Leased Line Better than my Existing Connection?
Yes, always. Quality, real cost and reliability of services are
at their peak with a leased line connection. Any other type of
line is a compromise. If you are involved in Internet business
or marketing they are an essential item for year round trading.
Leased lines are the most reliable connection possible and designed
to run at lightning speeds. They are the only line suitable for
business and professional usage and they don't come with any kind
of hidden or latent cost.
The following chart shows how they compare:
|
Type
|
Speeds
|
Reliability
|
Cost per second/megabyte
|
Services
|
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Leased line
|
64Kps - 45Mbs - Unlimited
|
99.9%
|
Low, from 0.0001p/minute or 0.001p/megabyte roughly
|
Anything.
|
|
ISDN
|
64Kps - 128Kps
|
85%
|
High, up to 8p/minute or 60p/megabyte roughly
|
Restricted. No webservers.
|
|
Dialup Modem
|
upto 56Kps
|
85%
|
High, up to 4p/minute (
|
Very few. Personal email/browsing only.
|
|
ADSL
|
up 256Kps
|
85%
|
Low, from 0.0001p/minute or 0.001p/megabyte roughly
|
Restricted. Email and browsing only.
|
|
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