13 Mar
2001
13 Mar
'01
11:09 p.m.
> We just got a bid on DSL service saying they provision at 200 DSL per > T1. That seems awfully high to me, since DSL potentially runs a lot > more traffic than 56Kbps modems. I was planning at 24 per T1. This was hashed out on the ISP/C mailing list about a month ago. Most providers are putting in between 200 and 250 DSL users per T1 of outbound bandwidth. Think about it: $2K/200 is $10/user/month of bandwidth. $2K/24 is $85/user/month of bandwidth. If you're selling your DSL lines for $300-$400/month, it's fine to give people $85 of bandwidth, but if your DSL costs the same as everybody else who's losing money on it, you need to keep that cost down in the $8-$10 range. -Bill