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From: csg@pyramid.pyramid.com (Carl S. Gutekunst)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: X.25
Message-ID: <149589@pyramid.pyramid.com>
Date: 25 Mar 91 18:45:04 GMT
References: <91082.184933TAMIL@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
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In article <91082.184933TAMIL@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> TAMIL@QUCDN.QueensU.CA writes:
>We transfer data among two sites ( Vanquvar B.C and Toronoto,Ont) every day
>and the data is about 1 - 2 meg a data. Now we use a dial up modem (USR
>14,400) but we would like to go into X.25 or other methods to save our long
>distance charges.

For bulk data transfers, I'm not aware of anyplace in the world where X.25
public packet services are competitive with high-speed dialup modems over
long distance dialup. X.25 is quite expensive for bulk data, since in most
countries you more than offset the low connect time charges with high traffic
(packet or segment) charges.

In Canada, you can call Faspac (416)/232-6781 or Datapac (613) 781-0978 and
ask them. I believe SprintNet and Accunet now have operations in Canada as
well. I've found Datapac, SprintNet, and Accunet all excruciatingly difficult
to work with -- you can never get ahold of the right person (Datapac), or the
people don't have a clue as to what they're doing (SprintNet), or they just
got re-org'd (again) and haven't figured out who they are working for or what
their job is yet (Accunet). I haven't tried talking to Faspac.

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