[GLLUG] Lansing Network Map?

[Perry_rg]

Matt,
 
You might also want to check with ACD.NET or with TDS Metrocom to see what they have available for high-speed Internet connections.  I know that ACD.NET has very high speed DSL available, and I believe they can provide a DSL connection farther from a central office than SBC can.  ACD.NET has T1s, and they might have T3s too.   They might also have fiber available in certain areas.  I would suggest checking their website for more information:  http://www.acd.net/
 
TDS Metrocom has very competitive pricing for DSL.  It looks like they can also provide DS1 and DS3 circuits.  Here is a link to their website:
http://www.tdsmetro.com/Default.aspx? 
 
I personally would not recommend a cable Internet connection for a business that hosts its own web servers, unless you could guarantee service levels and performance with the cable provider.  Usually, cable Internet connections are shared, similar to an Ethernet network, and the bandwidth is divided between all the users.  DSL is a point-to-point connection and the minimum bandwidth can usually be specified (make sure to check with the provider about this).  For a business DSL connection, you will probably want a service level agreement with the telecom provider.  In fact, I would recommend any business negotiate a service level agreement that meets their needs with their telecom for any type of business wide area network connection (IP VPN, MPLS, T1, T3, DS1, DS3, OC3, etc.).  Don't necessarily accept their "standard" SLA without serious review and consideration, or you might end up not getting the bandwidth or uptime you expect.  Having supported a wide area network for four and a
 half years, I know a little bit about negotiating with telecoms.
 
- Perry Godwin
  Thelema Networks

Nicholas Kwiatkowski <kwiatk27 at msu.edu> wrote:
If you are concerned about getting ANY broadband, I would check out 
http://www.dslreports.com/ . 

If you are looking for a great map of where the Central Offices are in your 
county (including street address), take a look at : 

http://www.dslreports.com/coinfo  

Hint: Closer you are to a CO, the faster/better access to DSL you will get. 

As far as cable modems go -- you just need to pick an area that is served by 
Comcast. Comcast rarely goes into business parks, so you might need to 
contact them directly to find out if they are in any. (I know they have no 
service South of Dunkel, South of Jolly from College all the way to 
Aurelius, which is a large business area.) 

T1's are available in most of the tri-county area -- again check the coinfo 
site above. 

Hope that helps! 

-Nick Kwiatkowski
G.E.E! Communications and Network Solutions 

Matt Graham writes: 

> A couple of meetings ago, Roger or Jeff or someone had a map showing 
> where most (all?) of the fiber lines in Lansing were. The company that 
> I work for may have to move all its people and gear soon. They want to 
> move somewhere in the Lansing area that's close to a place where we can 
> get something better than cable/DSL without paying insane amounts of 
> money for it. (If the experimental tech project that I can't really 
> talk about works like we hope it will, we're probably going to get 
> Slashdotted, but that's a *big* if and it's months away....) 
> 
> So, could whoever had that map, or whoever knows about getting good 
> reasonably cheap business-grade bandwidth in this town contact me 
> directly? I'll also be at the meeting tomorrow night. Thanks.... 
> 
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