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No TOS but speed limitations. Its back to 1990

• 867-5309 7y ago
  the transmission medium is a voice call
  • Piskvorrr 7y ago
    Even worse, if you're going IP-over-VoIP, the "physical" layer is pessimized for data transfer. I would assume worse performance than through PSTN.
    • 867-5309 7y ago
      indeed, but it serves as proof of concept / experimental, rather than practical application
• isostatic 7y ago
  In 1990 in the uk we paid 1) per minute charge on the phone (typically 1-10p) 2) per monthly charge to phone company for line rental 3) per monthly charge to isp for access 4) per minute charge to isp while we were dialed in
  • GrumpyNl 7y ago
    Its a BBS not the internet. I did run a 96 line system for fun and business, regular dialup.
    • isostatic 7y ago
      Sure, as were things like CIX, and indeed compuserve in the early days