[Discuss] ISP costs for higher data rates? (20-50 MBit/sec.)

[Richard Pieri]

On 5/4/2012 10:54 PM, Gordon Ross wrote:
> with 7MBit/sec for around $170/mo.  Strangely, T1 service appears to
> offer lower data rates at higher cost.

Nothing strange at all.  You don't get 25Mb/s from FiOS.  You don't get 
7Mb/s from DSL.  You get UP TO 25Mb/s from FiOS and UP TO 7Mb/s from 
DSL.  With a T1 you get 1.544 Mb/s symmetric.  Not "up to" 1.544 Mb/s. 
You get 1.544 Mb/s.  All the time.  Guaranteed.

The T1 premium has a higher tier SLA than FiOS and DSL.  That comes with 
priority on repairs and recovery from outages.

While you're at it, take a look at T3 (DS3) pricing.  You may be able to 
get T3 service for not much more than the T1.  It'll probably cost 5-10 
times what FiOS would cost, but like the T1 you get the higher tier SLA 
and guaranteed throughput.

I don't know what this "fibre ethernet" thing is.  FiOS installation 
includes a fibre to Ethernet bridge, typically via the Actiontec 
gateway.  That's probably what these tenants are really on about.

I've never seen Comcast's business service in operation (that I know 
of).  Given my experience with Comcast residential service I wouldn't 
give them any money.

-- 
Rich P.