Kenneth_R_Jongsma@cup.portal.com (01/11/89)
I apparently have misled the net with my comment that Switched 56 service was readily available from most RBOCs and all you needed to do was call your RBOC. I based that comment on articles I had read in Teleconnect, Data Communications, etc., but not having used it personally. Open mouth, Insert Foot, Close Mouth. After receiving several request for more information, I decided to call my RBOC (Mich Bell) and ask about it. Their rep claimed that it had not been tarrifed in Michigan yet and was only available as a negotiated service. She didn't think it would be tarrifed for at least a year. I then called AT&T. They advertise the service as Digital Dataphone Service, with speeds up to 56K BPS. Now, one would think that it would be easy to get info from them, especially when one has an AT&T Marketing office in ones city, an AT&T Point of Presence in ones city, and a brand new 1989 phone book. Sigh. Local Offices - Data Services: "We don't know what you are talking about." Long Distance Services: "You're talking about a leased line, right?" Finally, someone took my name and said they would have someone else call me. I can hardly wait. I shall continue to persue this, perhaps calling some of the DSU/CSU vendors. However, if anyone else has any first hand knowledge, please speak up. Based on the inquiries I received, there is a lot of net interest in this product.