Re: T-1 Question...

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

Nope, we do have a full T-1 now with some other stuff on it (voice/local,
voice/long distance, etc.) and luckily all locations are in the same state. We
DEFINITELY have many more questions for our meetig tomorrow !

Thanks !

Chuck

Jeffrey Silberberg wrote:

> Chuck,
>
>         I would bet you are only paying for what's called a fractional T1,
> or a Frame Relay connection either of which could be giving you a committed
> Information Rate (CIR) of less than the total 1.544 T1 rate.  Although any
> circuit that crosses State lines is going to be priced on a different scale
> than one that goes across town...
>
>         Check with MCI, PSI NET, UUNET, Exodus, and some of the other major
> ISP's to see what combined deals they are running as these are usally better
> than buying the parts and rolling your own.  Also, if you use Frame, you can
> get and pay for a CIR based on your average needs with a peak load
> availability (Burst Mode) ....
>
>         Good Luck,
>         Jeff Silberberg..
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Lewis <clewis@iquest.net>
> To: Midrange-L List <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 12:20 PM
> Subject: T-1 Question...
>
> > Hi Folks !
> >
> > Happy 2001 !!!
> >
> > We are looking at getting ourselves up on the net (don't laugh...) and
> > as part of that we got a quote for a T1. We already have a T-1 in place
> > for data (8 remote locations) but this quote shows for a "Full T-1 of
> > Internet access including actial Internet service"... And it is more
> > than the existing T-1...
> >
> > We have a call into them (they faxed the quote) but WHAT makes this so
> > different ?
> >
> > Thanks !
> >
> > Chuck
> >
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