[BC] Verizon T1 and batteries

[Chris Gebhardt]

Hi Chip,
Broadcast List USER wrote:
> I don't think it is that T1s are being "pushed down closer to  
> 'consumer' territory," but that the speeds of consumer Internet  
> service is getting faster and faster.  DSL is as fast as a T1, or even  
> faster.  FiOS, U-verse, and cable companies offer MUCH faster service  
> at MUCH lower rates.

It wasn't a "speed" issue that I was raising, but more of a support issue.

Our NOC provides outsourced support for one of the major wireless phone 
providers here in the US.  If you knew the kind of hoops to get 
restoration of service for the T1's to the cell-sites... ugh.  OTOH, the 
fiber sites... noooo problems.

When you talk of DSL being "faster" than T1, I'm guessing you mean the 
advertised transfer rate.  Of course, you'd never try to use that as a 
CIR (committed information rate), right?  Because you'd be sorely 
disappointed if you really had to rely on it.   Check out what the CIR 
is that's offered on your DSL, or cablemodem, etc.  Chances are that if 
it's even offered at all, it's pretty small.  Maybe as low as 64kbps!

But yeah, that wasn't really the point.  The only point I was making is 
that T1 used to make you an "important" customer in an outage situation. 
  Sadly, those days are gone.  It's just costing more and more to be 
treated like your connection is meaningful, and you're not just a guy 
missing out on your email.

Chris Gebhardt
VIRTBIZ Internet Services
chris at virtbiz.com | (972) 485-4125