[BC] ISDN Long Distance
ACN
acn
Sun Dec 17 10:31:24 CST 2006
Hi Mike. There is no difference between ISDN long distance technically and long distance on a pots line?
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike McCarthy
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:37 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] ISDN Long Distance
We get MCI at $.05/minute.
The key is to NOT tell the carrier it's ISDN. Just give them the SPID #'s
and that's it. There is no difference at that level between POTS and ISDN
coding.
MM
At 11:09 AM 12/15/2006 -0500, RadEng wrote
>Tom,
>
>In the last 2 years I've installed 2 ISDN lines and had to work out LD
>carrier for each. Here's a summary of the two:
>
>1. Local small telco who provides the lines for our main studio installed
>ISDN for us, and they took care of the LD part, as part of their offer to
>us. Being small, they really wanted our business, which motivated them to
>offer it as part of a bundle. I was skeptical that the LD part would
>actually work. At first, it didn't. I made some calls to them and found
>out that in the background they had a choice of two different ISDN LD
>carriers (transparent to me unless I asked). One of the two available was
>Sprint. I asked them to switch my line to Sprint, and it has worked fine
>ever since. 5 cents per line per minute. Unfortunately this level of
>service seems rare.
>
>2. Had ISDN installed at a TX site, STL backup. Remote site, only 1 telco
>(a real biggie) available. They could not (or would not) help with LD. I
>did some research and found the big three (ATT MCI Sprint) very
>unsatisfactory for several reasons - either very expensive (32 cents per
>channel per min), or astronomically high minimum monthly usage billing
>levels. Very frustrating. So I clicked on a link called
>www.isdnlongdistance.com. $15 per month minimum, state to state $.079 per
>min per channel, $.105 per min per channel instate, rates lower with higher
>useage. Apparently they buy big blocks from one of the major carriers
>(Sprint I think), then split it up for little consumers like me. Paperwork
>to set this up was a bit cumbersome, but it worked out real well for us in
>the end.
>
>Good luck. This is way more complicated to set up than it should be, but
>once it is done, it just works and works.
>
>Dave Morais
>----- Original Message ----- From: "ACN" <acn at qwest.net>
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [BC] ISDN Long Distance
>
>
>Hi Bill.
>
>Our carriers are Qwest in Washington and Verizon in California and parts of
>our area in Washington.
>
>Neither offer long distance on ISDN lines.
>
>Maybe I should check into Sprint. Is Sprint your local phone company in
>LV?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Croghan
> To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List'
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [BC] ISDN Long Distance
>
>
> Tom,
> We've found that the most reliable ISDN service comes from the
> predominant local carrier. Here in LV that's Sprint (now Embarq). Since
> the other carriers are typically using the main carriers lines, that adds
> another level of switching and complexity to the system. When I have to
> order out of town, I try to find out who the predominant carrier is going
>to
> be in that area. It's worth a few more cents occasionally to have the
> peace of mind. I don't have access to the rates at this time.
> Bill
>
> Bill Croghan CPBE WB?KSW
> Chief Engineer,
> KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN
> Lotus Broadcasting
> Las Vegas, NV
> Email to loteng (at) lvradio.com
> Phone 702-315-3030
> Fax 702-876-6685
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:broadcast-
> > bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of ACN
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:23 PM
> > To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [BC] ISDN Long Distance
> >
> >
> > To the brain trust:
> >
> > Who are you using for your ISDN long distance service, what is your
> > experience, what are you being charged per minute, and who is your
> > contact?
> >
> > I understand that only AT&T, Sprint, and MCI are able to offer long
> > distance
> > on ISDN lines?
> >
> > We have been using AT&T but recently found that they changed our rate to
> > .32
> > cents without consultation.
> >
> > I am wondering what sort of rate MCI offers?
> >
> > Thanks for your help on this project.
> >
> > Tom
> > ACN Network
> >
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