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Re: Dial Concentrators - TNT / APX8000 R.I.P.


From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 08:08:16 -0700

In a message written on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:28:42AM -0500, Jerry Bonner wrote:
I share a certain amount of love for this platform dating back to Ascend, but what am I to do now? Obviously no one 
is making large investments in their dial platform, but are there any other viable alternatives out there that are 
actually supported?

DSL, Cable Modems, WiFi, WiMax, FTTH.....

Seriously, AT&T now offers $10 per month DSL:

http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/06/att-launches-10-dsl-it-hopes-no-one-signs-up-for.ars,
768k down, 128k up.

There comes a time when the old tech just doesn't make sense, even
if a small customer base still wants it.

-- 
       Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org - CCIE 3440
        PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/

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