dual dsl or t1

c44151 · December 14th, 2003, 11:38 PM

I found a t1 line provider in my area waiting for a price but was wondering if dual dsl modems at 3mbps down and 640 kbps each
6mbps down and 1.28mbps up (both combined) with one of these http://www.hardware-one.com/reviews.asp?aid=248&page=1 or simmilar will it be better or just as good.

Rand Dusing · December 14th, 2003, 11:41 PM

Does that basically link both of your DSL connections into one? Is it like a router? I wish I could talk my Dad into letting me get two Earthlink DSL connections at 1.5mbps easch

Siliconjunkie · December 14th, 2003, 11:45 PM

Most of what you are paying for with a T-1 is service, meaning if it goes down, they will have it back up in X amount of time. It is not as fast as even 1 DSL line. All depends on what you need for availabilty.

The hardware is QUITE interesting. Particularly considering the amount of wireless I can see....

DVNT1 · December 15th, 2003, 08:14 AM

I have a Nexland Pro Turbo 800 but I'm dissappointed in it. It will not double your download or upload speeds for any single file transfer. It will help if you can download (or upload) multiple files or from multiple sources at one time.

If you upload speed is important (like if you host something on the Internet) then the T1 would be better performance. In my area, a T1 costs about $1,100/month for the combined local loop and Internet access cost.
I have a fractional T1 at my house along with RoadRunner. when my upload is important or minimal packetloss is required, I use the fractional T1. Otherwise I use RR. Because of my disappointment in the Nextland ProTurbo 800 it still sits in a box on the shelf and I just switch Internet access methods via a batch file.

c44151 · December 15th, 2003, 10:36 AM

with the Nexland Pro Turbo 800 I was using is as an example for what I need, a dual wan router. basicaly what I want to use this connection for is a game server like cs at my house plus if I do have a lan pary at my house have the cs server for my guests and to the outside world. I know the t1 line will cost $1000+ and with the dsl $100-$150(each) depending on if I want static ip or dynamic.

DVNT1 · December 15th, 2003, 11:47 AM

For a game server you would definately want a T1 instead of the DSL (or even cable modem) because upload speeds are very important to handle many players. I'm not sure about CS specifics, but for a game like America's Army you could reasonably host a server with 6~8 players with the DSL connection you mentioned (but also depends on server's net speed related settings). With a quality T1 20 players works fine but I'm not sure what number actually starts giving latency problems.

c44151 · December 16th, 2003, 05:55 PM

I found this from my dsl provider and was wondering if any of this is like a t1 line
Fast, Easy and Accessible.

With Dedicated Internet service, you can choose from a range of speeds: 56 Kbps, 128Kbps, 256 Kbps and 1.544 Kbps. Like our High Speed Dedicated lines, all options are symmetrical, meaning you can upload and download at the same blazing speed. We also offer three different contract lengths to choose from, so you're sure to find something that suits your needs.

If you are in the 2 major cities and have a real need for speed, there are also 3 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 15 Mbps, 20 Mbps, 25 Mbps, 30 Mbps, 35 Mbps, 40 Mbps, and 45 Mbps options available.

No matter which connection you choose, you get unlimited usage, a connection that's always on, a router to connect to your internal network, and if necessary, assistance from us to register you domain name.

Speeds of 3 Mbps, 6Mbps, 10Mbps, 15Mbps, 20Mbps, 25Mbps, 30Mbps, 35Mbps, 40Mbps, and 45 Mbps are only available in the 2 major cities and also include the router, unlimited usage and 24/7 help desk support.

Now I live in the largest city of this isp provider and I know they provide the service.
as for that other one they only provide dial up internet so it is down to this one

Starfury_2260 · December 16th, 2003, 07:45 PM

/me drools considering such speeds (26.4k dialup here!)

HeadBand · December 16th, 2003, 08:27 PM

the 1.544 they are talking about is probally a t1 that is the ONLY speed that they come in

i have Adelphia cable internet and the speeds are around 3.5mbps usually i dont know about the upload speeds though but i don't think its less than DSL not sure you could put two together though but the prices are very reasonable $40 with cable TV and $50 without

ShawnD1 · December 16th, 2003, 10:33 PM

I would much rather have the dual DSL. While DSL won't be able to support as many clients for a game server, having 2 lines will lag a LOT less when you start downloading files and stuff like that. I ran a CS server for a while and it would seriously bog down a lot if I started downloading something and maxed out my dowload speed.
If you had 2 DSL connections, you could run the server on one line then have all other computers use the other line for stuff like Kazaa. That way, if somebody else in your house has Kazaa running, it won't destroy the speed of your game server.