[RESOLVED] Internet Connections??

[3fingersalute]

I'm just curious what kind of internet connections all you other techs are sitting on at your shops? I am trying to convince our owner into getting us DSL because we're still sitting around waiting on driver downloads, etc. on a 56K modem line!

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[Darren Wilson]

Single Channel ISDN at present as ADSL is not available our area yet and Cable access is in it's infancy still.

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[Lord_FiQh]

Surfboard (1-way cable modem) here. Powerlink (2-way) coming this summer.
Even though it's just broadband download at this time, it meets our driver/info needs. The cable company isn't throttle-ing our connection at this point in time and we achieve speeds in excess of 3.5mb/s ! (very cool, indeed)http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest50.asp

[Danrak]

We have a ISDN which will switch to a dual line if the need is great enough. My boss would like ADSL if it becomes available in the shops area soon.

[3fingersalute]

thanks, just curious because i have been trying to convince my boss to get a DSL line put in, but the provider wants you to sign a 5 year agreement to get it for $89.00 a month, otherwise it is $119.00 a month. Now who would want to sign a 5 year agreement on anything in the computer field?....I mean, DSL will probably be obsolete in five years, right? I still don't think $119/mo. is a bad rate for DSL, but the boss thinks otherwise because our dial-up account is free from the local ISP since we send customers to them. Guess we're stuck on 56K for a while!

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[jmlozan]

3 T1's. I'm spoiled.

[3fingersalute]

jmlozan...surely you don't work at a retail store then I take it?

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[bdunn]

we have a couple of T1s at the university.

[Ruslan]

33600 liesed line.
Sorry,we cann't afford more. It's qiute expensive in my region (now we pay more than
300 US$/month)

[NeuromancerIV]

We are running 2 cable modems con's. Then I go home to my dial-up 56K, life just isn't fair.

"The higher we fly, the smaller we appear to those still on the ground."

[This message has been edited by NeuromancerIV (edited July 27, 2000).]

[Damned Angel]

Going to be fiber here in a month or two (just started dns hosting). currently dual ISDN

[pcshark]

We've got a partnership going with a local ISP (SNIP.net) and get a really good deal on a full T-1 (all 24 channels, 1.55 Mbps)


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[weck]

56k here....and just think.. i needed the sb pci128 drivers the other day....5 hours later that computer had drivers.....

[Larommi]

Originally posted by Ruslan:
33600 liesed line.
Sorry,we cann't afford more. It's qiute expensive in my region (now we pay more than
300 US$/month)

Wow suddenly I do not feel so bad about a 56k connection and a mandatory 4 hr kick!



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[freetech]

we use an idsl line that gives us 144kb dedicated bandwidth. we slogged along with a 28.8k connection until we reached an agreement with idsl vendor to promote their products in our shop in return for a free line. try it with a local vendor, it worked for us.