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Old 01-31-2008, 01:31 PM
Jaz
 
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Default Internet Connection

What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed connection
you get at home?

A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
advertising 2 - 6MB speed.

What's the difference and why is one better than the other?

Thanks,
Jasper


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Old 01-31-2008, 02:17 PM
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
 
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Jaz <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed
> connection you get at home?
>
> A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies
> are advertising 2 - 6MB speed.
>
> What's the difference and why is one better than the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper


The speed isn't the same thing as the connection type. I'm sure someone
who's more of a hard-core geek than I am (and I say this with great
affection for that category) will chime in with more precise commentary, but
in general terms:

Leased lines (such as T1s) are dedicated circuits, or "point to point"
connections, between two
locations (such as your office & your ISP's backbone, or between two branch
offices, etc DSL, is not a point-to-point connection - you're on a big ole
switched network, much as you are when you make a phone call. The traffic
could be routed any one of myriad ways to get to its destination.

You get no service level guarantee with DSL or other home/consumer
connections, generally - no speed guarantees, no guaranteed uptime, no
notification if there's a problem (you have to call them), and they're
harder to troubleshoot when you have problems with the connection. You might
have a very fast cable modem or DSL connection at home (I do), but you
aren't guaranteed that speed - you'll see the ISPs generally offer "speeds
up to ___" in the fine print.

Whether one is better than the other depends mainly on your needs and your
budget.



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Old 01-31-2008, 02:30 PM
Juergen Kluth
 
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Hi,
-T1 simply spoken is a realisation of 24 channels of ISDN ; each ISDN can be
used separate or in some combination for data and/or voice
-that 2-6 mbit is an overlay of DSL beside your telephony on the same wires:
there u have 1 analog telephone or 2 ISDN channel plus one 2-6 Mbit
data-line, or
one or more IP-telephone lines plus the data-line
jk
you may consult wiki


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Old 01-31-2008, 02:52 PM
Marty K
 
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Jaz wrote:
> What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed connection
> you get at home?
>
> A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
> advertising 2 - 6MB speed.
>
> What's the difference and why is one better than the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>

You got the technical stuff from others but the real kicker is the
cost for the T1, way more then DSL a connection and performance
is less then some DSL connections. For sure, the down/up loads speeds
are the same for a T1 connections and if you are going to host a WEB
site then you will want this type of connection. Most DSL service
agreements don't allow WEB hosting (without additional fees) so you will
need to assess your needs as to WEB hosting.
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Old 01-31-2008, 05:31 PM
Jack \(MVP-Networking\).
 
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Default Re: Internet Connection

Hi
A Bulldozer is Not as Fast as a Ferrari.
Yet when you need to do constructions you use a Bulldozer and leave the
Ferrari at home.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:usKch2AZIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed
> connection
> you get at home?
>
> A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
> advertising 2 - 6MB speed.
>
> What's the difference and why is one better than the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>


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Old 01-31-2008, 09:07 PM
Tim Slattery
 
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"Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote:

>What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed connection
>you get at home?


T1 is a phone company technology that predates things like DSL, FiOS
and Cable internet connections.

>A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
>advertising 2 - 6MB speed.


Right, T1 is 1.5GB. The owner gets to use *all* of that capacity. T1
is also *very* expensive compared with the other options. The other
options are usually faster (although DSL varies, I guess), but I think
the bandwidth for all of them is shared to a greater or less degree.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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Old 01-31-2008, 11:01 PM
Phillip Windell
 
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To add to that...

The Cable and DSL lines are usually only 512 to 7?? on the upload speed
while the T1 is equal in both directions.

Cable and DSL are not as flexable/dependable/usable with multiple Public
IP#s given to the customer.

Cable and DSL lines are "home user" technology inspite of the fact that some
are "marketed" as "business accounts". Marketing and the technical
"realities" are often at odds with each other.

T1, T3, D3, OC3 (and however many other variations there are) are "comercial
grade" technologies and cost $$$$ for a reason.


--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------


"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message
news:cud4q3d5u4psmrnpc8fje2vpprp5l2l4gn@4ax.com...
> "Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed
>>connection
>>you get at home?

>
> T1 is a phone company technology that predates things like DSL, FiOS
> and Cable internet connections.
>
>>A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
>>advertising 2 - 6MB speed.

>
> Right, T1 is 1.5GB. The owner gets to use *all* of that capacity. T1
> is also *very* expensive compared with the other options. The other
> options are usually faster (although DSL varies, I guess), but I think
> the bandwidth for all of them is shared to a greater or less degree.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
> Slattery_T@bls.gov
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt



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Old 02-02-2008, 04:15 PM
opa en oma van Walsem
 
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"Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:usKch2AZIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed
> connection
> you get at home?
>
> A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
> advertising 2 - 6MB speed.
>
> What's the difference and why is one better than the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>


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Old 02-07-2008, 10:45 PM
AGUSTÍN PÉREZ
 
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pues realmente no lo se porque me acabo de conectar
"Jaz" <jrecto99@yahoo.com> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
news:usKch2AZIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> What's the difference between a T1 connection and the high speed
> connection
> you get at home?
>
> A T1 is supposed to be a 1.5MB speed but the home Internet companies are
> advertising 2 - 6MB speed.
>
> What's the difference and why is one better than the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>


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