/router cost? |
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fozngoof
Premium
join:2003-07-08
Temple, TX
·AT&T Southwest
| You plug on cord into the jack, and the other into the modem/router. That is all the monkeying you will have to do...with wiring.
You will have to configure the modem/router. Your ISP "may" be able to help you. Otherwise we can help.
Modem/router can range as high as a few hundred dollars to $10. All depends on when you look, and where you look. (If you are serious about ISDN, might see if anyone here has one they will sell you) |
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Nikodaemos
@spcsdns.net
| yeah, definitely serious. the ping on WB just isnt there for gaming. (or anything else latency sensitive). The actual bandwidth of the service is great so far, but i need a reliable low ping to game on.
just trying to figure out who i have to call and pester to get one put in out here, and then find an ISP that will support 128k ISDN. |
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