| Using cable or DSL can possibly bring you to | | | | internet, not a shared connection with other people |
| disappointing moments in your business. There is a big | | | | like what the DSL and cable lines offer. You'll never |
| factor that lies with the cables unreliability because of | | | | get this from a DSL or cable provider especially the |
| its unpredictable down times. Sometimes it takes | | | | written contract from your T1 assuring you of a |
| more time to upload or send a file only to prove that | | | | particular amount of bandwidth available for you 24 |
| you have chosen a poor internet service. Most of the | | | | 7, 99% uptime guarantee. The DSL or cable provider |
| time, DSL and cable can do a convincing job for | | | | usually says you can have 5 or 10MB speed or more. |
| home uses, but having a business that requires more | | | | Well, you need to consider these: |
| than 2 individuals to be online at the same ti9me | | | | 1.) There is no guaranteed speed for DSL and cable |
| these types of connection falls off your standards. | | | | providers. This is because you are connected to the |
| IT only leads us to the fact that DSL and cable are | | | | same circuit that 50-100 individuals are also using. It |
| not really meant for business use. You might realize | | | | only means that the promised speed can only be |
| the need for a T1 line for better results. | | | | available if other people in you locations are not6 |
| There is a big difference between T1 lines and DSL | | | | online at the same time. |
| cable. There is no certainty of how many bandwidths | | | | 2.) The speed from your computer to y\the internet |
| will be good for you at a given period of time. It is | | | | (up) will always be lower disregarding the speed |
| because DSL and cable are created to be | | | | coming from the internet (down) to the extent that |
| over-subscribed and not anyone even the carrier can | | | | you can consider it as slow as the dial up connection. |
| assure you with a consistent performance. | | | | 3.) The speed you have from your DSL and cable |
| With T1 lines as your service provider, you are | | | | provides will always be inconsistent because your |
| guaranteed to have a focused connection to the | | | | connection is shared with so many other individuals. |