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On Jul 24, Scott Landman <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone out there have any comment on some of the new, bonded pipe > products like the WebRamp M3 or Transendmodem? From what I understand they > are saying that multiple lines can be aggregated to act as one, virtual > line. > > My question is: will the ISPs support multiple sessions from the same > account (name/password) without charging N X the number of lines per hour? I can't see how, without drastically changing the authentication methods used by just about every terminal server out there. > If yes, then these like like cheap alternatives to ISDN. If not, is there > any benefit to aggregating? This type of technology is best used for dedicated connections, IMHO, at least until Ascend, Livingston, Cisco, and other companies that make big dial-in boxes support it. BTW, this question might be better asked of inet-access, since there's more discussion of dialup issues there. ********************************************************* J.D. Falk voice: +1-415-482-2840 Supervisor, Network Operations fax: +1-415-482-2844 PRIORI NETWORKS, INC. http://www.priori.net "The People You Know. The People You Trust." *********************************************************
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