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		<title>SEO</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2010/05/25/seo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 17:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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There are search engines and these engines like to organize the world&#8217;s information.  It is quite a big task to take on being that the amount of information is just endless.  Each and every day more and more is being added to the world wide web.  What the search engines like to [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="'Palatino Linotype'">There are search engines and these engines like to organize the world&#8217;s information.  It is quite a big task to take on being that the amount of information is just endless.  Each and every day more and more is being added to the world wide web.  What the search engines like to do is put the most relevant terms at the top and make sure that people find exactly what it is they are looking for.  It is quite a task to be right on all of the time when writing content for SEO purposes because sometimes you just don&#8217;t know what people are thinking.  It is best practices to put yourself in the shoes of someone with a problem and is looking for a solution.  Let&#8217;s say that they want to find a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGMweqfYsCM">doctor for back pain in los angeles</a>.  They can search and it is the job of the engine to place the url with most accurate information at the top.  There is all kinds of advanced technology where the amount of time a person spends on a site is measured and then a cookie can be used to see where they go next.  This lets the engines make decisions on how to group information together and in an accurate way.  SEO can be fun if you like to do research and love to write and link things together.  You want to think of it like a big spider web and how everything all links together in some way shape or form.</font></p>
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		<title>Something for Everyone to Check out &#8212; Wild Blue Satellite</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 07:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment was once all about televisions, radios and game systems. Now, however, pcs and the foundation of the web have changed all that. With a file transfer speed up to thirty times quicker than dial up, although effective speeds may vary, of service provider Wild Blue, the domain of fun has been brought into a golden age to you]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was once the case that television sets, radios, and video game systems were what passed for acceptable entertainment. However, change arrived with the foundation of the web. As much entertainment as you can handle could be brought directly to you with ISP Wild Blue. All of your favorite web pages are viewable while surfing the web with Wild Blue. Thought about visiting out CNN&#8217;s web page? Go ahead. Wild Blue Internet makes the world your oyster. If you need applications, the web is where you&#8217;ll find them. There are millions of applications to opt for; they include costless word processors, conversion calculators and thesauri.</p>
<p>Wild Blue Internet makes social networking viable which lets you find more acquaintances. Want to use YouTube and Twitter? If you do, it&#8217;s easy to connect, chat and share information with directv wireless Internet. Discover where the greatest web pages are by browsing social bookmarking web pages. Web forums are great for people who want to have their say while web based journals are wonderful if you enjoy studying other people&#8217;s sentiments. Own an MP3 player? You should try a web based music program such as iTunes with your Wild Blue service so you can relish those tunes dearest to you. You can download killer songs with no filler garbage. Also, you can download films, audio books, podcasts and many other electronic products.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve missed episodes of your favorite television soap or you have a hankering to watch a movie but don&#8217;t want to drive to the rental store, Wild Blue Internet lets you watch the programs you like from the comfort of your home. It&#8217;s all there to stream from both paid and free web pages. Get online today and feel the joy of immediate entertainment. Want to play with your mates in a massively multi player online rpg? Or maybe you&#8217;d get more enjoyment out of one of the more informal web pages which offer an enormous selection of card, quiz and fighting games? Whatever you&#8217;d prefer, the Internet makes it happen.</p>
<p>If you want admission to the best the Internet has to show, pick a directv satellite Internet provider. With <a href="http://www.wildbluedeals.com/wild-blue-packages.html" title="Wild Blue">Wild Blue</a>, the Internet is affordable and extremely reliable for everyone with unobstructed views of the sky in the south.</p>
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		<title>AT&amp;T Business Solutions Releases Highlights of Fourth Quarter Operations</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2010/02/05/att-business-solutions-releases-highlights-of-fourth-quarter-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AT&#38;T Business Solutions unit has released its report covering the company&#8217;s operations and financial results for the last quarter of 2009. The said report highlighted the acquisition of the VeriSign global security consulting business in October. According to the report, the takeover now allows the department to provide a suite of solutions for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The AT&amp;T Business Solutions unit has released its report covering the company&#8217;s operations and financial results for the last quarter of 2009. The said report highlighted the acquisition of the VeriSign global security consulting business in October. <br />According to the report, the takeover now allows the department to provide a suite of solutions for the Payment Card Industry. In another merger, the company also reports that it has already completed the acquisition of another company, the Centennial Communications. The move was aimed at enhancing AT&amp;T&#8217;s network coverage across the Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States as well as in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. <br />AT&amp;T Business Solutions is a unit under the telecom that specifically caters to business clients. The unit also reportedly implemented expansions on its cloud computing line of products and services when it announced the launch of the AT&amp;T Synaptic Compute as a Service in November. The global and cloud-based service is going to cater to companies of varied sizes, providing them with simple and on-demand access to scalable computing capabilities. In the cloud-based setup, customers need only pay for the resources they use.