On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 10:50:19AM -0500, Stephen Sprunk wrote: > Thus spake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >perhaps not. but there is a real issue w/ the number > >of businesses that operate from the home (according to > >some numbers this is as high as 65% of all US business) > >and the telcos still retain a mindset of business areas > >and residential areas. It is not possible to get some > >"business services" deployed in a "residential" area. > ... > >persuading a telco, one home-based business at a time, > >that regardless of the zoning - there are really 65% of > >those apartments running businesses and want business-class > >services is an exercise in futility. > > It depends what "business" services you mean. If you want a T1 or SONET > pipe, yeah, you're going to hit a serious wall even if the fiber runs > through your property. > > However, most telcos have "business" DSL and "residential" DSL, and the > physical layer is the same (ditto for cable, all the way back to @Home vs > @Work). The only differences are the AUP, the price tag, and the ability > to get static IPs. Expect to pay 2-3x for the same bit rate; higher > bitrates may be available with "business" service, but the upload rates > still suck because their gear is designed for consumers. Sticking with > "residential" service for your home office will pay for basic server colo > space somewhere else, and you'll get more for your money. > > S > > Stephen Sprunk "Those people who think they know everything > CCIE #3723 are a great annoyance to those of us who do." > K5SSS --Isaac Asimov >
dark/dim glass - don't want SONET, too expensive. want 1g - 10G to the meet-me. I should move to Stockholm, Tokyo, Seoul, or some other enlightened place that sees that type of service in a viable business model. No bundling please. --bill