Re: [hylafax-users] What is DID exactly?

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.08.13 14:18 Marc Ricciardi wrote:
> A DID is Direct Inward Dial.  This technology is used in a PRI or
> Digial
> T-1 line, either Wink or D-Channel handler.  This gets pricey fast!

As Steve described, there are also "analog DID" trunks available from 
all of the three telcos that I have ever surveyed about it (Qwest, 
Sprint, Pacific Lightnet).

> You
> would need to pay for the line and then the block of DID's.  Off of
> the
> top of my head, 1500-300 a month depending on the amount of DID's and
> number of channels.

The analog DID trunks run far less: around $50 per month for the trunk 
with around 10 or so DID numbers.  After that it runs about $25 per 
month more for each group of 100 DID numbers that you add to the 
trunk.  Analog DID trunks are only a single line, however, and only 
incoming at that.  So they're great if you get faxes for a lot of 
different people on a small number of lines.  If you need lots and lots 
of channels, however, several pieces of analog equipment will probably 
outcost a single piece of digital equipment.

Lee.

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