Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!netsys!vector!nobody From: sultra!dtynan@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Der Tynan) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: I need a second line... Message-ID: Date: 11 Oct 88 01:40:35 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 21 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 157, message 4 X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu (TELECOM Digest Coordinator) X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp (USENET Telecom Moderator) I am trying to get my modem @ home to talk to the outside world. I am currently time-multiplexing it, so that the modem can use the line at night. I would like to have a separate line for the modem. I called Pacific Bell (the local phone company), expecting a simple order request. It turns out that the apartment building is not wired for two lines (how short-sighted can you get!). PacBell will put in a second line, if I want. There are two reasons why this is unacceptable. First, they want $45 for the first fifteen minutes, and (I think) $12 for every 15 minutes after that (make a rough guess how long it takes :-) Second, I don't see that I should foot the bill for this apartment to have two lines. As an option, I know I can move, but would like a better reason than that. My question is, does anyone know of a way of solving this? It seems to me, that if the phone line is ~5K bandwidth, and the actual line to the exchange is maybe 10K, then I *should* be able to multiplex the line - PacBell said no. Any comments? I'm sure this is a common problem, but I've not seen anything on it recently. - Der -- Reply: dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Der Tynan @ Tynan Computers) {mips,pyramid}!sultra!dtynan Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by... [WBY]