Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 17:50:23 -0400 From: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Jim Sander <jim@federation.addy.com> Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Burstable T1 Message-ID: <200006012150.RAA03790@etinc.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10006011707230.98751-100000@federation.addy. com> References: <200006012049.QAA03620@etinc.com>
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At 05:18 PM 6/1/00 -0400, you wrote: >> Burstable T1 (or DSL...same difference)..the provider simply puts a lot >> more customers on the line. > > From what I have been told, this is not the case. Of course talking to >network reps is always entertaining, and not necessarily enlightening, so >any input from others would be welcome. Our building was recently wired by "onsite access" and I had 3 salesman call on me (not knowing what ET does) and I got 3 different stories. Going into the equipment room I found they were all lying (or they just didnt know). > The difference between a "full" T1 and a burstable T1 is simply the way >you are billed. You still have a wire run into your location that is >dedicated- you can "burst" up to the full T1 bandwidth, and you are billed >according to some usage formula usually involving 95th percentile use or >some-such "logic." In our building a "burstable" T1 is $400/mo, flat rate and its 1200. for a "dedicated T1", whcih kind of shoots your definition in the foot. Of course there are only 2 T1s coming into the building, so there is no way for them to give anyone a dedicated T1 in reality. It appears that they rate limit everyone, and just use different settings (since everyone actually gets connected via 10baseT). In their case, "burstable" is just a term for a lower grade of service and you're not allowed to complain if the throughput sucks. Dennis To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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