ISDN lines for on line racing

ISDN is available to me at 235 install and 10 month increase in line rental.I have just got p3 500 with 56k usb modem.Is the ISDN line going to be a whole lot better for on line racing,or will my phone line cope as well. Thanks Joe.

I can only talk of the ISDN here in Germany (euro-ISDN): with ISDN versus 56k modem you will improve speed, latency and quality. and you have 2 B-channels 64k (56k in USA?) each. when connected to your ISP with just 1 channel (without channelbundling), you have a spare channel for your normal phone use. Lio

That sounds pretty much expensive to me, well ISDN goes at 64K so the difference in bandwith(amount of informaton it can recieve and send) is not very high, but ISDN is digital so the actual improvement will be more considerable specially when playing games. I don't know about how it is in England but I'm sure u can get cable connection if u live in a big city, and that really, really makes the difference, and since it all workd through the TV cable u don't have to pay huge phone bills and here in the States it's much cheaper to get cable then ISDN in England. I play Rogue Spear a lot over the internet, and what I have noticed is that if u have an ISDN connection i'll do alright but u have to forget hosting games. Wishkah Tribute to Kurrt Cobain

253 install???? Cost 45 here in Norway, but the mothly fee is 20. And we pay for every second of use. I'll recommend it nonetheless.. Quality is the main improvement IMO, I have had as good as no discos while running ISDN with a good ISP. Matt

In the UK, Home Highway (which is four lines - two digital euro ISDN and two analogues, but only two of any of these usable at the same time) is about 40 to install and the cost of monthly rental doubles from about 13 to 36 (with 13 free calls). If you want info of getting this check BTs website at www.bt.com and look at signing up for Home Highway through the BT Together. I've recently signed up for router usage at home to work. But its great for Internet access and online ***. Shame about the UKs 1p to 2p a minute local call rate charge which we still have. Hopefully, we'll get free access soon. James Long

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> >> ISDN is available to me at 235 install and 10 month increase in line > >> rental.I have just got p3 500 with 56k usb modem.Is the ISDN line going > to > >> be a whole lot better for on line racing,or will my phone line cope as > well. > 253 install???? > Cost 45 here in Norway, but the mothly fee is 20. And we pay for every > second of use. I'll recommend it nonetheless.. > Quality is the main improvement IMO, I have had as good as no discos while > running ISDN with a good ISP. > Matt > >I can only talk of the ISDN here in Germany (euro-ISDN): with ISDN > >versus 56k modem you will improve speed, latency and quality. and you > >have 2 B-channels 64k (56k in USA?) each. when connected to your ISP > >with just 1 channel (without channelbundling), you have a spare channel > >for your normal phone use. > >Lio

ADSL in england will be here this year...Prices should be around 30 pounds for a month...With a one pay installment fee (Not sure what they install here as it connects via your original phone line) Also this is Unlimited access..30pounds a month and thats it !!! Sounds good to me !!! and at 2 meg a sec..(probably less as BT are tight) should be amazing for us slow-mo brits ! > In the UK, Home Highway (which is four lines - two digital euro ISDN and two > analogues, but only two of any of these usable at the same time) is about > 40 to install and the cost of monthly rental doubles from about 13 to 36 > (with 13 free calls). > If you want info of getting this check BTs website at www.bt.com and look at > signing up for Home Highway through the BT Together. I've recently signed > up for router usage at home to work. But its great for Internet access and > online ***. Shame about the UKs 1p to 2p a minute local call rate charge

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> which we still have. Hopefully, we'll get free access soon. > James Long > > >> ISDN is available to me at 235 install and 10 month increase in

line > > >> rental.I have just got p3 500 with 56k usb modem.Is the ISDN line going > > to > > >> be a whole lot better for on line racing,or will my phone line cope as > > well. > > 253 install???? > > Cost 45 here in Norway, but the mothly fee is 20. And we pay for every > > second of use. I'll recommend it nonetheless.. > > Quality is the main improvement IMO, I have had as good as no discos while

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> > running ISDN with a good ISP. > > Matt > > >I can only talk of the ISDN here in Germany (euro-ISDN): with ISDN > > >versus 56k modem you will improve speed, latency and quality. and you > > >have 2 B-channels 64k (56k in USA?) each. when connected to your ISP > > >with just 1 channel (without channelbundling), you have a spare channel > > >for your normal phone use. > > >Lio

Jason Crossley skrev i meldingen ... You'll get a different NT-box on yer wall with sort of a modem innit. And they do change a few bits in yer locala phoneline central. Could you see what the install fee is? Cause ADSL is coming over here too... You'll be fine with 1 meg down and 516 up anyways is my guess. Options here is different, but currently it's hard to get, and the installation fee is HUGE:( Cheers, matt

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>> In the UK, Home Highway (which is four lines - two digital euro ISDN and >two >> analogues, but only two of any of these usable at the same time) is about >> 40 to install and the cost of monthly rental doubles from about 13 to >36 >> (with 13 free calls). >> If you want info of getting this check BTs website at www.bt.com and look >at >> signing up for Home Highway through the BT Together. I've recently

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>> up for router usage at home to work. But its great for Internet access >and >> online ***. Shame about the UKs 1p to 2p a minute local call rate >charge >> which we still have. Hopefully, we'll get free access soon. >> James Long >> > >> ISDN is available to me at 235 install and 10 month increase in >line >> > >> rental.I have just got p3 500 with 56k usb modem.Is the ISDN line >going >> > to >> > >> be a whole lot better for on line racing,or will my phone line cope >as >> > well. >> > 253 install???? >> > Cost 45 here in Norway, but the mothly fee is 20. And we pay for >every >> > second of use. I'll recommend it nonetheless.. >> > Quality is the main improvement IMO, I have had as good as no discos >while >> > running ISDN with a good ISP. >> > Matt >> > >I can only talk of the ISDN here in Germany (euro-ISDN): with ISDN >> > >versus 56k modem you will improve speed, latency and quality. and you >> > >have 2 B-channels 64k (56k in USA?) each. when connected to your ISP >> > >with just 1 channel (without channelbundling), you have a spare

channel >> > >for your normal phone use. >> > >Lio

said on Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:26:41 -0800: > ISDN is available to me at 235 install and 10 month increase in line > rental.I have just got p3 500 with 56k usb modem.Is the ISDN line going to > be a whole lot better for on line racing,or will my phone line cope as well. > Thanks Joe. All I can say is that since I switched to ISDN before Xmas I have not been disconnected from any GPL race. I get pings around 100 lower than with a modem. Paul :o) --------- Posted by manau - 212.121.145.243 from www.freeuk.com