Considering that its a direct wire head to head modem connection over about 10 ft its just about the best quallity connection possible.
But most people don't have the equipment just lying around to supply pstn voltage and tone to the modems. I still think It should be something as simple as a AT command but it appears most modems were built without the ability to transmit at the higher rates or its disabled in the software.
I happen to have a PSTN simulator and I've only been able to get two modems to connect at 33.6k synchronous. Apparently I need some special hardware to get it to run in asynchronous mode.
If anyone knows what I would need please let me know it's something i'd like to have in my collection.
We are one of many buisness that still makes use of a fax machine (just part of a MFC printer scanner fax combo now) and while it is only used a few times a month its not something thats easy to wire to modern cellphones.
The only reason I would switch from our current POTS line would be to use a service like nomorobo or to get better voice quality.
The NVG510 dsl modem that At&t uses has ports for 2 VoIP lines. I wouldn't have to hastle with porting the number or dealing with a new company and despite At&t support not knowing good english they will still send someone out to fix whatever equipment of theirs has borked.
The city also offers VoIP through their fiber service. Pros: local english support, Will send someone out to fix problems, fiber Cons: Its run by the city.
Free is nice but as a buisness line I want support that can send somone out to fix the problem or really good us based english support.
If we switch to fiber I might switch to VoIP but I do not trust the dsl line that much.
I need to switch to fiber anyway the upload speed on dsl is terrible.
I got rid of my home POTS line after going about 3 weeks without working service in a 2 month period.
That was at least a year ago and they still have lines run over the bridge and across the road next to our house. They have to redo the wiring about every couple of months or so due to the road traffic damaging the cables.
The line at work I can't remember it being out any in the last few years.
The dsl has been solid since they switched us to a different pair a few months ago but up until that point it was dropping out a few times a day. I still don't trust it and I keep a spare modem on hand because they burn out so often.
Its a business POTS line. The one ATF calls if a gun pickup or purchase is denied so its pretty important.
If it wasn't required to make everyting work I wouldn't have the line at all VoIP and POTS through At&t here are roughly the same price.
The ability to use nomorobo would be great but not at the expense of our business telephone not working without internet service.
Everyone here does have their own cellphone but you don't give your cellphone # out to customers. I'd be happy with one of those wireless home phone deals but I dont think they offer them for business and I'm not aware of any cellular provider that works with nomorobo anyway.
This goes back to a previous complaint I have with android phones. On android (maybe even on newer ios versions) if you sign into any amazon app you are automaticly signed in on every other amazon app so I can't be signed into an account with books and an account with movies at the same time.
They are seprate apps why can't I have seprate logins?
At&t keeps trying to get me to upgrade to VoIP over POTS. Sounds pretty unreliable to me. I would go from needing one thing to work to make a call to needing three things to work to make a call.
Now to make a call I need POTS to work. If I let them switch me I would need POTS (for DSL) electric (for dsl) and DSL.
So not something you would ever encounter. We aren't worrying about people using high end equipment to make a car crash. We are worrying about a passive object that is shiny and reflective in just the right way to make it invisible. Or an active object the size of a small house that because of the light colored paint appears invisible on the horizon.
Those are legitimate concerns at this point. ZOMG system crashes when exposed to light at 572nm flashing at 13.37HZ while the left rear window control is pressed in the down direction while the car is driving upside down in reverse on july 22 2017 at 2:32.021PM in the rain while being struck by lightning. Is not however anything anyone is or should be concerned about at this point.
I recommend sanyo tvs for anyone with basic tv needs it has this nice reset button on the remote just press it twice and it resets all settings back to default and rescans the channels. Saves lots of time when dealing with people over the phone.
My apologies to everyone my complaint was with the time it takes to charge before it can be turned on but it looks like TechyImmigrant knew what I was talking about anyway.
The thing I hated most about the PSVita is the same thing I hated about the PSP If the battery was dead (it was dead 9/10ths of the time) It had to charge for an obnoxiously long period of time. And they made it even worse in the PSVita with the PSP you could swap in a charged battery and go on but they took that option out in the PSVita I looked but I was never even able to find a faster charger for it.
Unless the concessions were absolutely everyone within city limits gets coverage they were getting screwed in the first place. Otherwise the concessions were just anticonsumer bribes that cost the public more than they will ever know.
Why would the city need free internet for city offices schools etc? shouldn't they be able to pay the same business class pricing as everyone else. A 50/50Mbps business fiber line costs $157/mo here.
A school can afford a pair of E-rate T1's but can't afford a much faster and cheaper without subsidy business fiber line?
I'd like your opinion on the grey area. example's arranged from most to least grey Using software to fake having a disk so you can buy a digital copy for $1 to $2. Paying for netflix and then paying extra for a vpn so you can watch movies from other regions. Buying digital HD codes off of people. Using amazon prime's no rush shipping to get free movies.
I keep wondering why they are still using the expensive T1 lines (I think they are up to a T2 line now) when there are three seprate companies that offer business class broadband service to the school.
How much does E-rate subsidise the T1's down to for it to be a better deal than a 50/50Mbps $157/mo business fiber line?
It's not faster or more reliable so why is it that much cheaper?
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Considering that its a direct wire head to head modem connection over about 10 ft its just about the best quallity connection possible.
But most people don't have the equipment just lying around to supply pstn voltage and tone to the modems. I still think It should be something as simple as a AT command but it appears most modems were built without the ability to transmit at the higher rates or its disabled in the software.
I happen to have a PSTN simulator and I've only been able to get two modems to connect at 33.6k synchronous.
Apparently I need some special hardware to get it to run in asynchronous mode.
If anyone knows what I would need please let me know it's something i'd like to have in my collection.
And? Won't this still require fiber optic connections between equipment?
