rhealey@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Rob Healey) (07/21/89)
In article <749@ecrcvax.UUCP> dave@ecrcvax.UUCP (Dave Morton) writes: >Correct - this is how it is. People in the USA dont seem to realise >that an X.25 call here in Germany costs the same regardless of >distance. Also note that shipping News using currently >approved modems (2400 baud) within Germany would work out much more >expensive that X.25, especially from unido to Munich (~600 km = long >distance call). I cant possibly imagine anyone being dumb enough to >ship > 60MB News per month across the pond without cost sharing >and regardless of modem or X.25. Across the pond = very long distance >call = big money ! > What if you were to get sites at X Km apart so as to make it NOT be long distance calls? i.e. Site A-------Site B------Site C- || -Site X------Site Y----Site Z 5km 5km 5km 5km 5km \------------------- 100 - 200 km total -------------------/ Site a relays to b relays to c etc. that's how we dodge long distance charges in the US. Trouble comes when you try to cross a bell zone, you gotta find 2 citys in adjacent bell zones that are close enough so that calls betwixed them are considered local. -Rob Healey --- #include <std/disclaimers.h> I do NOT represent the University of Minnesota or any of its dept. or agencys in any way, shape or form.
root@infoac.rmi.de (Operator) (08/11/89)
rhealey@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (Rob Healey) writes: > What if you were to get sites at X Km apart so as to make it NOT > be long distance calls? i.e. The idea is good, but there are not as many sites within a distance of 15 km PBX-node to PBX-node.... Rupert ***************************************************************** ___ ____ ___ _ _ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ /__/ / / / / /\ / /__ / /__//__// /__//__ /\ / / \ / / __/_ / / /__ / / // //__ / //__ / / ***************************************************************** * addresses: uucp rmohr@infoac.rmi.de rmohr@unido.bitnet * * cis 72446,415 Fax 49 241 32822 * *****************************************************************