From: "Geo" 

either T3 or DS3, after that you start looking at OC12 type stuff. Actually
I think some phoneco's have a line that is basically 3 or 4 T1's  (smaller
than a T3) but it's rare and I've never seen one myself.

Geo.

"Ellen K."  wrote
in message news:6lqqv0dm5rgqe4avh7h2752fi15j02afjq{at}4ax.com...
> We have the next bigger thing after T-1s, I forget what they're called.
> We have a bunch of them between here and TJ so we can route the incoming
> calls there, and they can make their outgoing-to-the-US calls from here.
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:15:25 -0600, "Glenn Meadows"
>  wrote in message :
>
> >Our do the same, except you don't need to re-patch anything if a user
moves.
> >Just move the phone.  Boots up, and it's the same extension as it was in
the
> >other office.  Our directory displays on the phone.  I've used both
styles,
> >and actually I prefer the current model.  At the studio when the new
owners
> >bought it in 1999, put in a new phone system.  It was jack centric.  That
> >system used a T-1 as well, I don't remember the brand, but I do remember
> >having huge problems with it, and it taking 10 minutes to boot from a
cold
> >start.  We had 2 satellite systems connected in other buildings, by
T-1's,
> >and if either of the others went down, or a T burped, the whole damn
system
> >crashed.  They spent 80k for that beast, and after 2 years it was still a
> >mess.
>

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