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T1 Internet Service: What to Consider
If you are shopping around for a T1 (Which I assume you
are), there are two very distinct T1
products being sold in the market place Frame over
DSL Vs. Traditional Clear Channel T1.
You need to be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of these
products when shopping providers.
Please ask the competing companies the following
questions:
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Is this a resell line? If so are you re-selling
Covad's TeleXtend T1? (Frame over
DSL FRoDSL)
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Is the line you are selling a Clear Channel T1 or Frame
over DSL?
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If you say you are Tier 1 what does that mean? What
is it that makes you a Tier 1 Carrier
like ATT, Sprint, Netifice, etc.?
By blending DSL, ATM, and frame
relay technology, providers can considerably lower the cost of your
multi-site connections. FRoDSL service is perfect for companies who
currently use frame relay services, but would like to explore lower cost
network options.
T1 connection is capable of delivering 1.5Mbps. DSL
connections are also capable of delivering this speed however they are
not nearly as reliable as a T1 connections and should not be considered
as a business connections unless it's SDSL and even then you will likely
have some downtime. See: Which
Connection is Better T1 or DSL? If you have critical information
being hosted or have a large number of users accessing the internet on a
regular basis, consider getting a T1 connection. Full Data T1 will
support 50 workstations.
Frame Relay - Frame relay is a
networking protocol, which means that unlike a point-to-point private
line, there's a network switch in-between your location and to whoever
you're connecting. Actually, you get a private line to a node on the
frame relay network, and the remote location gets a private line to a
near-by frame relay node. When you send traffic over your line, the
network gets it to the remote location by routing it through the frame
relay network. Then the data is passed to the remote location's line. In
the U.S., Frame Relay is quite popular because it is relatively
inexpensive. However, it is being replaced in some areas by faster
technologies, such as ATM.
ATM - Short
for Asynchronous Transfer Mode, a network
technology based on transferring data in cells or packets
of a fixed size. The cell used with ATM is relatively small compared to
units used with older technologies. The small, constant cell size allows
ATM equipment to transmit video, audio, and computer data over the same
network, and assure that no single type of data hogs the line.
When purchasing ATM service, you generally have a choice
of four different types of service:
T1 - T-1 is a member of the
T-carrier system. T-carrier is a communications system used for carrying
voice, data or integrated voice & data transmissions in a digital
format. T-1 meets the needs of businesses having multiple users on a
system requiring fast speed and broad bandwidth. For a fixed monthly
rate, businesses with 12 or more users can communicate via both voice
and data. A Full Voice T1 can accommodate as many as 24 users working at
64 Kbps. About us > Services
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