Bonded DSL Pilot

Mandy G. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:44:03 +0000

Small and growing businesses have a new connectivity option available only from XMission: Bonded DSL. We will accept up to twenty customers for a new pilot program to test this affordable, flexible service. Bonded DSL works best for businesses that don’t want to pay for a dedicated connection, but still require a connection faster than DSL.

Here is how it works: businesses purchase two inexpensive DSL lines and combine their speeds into a single connection using a low-cost appliance developed by PipeDream Networks. This rack-mountable, noiseless appliance allows administrators to easily provision or remove lines from the appliance via a web-interface.

Each pair of bonded connections includes 500 GB of monthly transfer. Eventually, XMission will offer the option to bond up to four DSL lines. Consider this cost comparison:

Bonded DSL
Speed	XMission charge	Qwest charge	Hardware charges	Additional lines	One-time setup
3 Mbps down/1.7 Mbps up	$89/month	$75/month or $85/month for standalone	$750 one-time (discounted from $1,000 for pilot program)	$54/month + additional charges	$150 (waived for pilot program)
6-14 Mbps down/ 1.7 Mbps up	$113/month	$112.50/month or $122.50/month for standalone	$750 one-time (discounted from $1,000 for pilot program)	$74/month + additional charges	$150 (waived for pilot program)

T1
Speed	Average cost	Average setup fees	Hardware costs
1.5 Mbps	$385/month for bandwidth and loop	$500 one-time	$1800 for 1800 series or higher

Optical Ethernet
Speed	Average cost	Average setup fees
Starting at 5 Mbps	$1400/month	$1100 one-time

Please note: unlike T1 and Optical Ethernet, Bonded DSL uses consumer-grade bandwidth and does not include a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

If you would like to participate in this new service, please contact Mandy by email or phone: 801.303.0838 (toll-free 1.877.964.7746).

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Bonded DSL Pilot