On 01/26/12 3:43 PM, Gordon Messmer wrote: > Yes, the cost for a T1 will seem very high. It is antiquated telco > tech. T1s are generally very reliable, but very very slow. > > 1.5Mbps is not faster than 40Mbps. There's nothing hidden in the way > they advertise speeds. > > DSL and DOCSIS technologies have advanced and matured over the last > couple of decades. T1 has not. A T1 connection is the same now as it > has always been. a modern T1 (aka DS0) is likely delivered to the end premises over HDSL using 2 pairs. while its slower than those consumer oriented technologies you mention, its far more reliable and has a guaranteed SLA (service level agreement) you won't get from DOCsis (cable) or end user ADSL, and tends to have very deterministic latencies... -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast