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From: Pikesville, MD
I agree that $ for $ a DSL will be a more cost effective way of getting broadband but by no means is at as dependable as a T1.
T1s in Residential service is almost always a waste of money.
For small businesses I agree DSL is a viable and in some cases the better option. However, when your connection is down or flaky and the lost money is raking up they would wonder if the savings were worth it.
Business class DSL in my area runs about $300 a month, a dedicated T1 is running about $700 which includes the loop. My connection is guaranteed with a money back guarantee.
However once a small company has say 6 phone lines, the cost to add a T1 and split it half data and half voice with the additional reliability a T1 is the better choice.
If an admin recommends a T1 because it is cool....they are in the wrong business. If they recommend it because it will provide the reliability for email, web hosting, and mission critical apps then they are doing their job.
My .02 anyhow.
A quick Link side by side comparison
T1s in Residential service is almost always a waste of money.
For small businesses I agree DSL is a viable and in some cases the better option. However, when your connection is down or flaky and the lost money is raking up they would wonder if the savings were worth it.
Business class DSL in my area runs about $300 a month, a dedicated T1 is running about $700 which includes the loop. My connection is guaranteed with a money back guarantee.
However once a small company has say 6 phone lines, the cost to add a T1 and split it half data and half voice with the additional reliability a T1 is the better choice.
If an admin recommends a T1 because it is cool....they are in the wrong business. If they recommend it because it will provide the reliability for email, web hosting, and mission critical apps then they are doing their job.
My .02 anyhow.
A quick Link side by side comparison
Last edited by vader716; May 24, 2005 at 01:50 PM.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
In my area VoIP is like trying to use a cell phone for business. Calls occasionally get dropped, sentences are sometimes cut up, reliability just isn't there yet. It'll probably be another 5 years before our ISP's are truely capable of it here anyway. So I won't try it until it's been proven for atleast a couple of years and all of the bugs are worked out of the servers.
I've been thinking about getting Vonage or something at the house just so I can keep tabs on the progress here. I don't make enough long distance calls to justify it plus with my DSL thorugh my phone company as my only option (besides satellite) at the house I still have to pay for phone service. It's defiantly a viable option to support T1 when it is truely suported to more areas. But right now the percentage of ISP's that have locations truly capable of supporting it are far and few between. It's not a matter of bandwidth capabilities. It's the ISP's software and hardware issues.
I've been thinking about getting Vonage or something at the house just so I can keep tabs on the progress here. I don't make enough long distance calls to justify it plus with my DSL thorugh my phone company as my only option (besides satellite) at the house I still have to pay for phone service. It's defiantly a viable option to support T1 when it is truely suported to more areas. But right now the percentage of ISP's that have locations truly capable of supporting it are far and few between. It's not a matter of bandwidth capabilities. It's the ISP's software and hardware issues.
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From: Somewhere near the back of beyond
Wow, thanks for the link to DIRECWAY kingfish! That might come in handy! I'll let y'all know what I end up doing depending on what sort of house we get. Chances are it's going to be too far away for DSL and I really do not want to go back to dial-up, I've really liked having the cable modem! You guys have been a great help!! Thanks 