[Outages-discussion] Backup internet

[Andrew Latham]

They are called TTY or TDD as a generic term.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_device_for_the_deaf

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:

> I had never heard of that trick before. Is there a usoc code for that line?
>
>
> On October 23, 2017 4:17:54 PM EDT, Andrew Latham <lathama at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> This is a common issue. Evil advice is to order an ADA compliant ISDN
>> line for a Teletype. The telco is legally required to install it no
>> questions asked but charge for it $40. In the process they will have to
>> "fix the glitch" that kept them from running DSL in the first place. This
>> was common back in the time of dialup in stopping the use of "slick96s".
>>
>> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6570
>>
>> SLC96 (or Slick96)? <http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6570>
>> A *SLC96 (also known as Slick 96)* is a Lucent Technologies "pair-gain"
>> system that multiplexes 96 telephone lines onto eight pairs of twisted-pair
>> wires. It is used extensively in the public telephone network to provide
>> telephone service to areas that do not have enough twisted pairs to meet
>> customer needs. The SLC96 actually uses four T1 circuits (24 lines per T1)
>> to achieve the 96-line transport. The SLC96 is configured in a cabinet, one
>> for inside rack-mount central-office use and the other (far end) as an
>> outdoor cabinet. The circuit cards that are incorporated into the SLC96
>> design are separate and redundant power cards, battery back-up for the
>> remote end, common equipment (control) cards, and a separate card for every
>> two lines that are multiplexed (48-line cards for a full system).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Dovid Bender <dovid at telecurve.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> So at home every few months cable can be less than reliable and manages
>>> to go out right when I need it most. The local CLEC brought in a copper
>>> line promised DSL and five months later came back "oops we can't support
>>> DSL for your address". Any ideas on a "decent" backup solution? What I care
>>> about most is a consistent connection. I have in the past used my cell
>>> phone as a backup but the ping times can be up an down. When it comes to a
>>> cellular connection how do I figure out which provider is going to have the
>>> lowest latency in my area? I was thinking about satellite but the delay
>>> would kill me on an SSH session. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
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