Re: T1 or fractional T1 vendors in MA?

["Derek Atkins" <user=54@nabble.blu.org>]

 For the list.. I responded personally. 
If anyone else is interested in the CBC Coop let me know 
and I'll forward you on as well. 

-derek 

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>>>> Members pay for their own local loop and share costs for a shared 
>>>> MUX and colo facilities.  It's a co-op, so it's mostly a "do the 
>>>> work yourself".  But there is assistance if you need it.  It's 
>>>> pretty much a no-frills service but extremely stable. 
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>>> I figure a co-op of knowledgeable people is far far more reliable than a 
>>> corporation of idiots. 
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>> Heh.  Yeah, it's pretty reliable. 
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> Cool. 
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>>> OK, so I call verizon, get a price on a T1 loop and buy a cisco or 
>>> netopia 
>>> box? I think I may have a netopia in my garage. 
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>> I don't know if you call or you get our "Vz Guy" to call for you.  But 
>> yes, then you get a cisco or netopia for your end and connect it all 
>> together. 
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> Who's your Vz guy? 
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>>> What kind of cost, what kind of bandwidth are we talking about? If you 
>>> don't mind me asking, what are your costs? 
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>> The current member cost is $150/mo.  Your line charge is going to 
>> depend on where you are, how far you are from the CO, and how far 
>> that CO is from bent st. 
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>> -derek 
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