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   On 8/19/2025 10:15 AM, Nyssa wrote:   
   > InterLinked wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 8/19/2025 8:25 AM, Nyssa wrote:   
   >>> Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> InterLinked   wrote:   
   >>>>> I've gotten is 36000 a handful of times, and usually I   
   >>>>> get 31.2 or 33.6 - very difficult to get a V.90   
   >>>>> connection anymore. They seem to have done some kind of   
   >>>>> concentration where they've cheaped out on their phone   
   >>>>> lines, doesn't seem to be real T1s anymore.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Try Panix.  I think their pop network is all gone at   
   >>>> this point but they   
   >>>> have dialup lines in NYC and they keep them maintained.   
   >>>> With the cost of long distance today there's little need   
   >>>> for local POPs. --scott   
   >>>   
   >>> The best price I can get for long distance service is   
   >>> 2.5 cents/min. using a dial-around service. So, yes,   
   >>> local POPs are still important unless you only spend   
   >>> a few minutes online.   
   >>   
   >> That's honestly not that bad for a dial-around provider...   
   >> usually they charge through the roof these days!   
   >> Especially if it's quality. Mind sharing which carrier   
   >> that is?   
   >   
   > OneSuite.com   
   >   
   > I've been a customer for over 20 years. Minimum $10   
   > to set up service.   
   >   
   > IIRC if you mention my email address (in the headers),   
   > I think I get a bonus $1 in my account, but I've never   
   > tried it and it may no longer be valid, but what the heck.   
   >   
   > My only gripe is that you need to make at least one   
   > call every 6 months or they cut you off (and keep the   
   > balance in your account). I begged once to be reinstated,   
   > and they said "one time only!" so now I have to remember   
   > to make at least one call even when I don't really need   
   > too.   
      
   Looks like they are "Feature Group A" only, it seems they don't support   
   Feature Group D (101XXXX dial around codes), which might explain why   
   they are cheaper - they don't have the interconnection overheads that   
   Equal Access carriers do. Or maybe it's a lower-quality VoIP service. I   
   operate a similar service myself for some users of mine without   
   long-distance service.   
      
   Since they don't support Equal Access, it doesn't look like there's a   
   way to test the quality of the service out without signing up... with   
   Feature Group D, you can place calls through any Equal Access carrier   
   and as long as it doesn't answer, you won't be charged. At least, I've   
   never been.   
      
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