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INTERNET &
BROADBAND FROM SEATTLE LINE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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Dial
Up Services
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DSL Services
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Frame
(Relay) Services
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T-1
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Slipstream
Broadband Services
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Internet & Broadband Services
Internet & Broadband
DSL comes in
about 50 different versions, offered by over 30 Providers in the Seattle
area. There are about a dozen different ways to secure a T1 line. And let's
not even consider Frame Relay, an enchanted forest of data pipes, valves and
transmission speed zones. Ever hear of Local Loop, ISP, broadband, Fractional
T1, VoIP, VPN, and the increasingly popular WI-FI?
Don't you just love it? If you call Telco A they will
show you their products and prices. Telco B has a different set of products
and prices. And so on. Do you really want to examine a pile of proposals and
brochures, each of which bleats about how good they are? Wouldn't it be nice
just to call one source [an Internet & Broadband Broker] and have them do
all the searching for you? Do you suppose these Telcos would say the same
things to a Broker as they would to a potential customer?
That's what we do—shop the market for you. It is easy,
painless, and if we do return with some optional choices, you can be sure
they will be delicious.
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Dial Up Services
This is
Internet access via a modem. The transmission speed is almost entirely governed
by the speed of that modem, which according to physics is limited to about
56k over conventional copper. Most users, though, seldom get above 48k. Good
News: This is the cheapest way to access the Internet. Bad News: It can be
very s-l-o-w for pictures to download. AOL uses dial-up access—which
is why customers are leaving in droves.
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DSL Services
Those
that tire of making small shopping trips while waiting for a dial-up picture
to download can upgrade to the next speed plateau—DSL,
which stands for Digital Subscriber Line. DSL costs more, of course, but you
get more, sometimes a LOT more. You also have some speed choices ranging from
128k up to a bone crushing 7Mb, and even more if you are speed greedy. It is
important to note, though, that DSL speeds vary depending upon the number of
concurrent users in your neighborhood since you and your neighbors are sharing
a "pipe." It is similar to the affect on traffic during rush hour.
DSL providers are careful to specify "speeds up to XXXk" in their
Sales Agreements. Reason enough to let Seattle Line Communications act as
your DSL broker.
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Frame (Relay) Services
Sometimes
a guaranteed speed is required, which is where Frame Relay comes in. As with
DSL, you can request a desired speed—say, 128k. But you can also
request a minimum speed, a level your transmissions will never go below. This
is called the Committed Information Rate (CIR) and it customarily comes in at
one-half the stated speed. In this example the CIR would probably be 64k.
Frame Relay will also allow some "bursting" above the stated speed.
This occurs when an unusually large transmission needs to go down the pipe.
Since this would usually be an infrequent occurrence, you might pay a nominal
surcharge (above the 128k rate) when it happens.
Although Frame Relay services are used by computer
networks because of their consistency and reliability, they also can be
employed as a means to access the Internet. In this scenario a company with
multiple offices can connect all of them via Frame Relay into a VPN (Virtual
Private Network), then have one of those offices connect to the Internet in
behalf of the others. This technique is generally cheaper than having each
office make a separate arrangement. It is also economical because Frame Relay
is not distant sensitive. For example, it costs about the same to connect
Seattle-to-Portland as it does to connect Seattle-to-Minneapolis.
Frame Relay can seem a bit murky to the un-initiated.
What to get? What not to get? The solution is to "get" Seattle Line
Communications to shop for you.
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T-1 Services
A
data T-1 can be a pipe that directly connects your company to an ISP for
access to the Internet, or it can be a dedicated pipe (sometimes called a
Point-to-Point) connecting two of your offices. Since a T-1 contains 24 64k
channels, you can choose how big a pipe you want—128k
up to 1.54Mb. If yours needs exceed that level, then the Slipstream Broadband
becomes quite economical. There is no minimum CIR like Frame Relay. However,
T-1s are distant sensitive so their cost is proportionate to the distance
from your office to the provider's point of access. There are a zillion T-1
providers out there. Reason enough (again) to let Seattle Line Communications
source T-1s for you.
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Line Communications, Inc.
Seattle Line Communications, Inc.
2448 76th Ave SE,Suite 200, Mercer Island, WA 98040
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