How do I go about getting a T1 connection in my home office?

[ShaunyR]

I have a small business and am trying to find an ISP for T1 or higher and I don't know anything about it so I figured I'd post on here. The reason I'm trying to get a T1 is because my current DSL provider (Cincinnati Bell Zoomtown) cuts out on me all of the time. They've been to my house numerous times and can't seem to fix the problem. It's also very slow for ADSL when it IS working. Any help would be great. Also my home is 1500 feet off of the main road if that could be a problem. And how much do you think this would cost yearly?

 

[Steven the Leech]

Try here

Or do a search on google, should give you all the info you need.

BTW you may try posting in networking im sure you can find answers to your questions there. Verizon sells T1, should be easy to obtain, I am no guru on this subjest, but I would thing that cable for business may be more economical, and faster, although I am not sure about conectivity issues associated with a business/cable ISP. Yau are looking at $375.00 a month minimum. probalby closer to 5-6 hundred a month for T1 line.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Steven the Leech
Try here

Or do a search on google, should give you all the info you need.

BTW you may try posting in networking im sure you can find answers to your questions there. Verizon sells T1, should be easy to obtain, I am no guru on this subjest, but I would thing that cable for business may be more economical, and faster, although I am not sure about conectivity issues associated with a business/cable ISP. Yau are looking at $375.00 a month minimum. probalby closer to 5-6 hundred a month for T1 line.

Plus, I think that T1 runs somewhere around 1Mbit/sec. Cable varies, but I've seen it as high as 3Mb/sec. Check it out - call your cable provider and see what their promised speeds are, both up and down.
Are you planning to run a webserver from home? If so, you'll probably have to pay extra for a business account.

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

In addition to the monthly cost, count of 4 figures for the intial installation.

 

[aixenv]

let me preface this with stating i work for a telco/isp as a UNIX/linux/d0ze system admin...

a T1 is not cost effective unless you have money to burn... and even then you can be better suited with..

1) a wireless 900mhz or 2.4 setup
2) a DSL setup (there is no sharing of bandwidth)
3) even cable (shared bandwidth,but normally not capped so you can get great bandwidth)

a T1 is by far more expensive then any 3 of these choices; the only times i recommend someone go with a T1 is a bank or someone who wants a more secure data connection for like intralateral bank transfers

a fractional T1 might be ok; but by all means if you can go with a business DSL or wireless go that route and try it out; depending on what you are doing it should be fine the average business just has a few client/server apps and uses the internet for research/input of data so not very bandwidth intense

it would depend on what you actually want to use it for, but again a T1 where i live is 600-700 bucks a MONTH, you'd be better suited spending that money elsewhere

EDIT: also the only thing important with DSL is how close you are to the CO (central office) of the telco, in this day and age there should be MANY other providers of DSL(a/s/x) in your area even wireless or cable, i'd suggest trying another provider before taking the jump of a T1.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

I'm not sure what kind of telco you work for aixenv, but where I live T1's are not just for someone who has money to burn, they are much more reliable (most places have a guranteed uptime %)

They may not be as fast as cable/dsl on the download (1.5mbps) but they massacre it on the upstream (1.5mbps) also.

The poster said they needed a RELIABLE connection, and for that T1 is the king

 

[saltedeggman]

if you have the money, why not T3 ??