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How to Test Your T1?
lawpoop asks: "We have a T1 line for our building with a local ISP. Right now, we're looking for competitive bids from different companies. The local guy is offering a good price, but the larger guys are saying he may be overselling the T1 service through a DS-3. He swears he's not. So, how do I tell? The sales guys say 'There's bandwidth meters on the web,' but they fail to mention exactly how I can tell if I have a true T1. I've tried a half-dozen bandwith meters on various websites, and the results are highly variable. We've gotten 300-900 Kbps. Each site has disclaimers as to internet traffic, time of day, etc. Furthermore, we split the T1 out over a hub with two other tenants in the building. I'm coming through from behind that hub. How can I tell for certain that I'm getting a full T1? A service tech with a line tester? Any dead-on bandwith meters? What would an oversold T1 read out to be as compared to a true T1? If the larger guys are trying to scare me to their service with stories of oversold T1s, I need to know that they aren't doing it also!"
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first post muthafuckas!
First Post! Woohoo!
...it probably doesn't matter?
You presumptious bastard, starving people in Africa don't have cardboard boxes or leather shoes.
Look at you going off on your selfish "I care about 1st world poverty but don't realize starving people in the rest of the world don't have a street to beg on or a hospital to sleep in"
Yeah like all the "MOZILLA JUST RELEASED 1.0.0.0.1.1.1.1.1" or "LUNIX IS TEH SUX0RZ" posts from help desk sysdamin-wannabes who think their uninformed opinions count for anything in the real world.
Can we please stop arguing and just lick the goddamn dick already???
hey! my mom can beat up your mom.