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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I replaced my
analogue channels with digital some time back. Using a <BR>technology called
VoIP... ;-)</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But VoIP isn't the same quality or reliability as
BRI. There are extra delays that can mess up modem and FAX calls.
There can be latency jitter issues as well, particularly as the most likely
carrier medium is DSL or Cable modem which generally don't guarantee QOS.
It certainly has its place and the cost is often lower, but it isn't apples to
apples.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>Just how different is the US
system to the European/UK one? (and why?)<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I may not be the best one to answer this, as I know
little about what is in Europe. In the US it is packaged pretty much to
replace two POTS. There are two phone numbers. There is some sharing
of B channels that make it a bit more flexible than POTS. There is no
ptmp. It is generally delivered and used in two wire U channel form,
making multiple extensions not possible. In fact, I doubt it is often run
a handset. I've been using it for about 8 years to a Terminal Adapter that
converts it back to two POTS (analog). I started doing it because it could
gracefully share voice and data, but then I got DSL for data.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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