[65841] in Cypherpunks
Re: 56 kbps modems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Wed Sep 18 20:45:39 1996
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 12:06:22 EDT
In-Reply-To: <199609181248.IAA06860@sherry.ny.ubs.com>
pjb@ny.ubs.com writes:
> if nothing else, the availability of 56kbps on an analog line might get the
> telcos to bring the isdn prices down to some reasonable level, which at the m
> it is not, at least not in nyc.
In NYC one has to pay 1c/minute/channel for using ISDN, even for a local call,
which comes out to $1.20/minute for the 2 channels most people have.
It worse than most Western states, with no per minute charges.
It's better than Connecticut, where it costs $6/hour.
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<a href="mailto:dlv@bwalk.dm.com">Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM</a>
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps