Hello,
I had a quick question. We have a company that has had a t1 internet circuit over the past 3 years. We have a sonicwall tz210 in place that has a site to site vpn setup to connect us to our main hq that is located in the same city. Our company has downsized and we are now looking at about 15 employees working out of it. Our T1 contract is expiring in a couple months, would we be okay to use something smaller such as a business dsl service? Our main applications that we use are web based and only need that vpn tunnel back to hq for some file sharing here and there. I just wasn?t sure if we went from a 3mbs t1 circuit to a 3mbs business dsl that there would be a significant decrease in speed or reliability. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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DSL vs T1
18th Feb 2010
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you should save a ton of money
The speed may even be a touch faster than the bonded T1, due to less overhead.
For the price difference you could get the fastest DSL available to you and still save a bunch of money (better than the little guy with googly eyes).
For the price difference you could get the fastest DSL available to you and still save a bunch of money (better than the little guy with googly eyes).
18th Feb 2010
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would you recommend doing this with the rest of our stores that have more around 40-50 users? Or is dsl really just best for smaller offices? Thanks for the advice on the smaller store, i think we may do that.
rlynch@...
18th Feb 2010
how do they authenticate? local or HQ?
Imagine 5 sites with 50 people each all using the WAN at 8am to logon.
That's where a T1 really has it's benefits.
If you get a business class DSL connection with a static address you'll get around 768k up which ends up being about 664k up. So if you have lots of users on the WAN, there's going to be lag at the user level.
Imagine 5 sites with 50 people each all using the WAN at 8am to logon.
That's where a T1 really has it's benefits.
If you get a business class DSL connection with a static address you'll get around 768k up which ends up being about 664k up. So if you have lots of users on the WAN, there's going to be lag at the user level.
CG IT
18th Feb 2010
Dependability and responsiveness to outages would be my real concern.
They are likely paying in the neighborhood of $500 amonth.
Here is a plan comcast offers that would be a speed improvement over the T1. This is in the Indie city. 50up 10 down sounds good. heck you could get two lines and still save money.
Starter Premium Deluxe
PRICING
Just Internet Service $59.95 $99.95 $189.95
Internet + TV (Basic) $64.90 $104.90 $194.90
Speeds (Downloads/Uploads) 6 Mbps/1 Mbps 22 Mbps/5 Mbps 50 Mbps/10 Mbps
They are likely paying in the neighborhood of $500 amonth.
Here is a plan comcast offers that would be a speed improvement over the T1. This is in the Indie city. 50up 10 down sounds good. heck you could get two lines and still save money.
Starter Premium Deluxe
PRICING
Just Internet Service $59.95 $99.95 $189.95
Internet + TV (Basic) $64.90 $104.90 $194.90
Speeds (Downloads/Uploads) 6 Mbps/1 Mbps 22 Mbps/5 Mbps 50 Mbps/10 Mbps
IC-IT
18th Feb 2010
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I don't see why there would be a change.
AFAIK 3Mbps is 3 Mbps. Reliability depends upon your ISP. I searched using Google and the keywords "DSL vs. T1". It returned 729,000 hits.
18th Feb 2010
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believe me, i know google has a lot of info. sometimes i like posting on here to get actual feedback from real IT managers who are using or have used the actual setup im asking about. real life answers..... thanks.
rlynch@...
18th Feb 2010
i thought you were the first person who answered me earlier that actually looks like at IT manager and gave a good answer. 3mbs isnt 3mbs when it comes to dsl and t1's. you shouldve read one of those 700,000 google respones you got. please let people answer who know what they are talking about. thanks.
rlynch@...
18th Feb 2010
"Squalid".
santeewelding
18th Feb 2010
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jfuller05
18th Feb 2010
typically T1 gives you 1.5mbps upload and download, and only your traffic is on it unless it's a shared T1. Costs a ton but there you go.
DSL gives you lots download but not so much upload. it's basically an Internet connection. Comes with a public IP address dynamic or static.
Your sonicwall doesn't care what the WAN connection is.
So if your users don't mind some nail tapping or pencil banging from time to time, DSL can save some $$
DSL gives you lots download but not so much upload. it's basically an Internet connection. Comes with a public IP address dynamic or static.
Your sonicwall doesn't care what the WAN connection is.
So if your users don't mind some nail tapping or pencil banging from time to time, DSL can save some $$
CG IT
18th Feb 2010
and the good answer
rlynch@...
18th Feb 2010
CG IT
18th Feb 2010
The answer can only be in your use. Is there a higher bandwidth needed for up or down.
What does the provider guarantee for response times on a downed DSL line? Usually the response is spelled out in a T1 lease. Sometimes you can use a fractional t1 with burst allowed on low usage periods.
here is another good article to aid in the considerations;
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-The-Advantages-Of-T1-Over-DSL?&id=800911
What does the provider guarantee for response times on a downed DSL line? Usually the response is spelled out in a T1 lease. Sometimes you can use a fractional t1 with burst allowed on low usage periods.
here is another good article to aid in the considerations;
http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-The-Advantages-Of-T1-Over-DSL?&id=800911
IC-IT
18th Feb 2010
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Upload vs download
T1 has equal Up and down, DLS does not. DSL is often upload is 10% of download speed.
18th Feb 2010
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DSL vs T1
Hi,
First of all T1 lines are much more expense then a DSL line so going with DSL would save your company money on your Internet connection bill. As far as speed 3mbs T1 vs 3mbs DSL there is no difference and this would be fine for about 15 users. Reliability well the VPN tunnel is great for connecting to your main HQ's but I would suggest IPSec over VPN to really tighten down your security.
First of all T1 lines are much more expense then a DSL line so going with DSL would save your company money on your Internet connection bill. As far as speed 3mbs T1 vs 3mbs DSL there is no difference and this would be fine for about 15 users. Reliability well the VPN tunnel is great for connecting to your main HQ's but I would suggest IPSec over VPN to really tighten down your security.
18th Feb 2010
