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Date:      Thu, 01 Jun 2000 17:23:05 -0400
From:      John Reddy <jreddy@lightning.net>
To:        Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc>
Cc:        FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Burstable T1
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20000601165517.00af89f0@mail.lightning.net>
In-Reply-To: <3936B4DF.B9471CD2@smartsoft.cc>

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At 03:09 PM 6/1/00 -0400, Jan Knepper wrote:
>What do you guys think about "Burstable T1" to setup an Internet Host with
>FreeBSD?
>I asked a couple of weeks ago about Frame Relay. Frame Relay however is rather
>expensive compared to "Burstable T1". DSL is not available where I want to 
>have
>the host. Too far away from a CO. The only one is IDSL (DSL over ISDN), but
>since we've already ISDN-2 I don't think that would be a real solution.

I would find out how the ISP defines "Burstable".  Some companies refer to 
rate limiting, or to the CIR of Frame circuits when saying their lines are 
burstable.  Other companies use "Burstable" in reference to billing, where 
they bill based on your actually usage of the line.

-John Reddy



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