Some Internet access providers claim to have an all-fiber optic network, but that is not quite true. Every network providers except Verizon actually offers fiber-optic only to the curb; your signal travels into your home through regular copper wiring. Until very recently, fiber-optic into the home was not possible, though most cable providers don't advertise the fact that the fiber-optic connection stops at the curb. Now, with Verizon FiOS, your Internet connection travels over a fiber-optic network all the way to your computer.
This "all-the-way-to-your-home" fiber-optic connection brings Verizon FiOS into your home with connections of up to 50 Mbps or 30 Mbps downstream, depending on your package, and up to 20 Mbps or 5 Mbps upstream. In non-technical terms, Verizon FiOS offers the fastest home Internet access available.
What makes fiber-optic so much faster? We hear "fiber-optic" all the time, but may not know exactly what it means or how it can deliver data so much faster and more reliably. The "fiber" in fiber-optic stands for extremely fine strands of glass fiber. Bursts of light are transmitted through these fibers at amazingly fast rates. These digital signals travel at much higher speeds than analog signals on conventional copper wiring, making your Verizon FiOS Internet connection blazingly fast.
Verizon FiOS is also extremely reliable. Not only does your Internet connection travel over fiber-optic lines all the way to your computer, but you also have the assurance of working with Verizon, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. If you've been frustrated with the service from your cable company when your Internet connection went down, you'll appreciate Verizon's professionalism.
When you sign a one-year Verizon FiOS contract, you'll receive free professional installation; a Verizon technician will come to your home, connect your computer to the Verizon FiOS network, make sure everything is up and running, migrate any voice connections to the new network, and provide you with a welcome kit filled with information and resources for getting the most out of your Verizon FiOS connection.
Verizon believes having the best connection should be affordable. It may surprise you to learn that you can get Verizon FiOS for less than your current cable connection, with fiber-optic all the way to your computer and free installation with your one-year connection. Verizon FiOS starts at only $42.99 per month for faster connections and better service than you're currently receiving from cable.
Your home Internet connection brings you news, entertainment, email, and more. Whether you use it to run a home business or just for information, entertainment and education in your downtime, you need the fastest, most robust, most reliable possible connection. Verizon FiOS gives you the best possible Internet connection at the best possible price.
Now that Verizon FiOS brings fiber-optic connection right to your home, delivering the fastest service, exclusive games and entertainment content, and phenomenal service, you can free yourself from mediocre Internet service. Act now to get your one-year contract and set up your free professional installation of Verizon FiOS.
Fiber Optic Internet Connection
A lot of Tucson businesses are on a "legacy" copper wire T1 solution provided by one of the large telecommunication companies like Qwest or one of it's resellers like Time Warner Telecom or Integra Telecom
T1's are a 24 channel circuit which provides a broadband internet connection straight from the provider backbone. As such, a T1 line is a stable and reliable broadband connection.
Even though a T1 is stable it still has an inherent weakness.... "A single point of failure." A T1 is still a physical pair of copper wires that can be inadvertently cut. Depending on your exact physical street address and T1 provider proximity, a full T1 connection will normally cost between $375 and $1,000 monthly. The reason for the vast difference in price is partly due to something called a "mileage charge"
A mileage charge is basically a charge for how much copper wire it takes to physically deliver you a T1 to your location. The further away you are from telecommunication companies "central office" or "termination point" the more of a mileage charge you are going to have because it will take more copper wire and "hops" to get to your location.
A T1 is limited in total symmetrical bandwidth (bandwidth effects the speed of your connectivity) of 1.544 Mbps. If you ever need more bandwidth you will need to get another T1 and yes this does mean an additional $375 to $1000 per month...Yuck!
A T1 is really an outdated mode of business class internet delivery. Did you realize that a T1 data delivery method is a technology first developed in the late 1950's and widely used by telecom companies for their own backbones by the early 1960's? Yes a T1 is a technology that is almost 50 years old. Would you rely on a telephone from the late 1950's to support your business needs? I assume not. So why would you rely on a copper wire technology from the late 1950's?
A lot of local Tucson business owners get a T1 for their data and voice needs because they are convinced it is the most reliable means of data transmission for their mission critical business applications. They are convinced of this usually by the following methods:
1. They have an outsourced IT person that either gets a kickback for every T1 they resell or T1's is all they know because it's all they used or ever recommended.
2. A slick salesman for one of the major Telcos sold them on the idea that a T1 is the pinnacle of voice and data technology
3. Their business neighbor is on a T1 so they naturally want to "keep up with the Jones's" or they think that they must be on the same connection.
I am here to tell you there is a better solution than a T1.
For the sake of simplicity there are services that are - Faster - More reliable - More scalable - Lower cost than a T1
There are services that have - No single point of failure - Lower latency - More "symmetrical" bandwidth capacity
Don't settle for an inferior, overpriced T1 deployment. You have alternatives. Investigate other competing services for yourself...Google "T1 Alternatives". You should not have to settle for an outdated overpriced data and voice solution when there are far superior services on the market that are not based on technology that is 50 years old such as legacy copper wire T1 solutions
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