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| When you think of Internet technology at high speed, | | | | depending on your location. The closer in a |
| most will think of T1. It's no surprise either being it has | | | | metropolitan area you are, the better chances you will |
| been around for decades as a business solution | | | | pay less for the installation of the last mile copper |
| worldwide for fast Internet connectivity. As with all | | | | running to your business. |
| things tech though, even the most experienced | | | | So that being said, if you are seeking to get a T-1 for |
| network engineers will have to admit there has been a | | | | your business Internet connectivity, you will want to |
| time where they have felt stumped when it came to | | | | know what options may be necessary for your |
| effectively connecting a network regardless of the | | | | particular situation and obtain the best pricing for your |
| bandwidth. | | | | connection. This is probably the most important part of |
| Knowing that technology can be complex, many | | | | this entire lesson being it can save you a lot of money |
| businesses may opt out of owning a T1 line to | | | | and pain when it comes to getting it set up. The best |
| preserve peace and avoid chaos. This may result in | | | | way to obtain low lease rates and set up fees without |
| some businesses outsourcing expensive colocation | | | | sacrificing reliability is to go through a |
| server services, settling for more unreliable DSL | | | | telecommunications/bandwidth broker. |
| connections, and even paying more for their long | | | | A broker will have a full list of providers for your area |
| distance phone service if shopping integrated T-1 | | | | as well as be able to negotiate lower rates for your |
| services. | | | | business without any cost to you. They on average |
| So how hard is it to set up a T1 Internet line? Well | | | | offer free consultations for businesses as well to |
| actually it's as simple as plugging in an Ethernet cable | | | | make sure you understand what technology you need |
| from your wall to your modem. Surprisingly that is all | | | | and what can be fit into your budget. A broker makes |
| that needs to be involved on your end. The | | | | their money from the transaction however because |
| complexities of setting up the actual services and | | | | they are compensated does not mean you pay more, |
| installing the technology to your POP (point of | | | | as a matter of fact, a broker will save you more |
| placement, location, etc.) is the burden of the carrier | | | | money than if you went to the provider yourself. Make |
| providing the bandwidth. | | | | sure to ask your broker if you qualify for free |
| T1 has gone down in price significantly over the years | | | | hardware such as modems, routers, and switches. |
| in regards to leasing options. If anything is expensive | | | | Many T1 providers these days have these options |
| about it then that would be the installation fee from the | | | | with different contract options. |