nsnook
join:2009-05-24
Petaluma, CA
|  IDSL Service After T1
I live in a semi-rural Northern California area over 15,000 ft from the telco and have Covad T1 service, which WAS paid for previously by my former employers. Unfortunately, I can't pay the $369 mos and need residential service of some kind (dsl, cable are not avail to me). Prior to the T1, I had ISDN (slow) and Satellite (hated it). Covad may be able to offer IDSL 144 for $119 mos (2 yr contract, rolling over the T1 $500 service end fee and covering the equip/install). I have even considered the Verizon MiFi wireless router, but it has a monthly usage cap.
If I go for IDSL, what kind of performance could I expect? Any other input is appreciated. Thanks! |
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pende_tim
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Andover, NJ
 ·ProLog
 ·ViaTalk
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Have you tried '»Millenicom' ?
Not knowing how much data you consume in a month, but some have had pretty good luck with them.
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. |
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seangprice
join:2002-09-10
Coalville, UT
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 ·All West Communica..
| IDSL will be slightly faster then your previous ISDN. IDSL requires its own "Line", and combines the D channel for a total speed of 144/144, instead of 128/128 of ISDN. I used IDSL service from Qwest for two years. My brother and I could game/surf at the same time with no issue, however, downloading would saturate the line. If IDSL is available, I would go for it, its stable, and usually considered a business class service, so there service commitment will be more likened to your previous T1. |
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