> Thanks for the info Brandon.  I thought the bandwidth was limited
> to 128 and cost was significantly more.  It's still significantly 
> more expensive than alternative ADSL or cable modem service.  But 
> if you can't get those and are desperate for a stable internet 
> connection it's at least an option.  Does anyone know what a T1 
> line is going for these days?

ISDL is actually 144 Kbps since the "D" channel, which is normally not
available for moving data in ISDN, is included in the data rate on IDSL.
IDSL is less expensive that paying for an ISDN phone line and also pay-
ing for and ISDN ISP.  My ISDN phone line costs $78.80 per month and
UUNet charges $150-$200 per month for 2-channel ISDN Internet service.
By contrast, $90 per month for IDSL+ISP is pretty cheap.

You can buy T1 phone lines for ~$450 per month for a point-to-point
T1 and ~$350 per month for a frame-relay T1.  As with the ISDN, you
also have to pay an ISP the bandwidth charge for Internet bandwidth
over your T1 phone line.  This charge can range from $250-$1200
depending on who the ISP is and how good their connection is, etc.
InterNAP charges us $750 per month for Internet bandwidth, and we
have to buy the two T1 phone lines (one for each end) that move the
data from our office to their POP, at about $450 apiece I think.

If you have frame-relay it will probably cost you $300-$600 for Internet
bandwidth over your $350/mo T1 frame-relay phone line.

Unfortunately the "deregulation" in the phone business hasn't resulted
in a huge drop in prices for fast phone lines like T1s.

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