Ten minutes in and I’m spoiled already. No more eye on the phone to make sure we still had a couple lines open.* No more 22k connections—and they never were faster. No more twenty-minutes-per-meg downloads. (Hey, that’s important when downloading CAD files cuz they be BIG!) I can finally start using some of the online project coordination stuff like Buzzsaw.
Ya know, looking at the phone I see that only ONE line is in use. Those sshl*s (meaning my co-workers)! I was apparently the only person who cared enough about keeping some lines open so our customers could call as to limit my time online AND time my own outgoing calls. The jerks.
Lucky bastard. Of course, I’ve got a pretty nice connection myself. But there’s nothing like a T1. Save maybe having fiber running directly into your house like they do for those Atlanta people.
I was generally at 38k with my dial up. Now, theoretically, I share this T1 with a hundred other people. Of course, given the demographics of the neighborhood, and the hours I keep, the real facts are that I have it pretty much to myself, most of the time.
However, it is seriously cutting down my caffeine levels. I barely have time to get a cup of coffee, much less brew a pot like I used to during downloads. Somehow I will get by.
There’s a number of factors involved there. The maximum transmission speed on a T-1 line is 1.544 Megabits per second (symmetrical), depending on whom you speak to. Some will say it’s higher, some lower, but that’s a good solid starting point.
DSL. DSL is a low cost alternative to a T-1. Maximum upload speed is 1.568 Megabits per second, on the SDSL platform. On RADSL, you can achieve download speeds around 7 megabits per second, but the upload is limited to a maximum of 1 megabit per second. DSL is sensitive to distance, whereas the T-carrier system isn’t. The farther away you are from the equipment with DSL, the slower you get. Check out Project Pronto for more information, sorry I don’t have a link.
So, to summarize, a DSL can be faster than a T-1. It can also be slower. It all depends.
Oh I know, there is no going back, is there? I remember when I first got my DSL and I downloaded the Kingpin demo…it was 108MB or something. It took me something like 12-15 mins or something like that…no going back baby.
Why yes it is and we are Fugazi!
The pornographic sites that I usually frequent actually appear on my screen before I can actaully think of them. Even right now my mind (food) is posting this message (sex) without even having (beer) my conscious permission. (sex with beer)
