[mythtv-users] Nasty shock with Comcast Chicago

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 07:37:11PM -0700, Brian Wood wrote:
> $355/mo for fractional T1 is reasonable. The so-called "frame-relay"  
> was probably an option for you as well, sometimes delivered on a 56k  
> line although it can be delivered on a T. In fact F/R and frac. T are  
> really just about the same thing, but tariffed differently.

Kinda, but not quite.

(I don't expect anyone here is really likely to be affected by the
difference, but I'll point it out anyway, for the archives... :-)

While both are managed services (carrier equipment at *your* end of the
loop; they call *you* when it breaks, etc), Frac-T customarily
guarantees you that you can slam the channel to about 95% bandwidth
100% of the time.

On Frame Relay, there's this little bugaboo called Committed
Information Rate.  That's the thing that determines your billing rate,
and it's almost never 100%.

> I was an early adopter of residential ISDN (It Still Does Nothing),  
> which would give me nominal 128K if I used both channels, but the  
> phone company insisted on charging by the minute, unless I wanted to  
> pay $400/mo. for unlimited service. It was still a lot better than  
> the modems that were my only reasonable-cost option at that time  
> (1994 or so). Anybody want a Motorola Bitsurfr cheap?

:-)

> I don't think ISDN is used much for internet these days, though it is  
> used a lot for high-quality audio transport for radio stations etc.

Not even that, much, anymore.

You can direct someone over streaming audio, and high-bitrate mp3 or
FLAC is good enough for delivery.

I think you mostly see ISDN in the broadcast business these days for
long-term remotes, though admittedly, I haven't talked to my radio
buddies in a while...

Cheers,
-- jra
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