....How to Tell You Need T1 Service.....
....How to Tell You Need T1 Service..... Is it time to look for T1 service?Many people are confused when they consider whether to upgrade from DSL or not. There are several factors to consider when examining you current DSL connection and the possiblity of replacing it. For many people the biggest factor is reliability and if reliability is critical to the applications you run over your connection you should seriously consider replacing your DSL connection with a T1. DSL is a quick and cost effective method of acquiring high speed bandwidth however it is not intended to support commercial applications or large numbers of users as are T1 connections.Reliability becomes critical when customers or employees depend on your connection for immediate responses.
If your customers use your connection to access your databases or your server or the internet then reliability of your connection is critical. If your employees depend on your connections because you host the e-mail server in house or host web servers or ASP type products, your connections is considered critical. A critical connection can be viewed much like a lifeline, without which your business would be negatively impacted. Your monthly savings of having a sub-par connections will not make up for the loss in productivity of your employees or loss of customers when your DSL connections gets bogged down or cut off. To reiterate, ciritcal connections should be supported with a T1.Many customers are extremely price sensitive and cannot afford the cost of a T1 which can be as much as 20 times more expensive than a DSL connection (although prices have come down drastically in recent months).
Residential customers who are most sensitive to price should not consider a T1 circuit unless then have a business reason to pay for such a circuit and cannot access DSL service. Most people don't realize that a DSL connection can be just as fast as a T1 at 1.5Mbps. The shortcoming of DSL is that it is oversubscribed. This means there is a finite amount of bandwidth available and a customers speed can drop if other customers in the neighborhood decide to use their service. SDSL (Synchronous DSL) is a business class DSL and is ranked as a higher priority than residential DSL or ADSL (Asunchronous DSL).
This means it is not oversubscribed to the extent than ADSL and is subject to fewer bandwidth restrictions.In short, if price is your critical factor go with DSL. If reliability is the critical factor purchase a dedicated T1..
Disgusted With Dialup?
Compare DSL Providers, Cable and Satellite Internet To See If One Is Right For YouDo you find yourself waiting around for your Internet pages to load or digital photo files and other attachments to transfer?
Do your friends and family complain that they can never get through on the phone line because you or your kids are always online.
Chances are you are still using dial up Internet service.
Perhaps it's time to consider an alternative method.The main three types of high speed access include DSL, cable and satellite Internet.
At the current time, DSL and cable services are not available in all areas.
Some parts of the country do not have access to either option.
Good satellite Internet reception is dependant on an unobstructed line of sight to the south.
So where you live can make a big difference in which high speed Internet service you choose.
Here are some overviews of each service and comparisons for those fortunate...
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Are They Watching You Online?
When surfing the Internet you probably take your anonymityfor granted, most of us do. Tapping phones, listening to confidential conversations,reading others' e-mail messages seems like something thatonly happens in spy movies to "other" people. However, you probably don't realize just how muchinformation about yourself has the potential to gettransmitted across the Internet every time you go online.Every computer connected to the Internet has "ports" thatallow it to connect. A "port" doesn't mean you have aphysical hole or opening in your computer's case orhardware, but it does mean you have openings through whichinformation passes back and forth between your computer andthe Internet. Depending on the type of connection (dial up, LAN, cable,DSL), you may have several openings for potential mischiefby hackers, malicious code or viruses.Computers with dedicated connections rate the most at risk.If someone or something gets into one of these ports andinto your computer, they can potentially...
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Connecting On The Road
Are you one of those travelers who simply cannot stand to be apart from your internet connection? And are you wondering how you can still have get email or surf the web while on the road? Not to worry because technology is here to help!First, let's talk about your actual computer equipment. The kind of equipment you're taking with you and determining how you will both store and use it is important. If you have a laptop, you have the freedom to pretty much sit wherever you like inside your RV ? from the couch to your driving recliner to the dinette or even outside. Storage consists of putting the laptop in its storage case, and stowing it away in a safe place. (Remember, laptops can handle a little toss now and then, but it's best to secure them as you would any other valuable, breakable item.)If you have a desktop with a PC and monitor, you'll need to be a little more creative.
First, decide if you'll be leaving your PC and monitor out while you travel. For your PC, consider putting...
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Cable Internet Subscribers Report the Highest Problem Experience
An overall 57% of cable Internet subscribers have experienced a problem with their service in the past 12 months.
This is higher than both DSL subscribers (51% problem experience overall) and dial-up (42%) subscribers."Once the service is set up and running, reliability and customer service is cited as a problem area more often among cable subscribers than DSL subscribers" says Christopher Clegg, President of Lumen Research Associates, LLC.
"This is a testament to hard work put forth by the ILECs over the past couple years to improve the overall DSL service experience."Lumen Research Associates, LLC is a survey research company in Rockville, MD.
The research cited is based on 580 online responses received over the first 6 months of 2003 (95% ? 4.1%).
A complete report of the relationship between broadband and dial-up is available to the general public at www.lumenresearch.com....
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