* Quoting a message of Thu 12-Sep-1996
LO> Local PSTN connections cost money too over here. Nothing is free.
LO> ISDN and PSTN are roughly priced at the same rates (per time unit), 
LO> so here speed does count.
 JS> The variability from place to place within the USA is amazing. 
It's Europe over here :))
 JS> Unfortunately for me, where I live is ISDN is very expensive.  So
 JS> long as the price varies so much, there is no universal appeal,
 JS> which means that even if you live in a place where ISDN is cheap
 JS> you won't find many people in other areas to talk to. 
Here, in Holland, you can trade two PSTN telephone lines for one 2-channel 
ISDN line without having to pay anything. The provider even gives you an a/b 
adaptor for free, so for many BBS'es the choice is easy. Hand in your BBS 
line and your personal line, and get the same back. Buy an ISDN-card on top 
of it (or get that even free also!) and your up and running ISDN. You will be 
saving money on the connect times that are shortened by at least a factor 
o.
 Lodewijk.
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