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to: BJRN FELTEN
from: KEES VAN EETEN
date: 2017-03-29 22:08:00
subject: ISDN -- a true Blast From

Hello Björn!

29 Mar 17 12:44, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

 BF>    It took me two individual copper pair of wires to get 2x64k ISDN. Now I
 BF> have a single pair of copper wires that gives me 8/1 ADSL. Same wires.

 At one time I had 3 ISDN-2 connections on 3 copper pairs. The one I still have
 was for quite some time ISDN-2 combined with ADSL annex B.
 The ADSL in now on a separate copper paitr

 BF>    So who in his right mind would even consider ISDN nowadays? Just a
 BF> factor three or so above optimal ordinary modems -- albeit with a faster
 BF> connection time.

 BF>    A blast from the past, no doubt...

 For you maybe. For speed I prefer Cable, for freedom of use and
 technological knohow I prefer the ADSL provider. For network experiments
 it is nice to have both.

Kees

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