Best Connection Solution for ~30 Users?

[FrontlineWarrior]

There are 30 users total in 2 apartment complexes plus a 3-computer lounge, for a total of ~33 users in 3 geographically close but distinct buildings. We already have cat5 lines connecting all the individual rooms, so we do not need to get wireless, plus we think that it might have trouble reaching down to the basement which has a lot of stone walls.

I was thinking of getting a T1 line, which I think is about $600/mo, working out to be around <$20 per user. Is this a good solution? If so, what kinds of installation costs are required (note that we have cat5 lines already).

Another option is DSL or cable. I do not know too much about group rates for this connection, but I figure it must be pretty expensive.

Any thoughts?

 

[jonmullen]

you can run that many off a DSL line 3000down/768down should be more than enough. I just set up a client with 50-100users with one cable line that gets about 3000down/256up but I had to loadbalance it to get decent service

 

[Fuzznuts]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
you can run that many off a DSL line ]b]3000down/768down[/b] should be more than enough.

AHH 4mb down stream but no up how will those packets get out

 

[amdskip]

Just don't try to run it on a single 1.5/128 cable connection

 

[jonmullen]

Originally posted by: Fuzznuts

Originally posted by: jonmullen
you can run that many off a DSL line ]b]3000down/768down[/b] should be more than enough.

AHH 4mb down stream but no up how will those packets get out

Unless you are running a server the above should be plenty of upstream. Normal surfing would never use that much up. So as long as your not running a server or letting P2P eat everything up thats plenty. Most cable modems are about 2500down/128up