Subj : Long Day
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Vorlon
Date : Mon Feb 07 2022 11:53:08


   Hello poindexter!

01 Feb 22 07:42, you wrote to me:

 Vo>> Telscam, had deals going if you only called one number (In this
 Vo>> case the internet pop), that the call costs stayed at a fixed
 Vo>> charge! It also helped that I was involved with a small ISP! %-)

 pF> We had something called Centrex, it was a way of defining a "virtual
 pF> PBX" before the internet. Calls within your Centrex group could go
 pF> anywhere within your local area and calls were billed at a flat rate.
 pF> There was an ISDN offering that lowered the cost dramatically between
 pF> two dedicated numbers.

 pF> ISDN was a fun time for me, I was a telecom manager in a former life
 pF> who knew networking. There were lots of tricks of the trade available
 pF> if you knew what to do.
[...]

This was all back in the 90's, and really when your a small niche provider the best cheapest option was what worked and didn't break the bank. It
was also before ADSL came around, so dialup was what everyone was using. From memory frame-relay was the next option, and it was lot's of $$$$

4 x 128k channels bonded right into the box that dialup users connected to made for a better connection. #0-)





Vorlon


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