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We have had DSL for two years here at the Rialto office and we like it very much. We, however, don't download large programs or multimedia files that often. We have also not downloaded an entire feature film yet. Heck my hard drive only is 4 gigs.

I have not heard that the type of Internet connection that Joe Redifer has, is available where I live yet. But it does sound promising.

I have heard that wireless is a bit slower than a hard connection to DSL but Sebastopol (a town 8 miles from me) is experimenting with free wireless web connections. Now that would rock.

I still feel that I wouldn't pay for a fast Internet connection at my home. It is not very expensive for a business but it is still too expensive for individuals. This from a man who has the "Everything" package from Dish Network.

22 miles away, I have my old Pentium II 300hz machine which I put on DSL with the radio station's ISP. Jeeze, it is like comparing a Model "A" Ford with a Rolls-Royce.

Paul

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ISDN runs at 128K (The last place I worked payed $300 per month for ISDN)

DSL runs at 384KB to 1.5MB depending on the level of service you buy. Upload speed is usually lower. PacBell offers 13KB to start. We haven't seen the need for more. We aren't serving the Web from our theatre. (We pay $70 per month for 5 IP addresses. Most people pay $40 per month and then scam the other computers.)

Can anyone tell us what Cable runs at and how much it costs?

T-1 runs 1.5MB full duplex which means it runs at that speed for uploads and downloads. Very handy if you have your own web server like Brad does. (Brad could tell us what this costs but I suspect it is about $1,000 per month.)

I don't know what Satalite is offering or Fiber to the Curb. (Satalite is $40 per month on top of your television package which I pay $60 per month for. Joe can tell us what he pays for Fiber to the Curb.)

My Fiber to da Curb connection is supposed to be 10 Megabits (1.25 megabytes) per second but it goes MUCH faster to some sites. I usually sit behind a router which only has a wimpy 10base connection to the internet. When I bypass the router I get a 100t connection and it flies at up to 4 MegaBYTES per second on some sites. I pay $45 a month for my access, which is actually the cost of a 3megabit connection. The 10 megabit connection is about $65 per month, but I know one of the guys at my ISP and he just hooked me up to the good line "by accident".

Can anyone recommend a good router than has a 10/100 connection to EVERYTHING, including the internet?

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Since AT&T's DNS service is lacking I have my own DNS servers pointed to a reliable source.

ISDN was about &70/month (not including ISP fee) unlimited usage (some locations meter usage)
128KB up and downstream

DSL is approx the same price as Cable Modem access, however many ISP's have gone to a PPPoE scheme which acts like a dialup connection. To access the intenet, you have to "connect" first. The DSL is always on, always there, but you have to initiate a session. Not good for hosting anything either, as the session CAN time out.

In Regards to DSL Vs T1's the Speeds can match and even Exceed T1 speeds both up and downstream. HOWEVER the way that the FCC has the laws written, DSL is considered an extra service, much like call waiting and callnotes (voicemail) they are under very lax restrictions as far as service level and repair times. The phone companies know this and the exploit it too.

Good source on different ISP's is http://www.dslreports.com they not only cover DSL but other boadband as well.

Best bet, believe it or not, Digital Cable Modem. Its faster than DSL. If you have the money, and you had better make half a million a year to afford it, go for the T1 line.

The "connect" part is pretty standard now because of the PPPoE (The beloved WinPoET software usually , I'm not sure about the pop ups, were they using a free ISP, I know that there was once call FreeDSL for a while, but I don't know if they are still around.

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