This looks to be a new type of transponder not a new type of cable.
We are one of many buisness that still makes use of a fax machine (just part of a MFC printer scanner fax combo now) and while it is only used a few times a month its not something thats easy to wire to modern cellphones.
The only reason I would switch from our current POTS line would be to use a service like nomorobo or to get better voice quality.
The NVG510 dsl modem that At&t uses has ports for 2 VoIP lines. I wouldn't have to hastle with porting the number or dealing with a new company and despite At&t support not knowing good english they will still send someone out to fix whatever equipment of theirs has borked.
The city also offers VoIP through their fiber service.
Pros: local english support, Will send someone out to fix problems, fiber Cons: Its run by the city.
Free is nice but as a buisness line I want support that can send somone out to fix the problem or really good us based english support.
If we switch to fiber I might switch to VoIP but I do not trust the dsl line that much.
I need to switch to fiber anyway the upload speed on dsl is terrible.
Is this something that I can query to see what my current address is for $5 or so or do they only deal with multi million dollar deals?
Hm? last I checked a hospital in the united states can not deny anyone for emergency care.
I got rid of my home POTS line after going about 3 weeks without working service in a 2 month period.
That was at least a year ago and they still have lines run over the bridge and across the road next to our house. They have to redo the wiring about every couple of months or so due to the road traffic damaging the cables.
The line at work I can't remember it being out any in the last few years.
The dsl has been solid since they switched us to a different pair a few months ago but up until that point it was dropping out a few times a day. I still don't trust it and I keep a spare modem on hand because they burn out so often.
Its a business POTS line. The one ATF calls if a gun pickup or purchase is denied so its pretty important.
If it wasn't required to make everyting work I wouldn't have the line at all
VoIP and POTS through At&t here are roughly the same price.
The ability to use nomorobo would be great but not at the expense of our business telephone not working without internet service.
Everyone here does have their own cellphone but you don't give your cellphone # out to customers.
I'd be happy with one of those wireless home phone deals but I dont think they offer them for business and I'm not aware of any cellular provider that works with nomorobo anyway.
This goes back to a previous complaint I have with android phones. On android (maybe even on newer ios versions) if you sign into any amazon app you are automaticly signed in on every other amazon app so I can't be signed into an account with books and an account with movies at the same time.
They are seprate apps why can't I have seprate logins?
At&t keeps trying to get me to upgrade to VoIP over POTS.
Sounds pretty unreliable to me.
I would go from needing one thing to work to make a call to needing three things to work to make a call.
Now to make a call I need POTS to work.
If I let them switch me I would need POTS (for DSL) electric (for dsl) and DSL.
I hate single sign on there is no reason I shouldn't be able to login to a separate account for email and for youtube. Leave the apps separate please!
So not something you would ever encounter.
We aren't worrying about people using high end equipment to make a car crash.
We are worrying about a passive object that is shiny and reflective in just the right way to make it invisible.
Or an active object the size of a small house that because of the light colored paint appears invisible on the horizon.
Those are legitimate concerns at this point.
ZOMG system crashes when exposed to light at 572nm flashing at 13.37HZ while the left rear window control is pressed in the down direction while the car is driving upside down in reverse on july 22 2017 at 2:32.021PM in the rain while being struck by lightning.
Is not however anything anyone is or should be concerned about at this point.
I recommend sanyo tvs for anyone with basic tv needs it has this nice reset button on the remote just press it twice and it resets all settings back to default and rescans the channels.
Saves lots of time when dealing with people over the phone.
Got any in a NVR? I've been switching out 6TB WD Purple drives with 8TB HGST enterprise drives.
I've heard that SMR drives don't handle 24/7 constant writes well.
My apologies to everyone my complaint was with the time it takes to charge before it can be turned on but it looks like TechyImmigrant knew what I was talking about anyway.
The thing I hated most about the PSVita is the same thing I hated about the PSP If the battery was dead (it was dead 9/10ths of the time) It had to charge for an obnoxiously long period of time. And they made it even worse in the PSVita with the PSP you could swap in a charged battery and go on but they took that option out in the PSVita I looked but I was never even able to find a faster charger for it.
Unless the concessions were absolutely everyone within city limits gets coverage they were getting screwed in the first place. Otherwise the concessions were just anticonsumer bribes that cost the public more than they will ever know.
Why would the city need free internet for city offices schools etc? shouldn't they be able to pay the same business class pricing as everyone else. A 50/50Mbps business fiber line costs $157/mo here.
A school can afford a pair of E-rate T1's but can't afford a much faster and cheaper without subsidy business fiber line?
What kind of madness is this?
We thought russia hacked air force one and then it turned out later it was just some guy named George Lasco?
End of windows 10 party tonight!
3Mbps at 11:00PM at night?
No thats as fast as the line goes... it can't be a single t1 but it could be two t1s bonded.
I just can't figure it out...
I'd like your opinion on the grey area.
example's arranged from most to least grey
Using software to fake having a disk so you can buy a digital copy for $1 to $2.
Paying for netflix and then paying extra for a vpn so you can watch movies from other regions.
Buying digital HD codes off of people.
Using amazon prime's no rush shipping to get free movies.
Out of curiosity is it a US 100Mbps connection or are you in a country where broadband is actually available?
Just to note I wasn't talking about the schools in TFA but the schools here in town are still on t1 lines or something else from that same venue.
I keep wondering why they are still using the expensive T1 lines (I think they are up to a T2 line now) when there are three seprate companies that offer business class broadband service to the school.
How much does E-rate subsidise the T1's down to for it to be a better deal than a 50/50Mbps $157/mo business fiber line?
It's not faster or more reliable so why is it that much cheaper?
I hate it even more when they advertise a movie with scenes that aren't even in the movie.