anonuser623
@direcpc.com
| Ordering DSLAM?
I need, NEED a better connection then satellite and dial up for everything internet related. Dial up is no longer usable and satellite internet is like a 100MHz single core cpu with 1mb of ram, literally.
I was looking at DSLAMs and other remote DSL providing systems, but those still need to be plugged up to the CO.
Does anyone know of any way to get/create a connection good enough for Xbox Live and Playstation Network? Any way to get someone like Verizon or some other company to come and put a remote DSLAM near my house if I im willing to pay them? I'm willing to spend around 70-100$ a month for the plan :/ not sure how much I can go for the installation.
I probably sound like an idiot for posting this but for the past 6 years of online gaming I can't stand dial up/satellite any longer and I am desperate for a good broadband connection. |
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koolman2
Premium
join:2002-10-01
Anchorage, AK
 ·GCI.net
 ·Clearwire Wireless
| Without knowing where you live, it's hard to make a suggestion...
I would see three options: get a T1 (or fractional), get ISDN, or see if there is a wireless provider in your area. Most ISPs aren't going to install expensive equipment for one customer. If you can and do get a T1, you might want to share it wirelessly with a neighbor to help with the cost.
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roozy
join:2004-09-30
Casper, WY | reply to anonuser623
Minimum DSLAM installation cost is around $15,000. T1 is about $350 per month.
Koolman is right about installing a DSLAM for one customer. Probably won't happen even if you cough up the whole cost. |
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MattE
Obama '08
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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If all you want is a low latency connection for gaming ... get a T-1 or if you don't want to host games, get a fractional T-1. You can probably get a 384Kbps fractional T for $100/month.
You may also want to look into SDSL. SDSL will cost you more, but can typically traverse longer distances.
Where are you located? What city/state/zip? |
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anonuser623
@direcpc.com
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I live in Windsor, MA 01270. There currently is no highspeed internet provider here (dsl/cable) I haven't really looked around for T-1 providers. Verizon is adding DSL here in the near future but I live on the edge of the town and i doubt it will reach me  |
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MattE
Obama '08
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC | Go here: »/partner/bandwidth.com
See what various comapnies can quote you on a fractional T-1. There's no harm in asking! |
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anonuser623
@direcpc.com | reply to anonuser623
thanks ill try it |
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I'm the bobblehead
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join:2002-02-08
Houston, TX
clubs: |  reply to anonuser623
Move to the city. |
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Heterman
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join:2004-02-28
Fayetteville, AR
| reply to anonuser623
I think an ISDN connection might be your best option. I don't know off hand how much data a PS2 or Xbox needs, however I have played Xbox on dial-up; not that it worked worth a flip, but with 2 lines (ISDN) you would have a better chance. PS2 has games that are made for dial-up. There might be some folks using ISDN for this already, Google would know. |
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weaseled386
join:2008-04-13
Port Orange, FL
·Verizon Wireless B..
 ·mybrighthouse
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Ordering a DSLAM sounds great when you say if fast, but the logistics behind it will kill your budget. I work with the ordering, installing & troubleshooting them all day long. The two smallest I install -- or have installed -- are the Alcatel 1000 MiniRAM and the Ciena MicroRAM. The Alcatel 1000 MiniRAM provides 8 1.5M circuits off of two to four DS1's. The Ciena MicroRAM provides 24 6M circuits off of 4 to 8 DS1's. I have also seen, online, a version of Ciena that is IP based, and take a 10/100M signal to provide the DSL's.
All the solutions above would get your service, but you still need the T1's from the CO. At >$350 each your budget is shot.
As mentioned above, check on ISDN prices. That's not broadband, but the latency would be MUCHMUCHMUCH lower than any sat ISP can offer. I've never installed an ISDN, but I think you have two 64k data channels? I think a max thru put of 144k? It's old technology, and 99.9% of all SLC's in the field will support it. |
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MattE
Obama '08
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Jamestown, NC
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July 25th, @03:03PM
| said by weaseled386  :Ordering a DSLAM sounds great when you say if fast, but the logistics behind it will kill your budget. I work with the ordering, installing & troubleshooting them all day long. The two smallest I install -- or have installed -- are the Alcatel 1000 MiniRAM and the Ciena MicroRAM. The Alcatel 1000 MiniRAM provides 8 1.5M circuits off of two to four DS1's. The Ciena MicroRAM provides 24 6M circuits off of 4 to 8 DS1's. I have also seen, online, a version of Ciena that is IP based, and take a 10/100M signal to provide the DSL's. All the solutions above would get your service, but you still need the T1's from the CO. At >$350 each your budget is shot. As mentioned above, check on ISDN prices. That's not broadband, but the latency would be MUCHMUCHMUCH lower than any sat ISP can offer. I've never installed an ISDN, but I think you have two 64k data channels? I think a max thru put of 144k? It's old technology, and 99.9% of all SLC's in the field will support it. 3 channels actually for a total of 144Kbps, but you bond channel A and B for data (64Kbps * 2 = 128Kbps) with the remaining 16Kbps channel used for signaling. |
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brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | reply to anonuser623
Wow how can someone be uptodate with technology living up in an isolated area without technology. |
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