Just out of curiosity, are you using your T1 for 1.5mb/1.5mb data or the 24 voice lines? And if your using it for data are you stuck with the T1? Usually where T1 is offered ADSL is as well these days, which can far exceed any T1 line.
reply to Z80A The reason T1 is expensive is the service agreement.
When you get dsl for residential or business. It could practically be down half the month... and you are still legally forced to pay the full price.
T1 on the otherhand... if it was down 1 day. You are likely going to be getting a very very nice tech support people on the phone mighty quick. Most likely ending with you getting at least a month's service free.
I remember the last 2 root dns ddos. The t carriers were practically unaffected; while dsl was barely functional; while cable wasnt even functioning. Frame relay if i remember correctly was noticing slowness.
reply to Default_Uzer Data. I'm at 19.2K CU ft, only 2-3dB margin so no DSL. Not trenched for CATV. The alternative is WISP but since Covad bought Nextweb they doubled the price and ran the WISP into the ground service/reliability wise.
The sad part is our industrial area is surrounded by TWC and VZ FiOS. So if I were 3 blocks over I could get 50/20Mb service for 1/3 the price.
Oh well. It was worth the trade for a low priced building lease in a coastal town (don't need to run A/C saving $3-$4K per month during the summer).
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