T1 Lines: What is a T1 line? What is T1 line speed? How expensive are they? In this article I'm going to explain T1 lines and put all the rumors to rest and help you decide if a T1 line is right for you. T1 lines are one of the most modern steps in making the internet as fast as possible.
Before the T1 line: The old fashioned phone line is brought in on copper wires (2 of them) and transmit the voice as an analog signal. This technology is outdated is not used in many applications anymore. However, sometimes if you are using a basic dial-up modem on these kind of wires then you are moving data at 30 kilobits per second (30,000 bits per second). Now the phone company moves traffic digitally and the line moves at about double the rate and sometimes faster on modern fiber optic lines that have been installed most places in America.
How it works: T1 line speed is brought in as a really large phone line that is fiber optic cable although on occations it will come in on copper. The basic T1 line can carry a maximum of 24 digitized voice channels at the same time and move data at 1.544 megabits per second. The T1 line will be routed to the phone system or network router depending on its use. Many businesses have two and keep them separate.
Data: A T1 line can carry 60 times more data very reliably. This is very different from a traditional modem that is much slower and less reliable. This makes it so that with everyone in your office doing basic calling and browsing you will have a very fast, reliable connect. The only time the line may get bogged down is if all your users decide to download MP3 or videos at once, but that is rare. Otherwise it should be perfect for your needs.
Why have a T1 line?: T1 lines move data and voice in real time using a little piece of technology called bit sampling. This means that your data and voice moves fast, very fast, that's the advantage of T1 line speed. When your data moves faster, so will your business. If you have large servers or anything like that on premise T1 line speed is a must.
Real world applications:T1 line speed has been an advantage for a long time. Cellphone and telephone companies have used T1 lines to move our normal calls for awhile because of the real-time capability. Educational institutions, large businesses and radio/TV broadcast companies also used these lines for the real-time capability. Now with these lines becoming cheaper and larger lines for other customers now available, the T1 line speed is becoming popular and practical for many other consumers.
Costs: The expense of T1 line speed can be rather daunting. Most T1 lines, depending on the provider and ISP will run 199 and 999 dollars. There may also be additional infrastructure replacement and installation costs that need to be considered. If you can fit your phone and data onto one line that would be a great way to control costs.
Different line sizes: T1 line speed can only move so much data or handle so much talking. If you have greater needs you may want to consider these other great solutions that work the same way as the T1 line: DS0 (64 Kbp), ISDN, T1 at 1.544 megabits per second (24 DS0 lines), the popular T3, OC3, (155 megabits), OC12, OC48, and lastly, the OC192 at 9. 6 gigabits per second.
A Final Note: T1 line speed will improve your connectivity and will help you have a sure-fire reliable solution for your data and voice needs that will meet everything that you need to do. There are also other sizes that do the same thing and can handle that greater capacity that you may require. Inquire at your local company for all your needs!
Author Resource:-
Ron Legarski is a business advisor for T1 Line Speed services and related telecommunications solutions. For more information please visit http://www.t1speeds.net
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