| T3 is one of the fastest circuits of high speed | | | | issue because accessing data from a remote location |
| Internet you can get from an Internet service | | | | is only desirable if you can do it quickly. |
| provider. Although it is sometimes referred to as DS3 | | | | The main difference that you'll notice between a T1 |
| (digital signal 3) the two phrases are synonymous and | | | | and a T3 connection is the speed, it's not just 3 |
| provide the same amount of broadband. Since high | | | | times the speed in fact, because a T3 connection is |
| speed Internet and Ethernet have been around, their | | | | really 28 T1 lines next to each other. While you can |
| speed has been measured by this ranking system, | | | | get 1.5 megabytes per second out of a T1 line on |
| starting with T1 and going up to T3, T2 is not as | | | | average, T3 lines are able to provide 45 megabytes |
| commonly provided. | | | | per second, this added speed comes at a price |
| T3 Internet connections are not commonly used in | | | | however; T3 lines are much more expensive than T1 |
| residential areas, however T1 is becoming more | | | | lines. |
| popular in some of the newer housing developments. | | | | So if you're a web-based business looking to get |
| T3 is used at places that demand much more | | | | maximum efficiency out of your Internet, T3 |
| bandwidth due to a higher volume of users or large | | | | connections are the only way to go. But if you're |
| data transfers and is frequently seen in places like | | | | someone looking to download music at home, a T1 |
| office buildings, hospitals, and universities. T3 Internet | | | | connection should be more than sufficient. |
| is also very relevant when collocation becomes an | | | | |