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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm in the same boat and have been looking at this
for several months, but haven't actually jumped in, hands-on, yet. No, I
don't think the situation is as dismal as you paint it, although the lack of
appropriate marketing for BRI in the US has all but killed it here, making it
relatively unattractive to vendors. I have been advised of several cards
that support it, but they were two or four port cards that were serious overkill
for my application, and expectedly pricy as a result. I am trying to use
an HFC card, and have been advised that it is possible, but will take some
digging and experimenting.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As near as I have been able to figure out, mISDN is
the appropriate place to begin, but I haven't tried to sort it out, yet.
There are a couple of other paths that might lead to a solution, but they seem
to be less supported than mISDN at present (if that is even possible). It
sounds like Dahdi is moving towards that, but I don't think its quite there,
yet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Qwest is one of the few providers I know of that
prices BRI reasonably. I have one up and running on a TA and use it for my
voice service. As soon as I can figure out mISDN, I plan to move it to
Asterisk. (I'll keep a TA around for backup).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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