[Outages-discussion] Backup internet

[Jay Ashworth]

Yes, but tdd uses standard audio modems over a standard voice line. I'm not aware of a specific BRI line that's required by ADA.

On October 23, 2017 4:26:07 PM EDT, Andrew Latham <lathama at gmail.com> wrote:
>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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>>>
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