service.
Thanks,
A.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Brian Lee <blee@mph.net> wrote:
> What about cable modem or DSL? A fiber optic service from Verizon (FiOS)
> with a static IP cost about $100/month with a bandwidth of 20/5 instead of
> the 1.544 Mb/s with a T1.
>
> Brian Lee
> Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
>
> > From: Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <
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> > Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:20:53 -0600
> > To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > Subject: Metro Ethernet via Wireless
> >
> > All,
> >
> > We are in the process of evaluating our current bandwidth utility/needs.
> >
> > We currently have (2) T1 lines serving up internet availability to our
> > students, faculty and staff. Approximately 800 total users. Whenever a
> class
> > accesses a bandwidth intensive/dynamic site (i.e.- BrainPop) or Google
> > Earth, our connection slows to a crawl. Adding another T1 line would just
> be
> > a stop-gap solution. We don't have access to a fiber line at our
> location.
> > And, we can't afford to fund the build-out of a fiber infrastructure.
> We've
> > discussed implementing a Proxy Server but, that won't really solve the
> > problem.
> >
> > We have a company in our area that can provide a fixed 10Mbps wireless
> > metro-ethernet. It's being touted as being as fast as a fiber connection
> > without the reliance on the Telco and wired infrastructure. Though we are
> > aware that severe weather conditions could adversely affect the
> connection,
> > we're seriously considering this solution. We would keep one of the
> current
> > T1's as a back up...
> >
> > Has anyone researched this wireless option? Anyone using a wireless
> > metro-ethernet solution?
> >
> > I appreciate all feedback.
> >
> > --
> > A. Popoola
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