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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Cost of 9.6/19.2 kbps leased line from Bay Area to Midwest
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.191317.8465@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 15 Apr 91 19:13:17 GMT
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aaron@AHKCUS.ORG (Aaron Y.T. Cheung) writes:

>Would appreciate information (cost expectations & contacts info if any)
>of running a 9600/19200 bps digital (or analog) leased line (satellite
>or terrestrial) between East Cost and Midwest.  In particular, looking
>for between the Bay Area and Minnesota/Illinois.

Well, from South Bend, IN to Indianapolis, IN (a distance of 180 miles)
the monthly charges are around $780 - and installation is right
at $2000 (for a 9600 baud conditioned leased 2/4 wire line).

We use the line to run SLIP (TCP/IP) using v.32bis modems and
get excellent throughput (around 3.5kb/sec ASCII/1.6kb/sec binary).

Currently we are running stock SLIP from Interactive Systems
and have plans to upgrade to PPP slip which should increase
the throughput..

-- 
   Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287 (HST/PEP/V.32/v.42bis)
                        regional UUCP mapping coordinator 
               {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}