High Speed Internet Providers

[gzf at gbr.msd.ray.com (Jerry Feldman {75562})]

Kelly Brown wrote:
> 
> I currently have 1.1Mbit SDSL (symmetric speeds) installed.  This is a
> dedicated connection to my ISP's backbone which is currently 400Mbit, but could
>  just as easily be OC192 depending on the provider.
> 
> The problem with cable is that you share the cable to the concentrator.  As
> more folks subscribe in your neighborhood, and during peak times (esp. with
> pay-per-view) the available bandwidth to you will drop.    My SDSL connection
> is guaranteed to be 1.1Mbit at all times.  This comes in handy for me, as I am
> migrating a business connection to it using VPN to our offices in Germany.  For
>  just over $300/mo, I am replacing a $2400/mo 64k FR connection with 1.1Mbit.
> It's a nobrainer.
I live in a very highly subscribed area, Newton. There are two areas of
consideration. The first is the bandwidth to the ISP. With DSL, you have a
dedicated bandwidth, with Cable, you are effectively on a LAN. I have rarely
experienced and drop in bandwidth to M1X. The second factor is the ISP's
infrastructure and connection to the Internet. For most non-business
connections, you are sharing bandwidth will all others who use that ISP.
$300/Mo is a very reasonable cost for a business to get a guaranteed
1.1Mbit. With cable modem residential service you get a shared 1.5Mbps
asynch connection for $29.95/Mo. (If you also have cable tv and your own
cable modem). 

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