This is a good article about T1 internet service because broadband communications is the future of internet technology at http://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/T1-Internet-Service.html

Steve, nope I have no idea. This is a new service and they haven’t said anything, just installed it.

We have Covad T1 for our design office and its a big improvement over the flakey DSL we had from SBC. Since ordering this 7 months ago there’s been zero downtime and the 1.5Mps up is a big difference when we ftp big client files.

Our DSL connection would drop every day it seems and we never managed to get more than 160kbps up despite paying for a 384kpbs service.

Covad has us on a 2 year contract. We are paying $419. Do you know if they will let us upgrade to the two T’s without breaking the contract?

I would absolutely love to simply get 100 k download speeds. Some of us lowly people out there are still stuck on dial-up. Great for the companies that are pushing these speed barriers, but I would really like to see them spread out to areas where people dont have any choice in their internet. I’d kill for a plain old DLS line running to my house.

Let’s see, here in Seattle:
$1600 CISCO router
$809 a month
3 year contract
Waive the $450 install fee if I order NOW.

I think I’d be better off bonding together some DSL lines.

Last Result:
Download Speed: 7271 kbps (908.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1735 kbps (216.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
I guess I can’t complain abt the local cable service…for the $30 a month fee.

TM

Raphael, those sound like T2 or T3 numbers to me. Yowza!

Rodfather- sure, rent is one T1/ month.

Richard Yoo, you in Houston?

Wiley, you going to BarCamp on Saturday?

Can I move in with you?

A T1 is if memory serves 1.544 mbit (it’s a US type of line, so not something I’ve ever seen personally). Combine two of those and you get roughly 3.

Wikipedia as usual has some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-carrier

The chief benefit here (for a residential user) would be getting 3mbit up, which would beat ADSL and Cable handily on that. Still, I think I prefer my 24Mbit down, even with just 1 up.

Just out of curiosity, are those numbers considered the norm for T1?

I’m at work here (not exactly sure, I’m told it’s 100MB Ethernet). I ran the same speed test at http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest and got:

Last Result:
Download Speed: 34810 kbps (4351.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2761 kbps (345.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

DSL is, just like the T1, a dedicated connection to the ISP so you don’t have to share it, as you do cable.

We have a very nice local ISP that does ADSL2+. The only negative is the 1MBit upload speed, but the 24Mbit downspeed is rather nice.

You can get pricing on their website by searching for your address. For me, it would cost around $700/month. I think I can live with my DSL line…

Is there any pricing information on it? I’m curious…

BTW – looking forward to meeting you guys at Barcamp.

You make me sick. RASBERRYS

The upload is really nice. I have mid-speed VDSL from u-Verse and get 2500 to 2900 kbps down consistently but only about 900 kbps up. since I do not do a lot of uploads like you do, it is very nice for me. As soon as I get a job again, I will spend the $10 more per month and get the 6Mbps down speed. I also tried out the ATT Hot Spot that I am “entitled” to as a subscriber in McDonalds in Burnet, TX and it was quite acceptable and free.
thanks for your work and reports
..wiley
NW Houston, TX

This will spoil you when you go mobile. The next thing is WiMax or XOHM from Sprint with 4G speeds. It will roll out next year. I know it is always hard going from a fast connection to a slower one. Hopefully this will help you churn out more video reviews now that you have the bandwidth.

Thanks,

Joshua A. Hall