Jack Flash
join:2005-04-28
Saint Michael, MN
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Re: What does "burstable" mean?
I have Stonebridge. My contract is for 1500/640. I was getting that all winter but it's dropping now closer to 1000/300. I'm also surrounded by trees which get leaves in the summer and do a nice job of interfering with the signal. I hope that's all it is. I have noticed that Stonebridge is changing their pricing/packages frequently. I'm not sure what to make of that yet. I can tell you that it's the best ISP I've ever had and I've gone through all the big names, local ISP's and Direcway. I think the last time I had an outtage was last summer when the tower I get a signal from was hit by lightning. I called and was told someone was already at the tower checking things out. I had a signal about an hour later.
I can recommend them and tell you that you will be happy with the service. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
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I have been selling "burstable" circuits for a few years now. The way that we do it (MCI) is charge the customer for 95% of their total usage. This means that before his invoice is cut we look at the total bandwidth and then discard the top 5%. For a T1 that costs $600 in my opinion it doesnt make any sense to pay $450 for a burstable circuit that could easily end up costing you $1000 if you burst a lot. I would say that a burstable DS3 makes a little more sense, but then again it all comes down to price point.
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jjsloan
join:2004-11-24
River Falls, WI
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Thanks for the replies. I'm currently on another WISP and I'm looking at changing when my contract is up in the fall. My current one is a small WISP whose service seems to be degrading each month, both in terms of speed, more frequent downtimes, etc and in customer service (emails/calls ignored, etc). This Stonebridge is more expensive, but seems to be a bigger organization. At least I have the choice between the two.... |
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robbin
Premium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
| reply to jjsloan
I wouldn't call it marketing hype. The fact is that unless you have a business level connection with a guaranteed SLA (service level agreement), your connection is probably burstable.
As an example, I have a small WISP with a single T1 line (1.554 Mbps). If I sell dedicated, guaranteed speed, I can only get 12 128 Kbps customers on the line. If I let it burst, my customers usually have close to the T1 speed. That will change from minute to minute as when others are using the connection at the same time, there is still only the 1.554 Mbps to share.
If the WISP is using some type of bandwidth management to prioritize the usage (so one user with bit torrent doesn't monopolize it) everything should work fine.
In plain english, everyone (cable, dsl, wireless) has burstable, even if they are limited to a slow speed. The wording is probably due to problems which they have had with a few users. Many people don't realize that up to 1.5 Mbps doesn't mean that they can use 1.5 24 hours per day. By saying burstable, they are saying we are giving you the fastest signal we can provide, but we are not guaranteeing any set speed. |
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Techless
Like I care
Premium
join:2002-07-19
Hypoluxo
·Vonage
1 edit | reply to jjsloan
In plain english your connection is capable of bursts of 1.0 Mbps but in real use your sustained speed will never be that high.
In other words you'll never see a speed test that high, so don't pay too much attention to that, it's just a marketing term.
As an example on satellite a burstable 128 Kbps upload means a real world 30 to 40 Kbps upload.
As always YMMV
edit>> If sbwireless.net is your only broadband option then just buy it and be glad you have a broadband option.
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Rfsjr2
Shop on Top
Premium
join:2001-08-11
Ferndale, WA
clubs: | reply to jjsloan
»www.answers.com/burstable |
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prestonlewis
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-13
Sacramento, CA
·VoiceStick
| reply to jjsloan
Does anyone know if this is a frequent even or just marketing hype to sell their product which actually will be averaging much lower speeds? I ask this because my Verizon Wireless internet service also promotes their product as being "burstable" but I never see it happening and I think it is marketing hype for VW.
So is this OK to accept or just marketing hype? |
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radojevic
join:2000-12-14
Salinas, CA | reply to jjsloan
In this case, burstable means your throughput speed will spike up to 1.0 Mbps, and back down to lower speeds, and back up, again.
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jjsloan
join:2004-11-24
River Falls, WI
| Here is a direct cut/paste from the service details of a WISP (sbwireless.net) that offers service in my area (Western Wisconsin):
Speed: Burstable 1000Kbps (1.0Mbps) upload & download
This is a recent change as just last week I looked at their website and it said 1544 Kbps up and down (nothing about "burstable") for this same level of service (99$/month).
I just want to be a little educated when I call for more info. Thanks. |
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