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T1 speed...128 ???

Since alot of my work involves downloading files and other web usage, I was excited when the announcement came that our company was changing from dialup connections at 56k and installing T1 connection. I THOUGHT that I understood that T1 was superfast.. Now the dissapointment is that apparently our T1 is only 128 speed...the manager says thats "all we are paying for". Is 128 common when a company installs a T1? Can someone shed some light on this as I have never heard of such a slow Broadband Connection...and How Much would a company needing a dozen or so connections expect to pay for 128 vs HIGH SPEED?

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Rapier42

I don't know that your question really has an answer, but here's my 2 cents...

While its certainly possible, I've never seen a fractional that small, and I would think the setup, for telco and you, would be prohibitive for such a small return(bandwidth).

How big is your office? It's possible that your I.T. fellows have only allocated 128k (2 timeslots) on that T1 for your internet access... the rest could be for other groups, or they could be carrying voice on it.

Another thing to consider- 128k sounds suspiciously like ISDN to me. Do YOU have 128k of bandwidth, or does the entire office share it?

Finally, how do you define "HIGH SPEED"? If by "a dozen connections", you mean a dozen clients, I'd go with DSL. You can get 640k upstream and down for around 50 bucks a month, and unless your office is unusual, you can figure on having to share that bandwidth with only 2 or 3 other users at a time.

Enough rambling- hope this helps!
Kevin

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