Subj : FidoGazette Vol 13 n
To   : Sean Dennis
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 15 2019 19:14:00

Hello Sean!

** 13.09.19 - 17:48, Sean Dennis wrote to Simon Geddes:

 SD>Hi Simon,

 SG>> Sorry to butt in - but I hope more BBSes start to offer
 SG>> dial-up. And more users switch off their routers and
 SG>> dust off their modems.

 SD>With dialup lines costing nearly double of a broadband connections in my
 SD>area, I seriously doubt I'll be able to afford it anytime soon.

 SD>I don't get enough callers (even when I did have a POTS line) to justify
 SD>that cost.


BBSing via dialup is not likely to be worthwhile, for anybody.  For a  
sysop, the outreach would be pretty small. For the user, hogging a voice  
line over time (even if it were a dedicated one just for bbsing/faxing  
etc) is an infringement with other uses and an added cost.

Besides.. the modem technology is fickle, and slow.

The better way to experience BBSing for everyone is via telnet. For the  
sysop, multiple "lines" can be utilized and still be able to use the  
internet for other things at the same time. For the user, the online  
directories of telnetable BBSes provides a rather nice way to discover  
what's out there.

I have a handful of modems (dead or alive) that I can't imagine ever using  
again.  My best one, a "USR 3453C for Business" got some electrical damage  
many years ago, and I just didn't think it worthwhile to send it back even  
though it was advertised with a Lifetime Warranty.

If someone wants my collection, I'll send them.

  ../|ug

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