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July 8, 2002 at 12:26 PM

DSL or T1?

I currently have 17 users connecting through a ADSL line which runs around 1.2mbs (down) on average. In the next few months I will be expanding to support about 50 users. Users use our connection for internet access and e-mail. I don’t host a website or have a WAN.

Would a DSL handle 50 users? I can’t imagine it would… Should I move to a T1, why? I’ve been told speed is speed, but can’t a T1 handle greater traffic? Yes?

The T1 offers guarenteed up time, gaurenteed transfer rate and is monitored by the provider which is enough for me…. BUT my CEO thinks it’s a waste of $ since he quote thinks “speed is speed”

BTW, I’ve had 2 DSL outages in the last 3 month and our business can’t fuction without web access….

Thankin advance….

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