Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net> wrote: > No, I don't think it's more sensible. I just think I don't want to spend the > money for the bonded T1 or even the bonded SDSL.
Well, to be honest I probably wouldn't be able to afford it either, so I just use a single non-bonded SDSL circuit. And I deliberately run it at a lower speed to reduce the cost: I'm very close to my CO so my loop length can easily support the full 1.5 Mbps, but I deliberately run at 384 kbps. It was the lowest speed offered by VZB when they offered SDSL at all (the service I have is most certainly no longer orderable), and I deliberately chose this lowest speed because it was/is the least expensive of the options *which my religion allows*. I pay about $180/month for this SDSL after all taxes and extortions are added, which may sound outrageous, but it's still a lot more affordable than the $650/month I was quoted for a T1. Of course VZB's prices are gouged beyond belief, and if I were able to switch ISPs, I could get that same T1 for ~$300/month instead of $650. But my /24 block of public routable IPv4 space from VZB is non-portable, and I'll never give it up, so changing ISPs is not an option for me. Because of all the variables involved speed is the least important one to me, that's the one I sacrifice on to get something that satisfies me on every other metric *and* which I can afford. > Instead I use the cable when > it's up, and Sprint Mifi when it's down. But when you switch to Mifi because cable went down, you can't use the IP addresses belonging to cable with Mifi, can you? That approach to "backup connection" is not acceptable to those who wish to continue being reachable. I actually have dial backup with my SDSL. VZB never officially offered dial backup on DSL Office, but I had social-engineered one of their lead engineers to set it up for me. The idea is that if SDSL goes down, I enable the analog dial interface on my open source non-Ethernet WAN router, and all my servers remain up *with unchanged IP addresses*, just temporarily slowed down to analog modem speed until SDSL is brought back up. > Both sDSL and T1s are still good options for business who want better uptime > guarantees than they can get from cable/telco. And a few individuals like > you. Now I just need to find those SDSL/T1 users who also want their CPE to be open source and/or V.35-based... I think I need to start an SDSL/T1 Users Social Club as my first step... Hey, if the Vinlanders can get away with having their own social club, why not SDSL/T1 Users? MS _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
