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tombrownzz

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#70482 25-Oct-2010 00:24

I do not understand naked dsl. Wikipedia says it's a dsl line without the pstn service:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_DSL

So when you change to naked dsl is the pstn service physically removed? Is it possible to go from naked dsl back to un-naked dsl?

Detruire

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#395407 25-Oct-2010 08:14

It's pretty much just turned off.

If you want it again, they can just "turn it on" again, although you'll have to pay for it to be done.

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sbiddle

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#395414 25-Oct-2010 09:02

The line is still phyically connected to the voice switch, it's simply not provisioned with a phone number so you'll get a disconnected tone.

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#395467 25-Oct-2010 13:29

Slingshot has problems when changing between nakeDSL and DSL services, it's almost as complex as changing ISP's for them, they even charge fees for the change over.

tombrownzz

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#395470 25-Oct-2010 13:48

sbiddle: The line is still phyically connected to the voice switch, it's simply not provisioned with a phone number so you'll get a disconnected tone.

So when it's on, why do telecom companies charge a line rental fee? Is the fee for the power usage of the voice switch being turned on?

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#395476 25-Oct-2010 14:22

tombrownzz:
sbiddle: The line is still phyically connected to the voice switch, it's simply not provisioned with a phone number so you'll get a disconnected tone.

So when it's on, why do telecom companies charge a line rental fee? Is the fee for the power usage of the voice switch being turned on?

It's for the use of the copper between the home and the cabinet/exchange and the use of the equipment in the cabinet/exchange since the vast majority of broadband connections are wholesale connections using Telecom's equipment.