Subj : Macintosh echo To : Kurt Weiske From : mark lewis Date : Mon Mar 06 2017 16:27:38 On 2017 Mar 06 10:11:22, you wrote to me: ML>> "bit robbing" is/was used so the telco can carry more and a lower ML>> quality rate... in many cases, they swiped a bit from each ML>> connection... instead of 8 bits, you only got 7... 7 of those stolen ML>> bits made another connection that could be carried... they did ML>> similar with ISDN, too... KW> With ISDN in the US it was done to use inband SF signalling, which KW> didn't make a lot of sense since you had a whole D channel for call KW> setup/teardown. exactly... did you know that that D channel is still in very widespread use today, too? effectively it is what your cell phone uses to let the telco know it is online and ready to accept inbound calls... it is where the SMS stuff travels, too... this is why i hate the way that texts are charged for... corporate greed strikes again in many ways! )\/(ark Always Mount a Scratch Monkey Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong... .... I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. --- * Origin: (1:3634/12.73) .