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

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

Google for "analog DID trunk".  I get about 940 hits on that.  Many of 
them describe BrookTrout functionality, but the MultiTech hardware uses 
the same thing.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%2B%22analog+did+trunk%22&btnG=Google+Search

Lee.


On 2004.08.16 13:01 Steve Melo wrote:
> Lee,
>
> I have 20 users and 2 lines, the analog solution sounds like it would
> solve
> my problems nicely and the pricing sounds very reasonable. Now when I
> called
> Bell they weren't sure what I was asking for.  They asked me if I
> could find
> the "bell terminology" or "bell product name" I was looking for.  When
> I ask
> for analog DID they don't know what I am talking about..
>
> So what exactly should I be asking for?  perhaps you know of a website
> that
> has information about this service so that I can make a more educated
> call
> to the phone people.
>
> thanx much!
> -steve
>
>
> to get some more information they insist i need a
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Howard" <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Marc Ricciardi" <MRicciardi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Steve Melo" <smelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] What is DID exactly?
>
>
> > 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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