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voicejones · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:20 am Post subject: ordering isdn line

When I put the order in for isdn service to my home studio what exactly do I need to ask for? I will be using a Musicam Roadrunner.
Thanks
Jim

Bruce · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:32 am Post subject:

Where I am you call the phone company's business office, not residential, and tell them you want to order a pair of ISDN lines.

Interesting fact for the novice: your current analog land lines requires 2 wires each to work, that's why each individual phone line comes as a pair, while the ISDN only requires 1 wire for each phone number, so both lines can come into your home on a single wire pair.

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bransom · DC Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 650 Location: St. Louis, MO

I was investigating the same thing recently and others here pointed me to Digifon's site:

http://digifon.com/OrderISDNservice.html

They've got a lot of very detailed info there on exactly what you'll need. They also offer a service where they'll handle the whole set-up for you.

The thread that I started on the same topic is here:

http://www.vo-bb.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10619&highlight=

Hope this helps...

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bobsouer · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:43 am Post subject:

Jim,

Let me second the recommendation to hire Dave Immer at Digifon to do the leg-work for you. It was the best $400 I spent last year.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

Make sure they understand you want DATA lines NOT voice lines.
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ballenberg · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:04 am Post subject:

Digifon Dave Immer = worth the money. Using ISDN is easy--But getting it installed, is not.

voicejones · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: Thanks for the input

Thanks everyone for the information. I'll let you know how it turns out.
JJ

Pam · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:47 am Post subject:

Let me chime in the Digifon assist, well worth the cash to avoid the headache!
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georgethetech · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:35 pm Post subject:

While I do most of the ordering for my clients, Dave Immer is my guy when I am in a bind with ISDN. He knows the technology and the codec hardware better than anyone I know.
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