Re: ADSL for me!

["Rob Lamb" <rjl@xxxxxxx>]

Graham,

congratulations on your impending upgrade. I had BH which also gave=20
you two lines and three numbers (phone, fax and ISDN). The only=20
solution when converting back to analogue for the BB conversion was=20
to install another standard line, so I now have business phone on a=20
dedicated line and the fax and BB on the other (this is in addition=20
to my home phone line so really 3 lines into the house!). The only=20
other option was some pretty expensive BT Featureline stuff.

I don't have as much functionality as you as the CID is handled by=20
the phone itself (though I do also have an analogue modem that could=20
handle that) and also have a seperate fax machine - come to think of=20
it not much help!

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Graham Howe" <graham@s...> wrote:
> This wonderful message is now on the BT site for my exchange:
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> "Good news - Your exchange will have broadband ADSL by 5th=20
November=20
> 2003, and our initial test indicates that it should be possible to=20
> provide broadband ADSL on this telephone line.
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> Our initial test on your line suggests that you should be able to=20
> have a broadband ADSL service that provides up to 2Mbps download=20
> speed."
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> But, now that I stopped jumping around the office, I am starting=20
to=20
> think about how the corresponding loss of ISDN could affect me.
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> I have a full ISDN2e service in the house (not HH or BH) which=20
gives=20
> me 2 lines and, using MSN, 4 numbers. I have a router and software=20
> that can interpret Caller ID and pass it around my network=20
(including=20
> going to the Tivo via xPL). I have a home phone number, business=20
> phone number, fax number and 'control' number. A terminal adapter=20
> takes the digital signal and converts it to POTS. I take the home=20
> POTS port and route it through Comfort and then through Krone=20
blocks=20
> to 5 ordinary phones. I take the business POTS port and route it=20
> through Krone blocks to 5 ordinary phones. I can pick up and=20
transfer=20
> calls between the home and business phones and I can call the home=20
> line from the business line and vice versa as an intercom (no=20
> external call required). My home phone answer machine is handled=20
by=20
> Comfort, my business answer machine and fax is handled by software=20
> running on my HA server.
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> As I understand it, the normal 'upgrade' process is to rip out=20
ISDN=20
> and go back to analogue for BB. If that is the case I immediately=20
> lose all 4 of my numbers. I can do without the 'control' number as=20
I=20
> will have an always on route into my home network, but I am really=20
> loathe to lose my home, business and fax numbers as many people=20
have=20
> them. I don't really want to buy a fax machine, but I have no=20
> analogue modem so how would I retain my ability to send and=20
receive=20
> faxes. How do I retain the ability to recognise and distribute=20
caller=20
> ID around the network, do I have to buy a Meteor box too?
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> I know that one option is to get adsl as an additional service,=20
but=20
> that would really be overkill as I would only save the =A315 per=20
month=20
> on my current fixed rate dial up and the BB monthly charge would=20
> exceed that.
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> Has anyone gone through a similar process, if so then what did you=20
> decide upon and how did you retain your pre-BB functionality?