Howdy! I don't think that ISDN isn't really worth the money - about £40 isn't it? For that you basically get two phone lines in one (128k supposedly), so about twice the speed - sounds good but I really don't think that exciting. Have you checked to see if cable is available? Try www.ntl.com and tap in your postcode - could get a good deal on phone and TV too.
IMHO ISDN is on the way out as ADSL is in the wings (COME ON BT!) waiting to come out. Really not worth the set up cost for ISDN, only to pay even more in a few more months when you decide that ADSL is just too tempting...
Your choice though!
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i agree isdn isnt worth it. i use a cable modem and i love it. i remember when it first came out i had to wait for it to become available here. it was worth the wait.
[This message has been edited by p3d (edited 10-30-2000).]
ISDN costs in the installation, but calls are the same. You will incure 2 call charges if yo uuse bonded( ie 128K) .
At single channle 64k its twice as fast as 56K. plus logging onto your isp takes about 2-3secs.
I have ISDN, as I cannot get ADSL or cable in my area yet. I am not tied to a contract, but will have to pay to have the line converted back to analog to get ADSL next year.
Not a big concern, since as a stop-gap Im very happy with 64k. lose 100-150ms off ping times ( normaly 250ms max to most) and can be used with BT's free number, or any ISP's offer.
was it worth it?.
Damn right, i have spent fortunes switching ISP's and modems, should have got ISDN a long time ago. Now I have been bitten by the bandwidth bug, I will never go back to 56k, but for now can only dream of having more speed now.
Man 56k sucks
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