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My clients all use T1, however I don't understand why T1 is the defacto standard for internet business connections. If I download a 1GB file on their T1 it takes hours, but when I perform it on a Cable internet connection it takes minutes. Why do businesses use T1 instead of Cable?
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My clients all use T1, however I don't understand why T1 is the defacto standard for internet business connections. If I download a 1GB file on their T1 it takes hours, but when I perform it on a Cable internet connection it takes minutes. Why do businesses use T1 instead of Cable?

Why T1?

The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, fiber optics, wireless (for which there is a separate topic), satellite and broadband over powerlines (BPL).

Broadband

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.