<br />The new service provided clients with a self-service approach to the use of IT solutions like <a href="http://www.dedipower.com/privatecloud">private cloud</a>. With this capability, they don&#8217;t have to worry about under-investing or over-building in terms of capacity for handling traffic demands. <br />AT&amp;T Synaptic Compute as a Service is actually the third service to be added to the company&#8217;s line of Synaptic Services which includes Synaptic Storage as a Service and Synaptic Hosting. </p>
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		<title>How to Buy Your Goods Online</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2010/01/07/how-to-buy-your-goods-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying online is progressively becoming the norm for many consumers. It provides an unprecedented range of goods all purchasable without even leaving the comfort of your own residence. It truly is a dream come true for those who despise the thought of traipsing round the shops with all the other crowds of consumers. As increasingly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buying online is progressively becoming the norm for many consumers. It provides an unprecedented range of goods all purchasable without even leaving the comfort of your own residence. It truly is a dream come true for those who despise the thought of traipsing round the shops with all the other crowds of consumers. As increasingly more of people turn out to be connected to the internet and deal with internet payment techniques the level of shopping online rises month on month. It is not just acquiring goods like a <a href="http://ladiessportswatch.co.uk/">ladies sports watch</a> or gents running shoes that takes places on the net, but also arranging short breaks, settling your bills, banking plus purchasing tickets for travel. </p>
<p>If you want to take extensive advantage of the chances for buying on the net then you will require a method of payment that is acknowledged by the merchants and banks. Many of the websites and tickets suppliers will take a credit card supplied with the Visa or Mastercard logo. When you have one or more of those then you will be fine. Conditional upon which land you are from then you may well have the opportunity to use additional bank cards which are legal in your area like Maestro for example. It might also be possible to make use of different payment methods like Paypal, Moneybookers plus direct bank transfer with many vendors. Should you be not able to get a bank card thanks to a bad credit history then you can try a prepay card. These cards can be purchased with the Visa and Mastercard logos and have no credit rating checks needed. You can either obtain your preloaded card, or acquire one which you&#8217;ll be able to top up as you go. These normally work as well for most on-line buys. </p>
<p>A further problem to consider if <b>shopping online</b> may be the potential for paying import duties in your country. As an example for anyone who is in the European Union and you purchase from a vendor inside of that region then you will have no costs. However if you order from outside The European Union, the USA as an example, then you can be charged customs duty on your purchase. You might well get a nasty shock when the postman demands a big amount when he delivers the package. </p>
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		<title>Setting up a Reliable Internet Presence</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2010/01/06/setting-up-a-reliable-internet-presence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The very first step in building a site and a solid Internet presence is choosing the most appropriate domain and selecting the most desirable Web registration for your particular market. Mind you it's generally wise not to decide anything without some prior help. All things considered the easiest way to guarantee that all your needs are fulfilled is to carry out some thorough research of domain hosting providers by taking a look at available reviews...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We recommend you review this <a href="http://www.netreview.org/bluehost.html">detailed resource for best domain registration</a> information!</p>
<p>Picking out the best domain and finding the right Web registration are the first matters to think over when you are setting up a site. Mind you, it can often be a fairly baffling decision to make. While you are trying to unearth the best domain hosting you will probably detect that researching the company based on domain hosting reviews may prove to be a critical way to go. When you check out the domain hosting reviews, how can you determine what exactly is helpful info and what is not? Before you make any decisions you must determine which features are most important to your business model. Going for the same provider to host your site and register your domain name is a common option. Support is something which can affect your site even a long time after registration. It is wise not to depend upon a review which solely appears on the hosting company&#8217;s site. To determine the best suited Web registration for you, always get an impartial assessment. You should make an effort to research as much customer feedback as you can and give some thought to the reviewers&#8217; feedback. Do you see some of the concerns over and again? What are the provider&#8217;s strong points? Is the overall feedback good or bad?</p>
<p>Expect to find positive and negative feedback for all the companies. It&#8217;s sensible to gain access to all the opinions with objectivity and weigh them all. Without a shadow of a doubt, pricing has to be determining factor, but make sure you have any services you may need included in your targeted deal. We have included some questions to ask yourself when trying to find which company to go with.</p>
<p>During which times of day do the company provide customer support? Do they provide a free phone number, and can you deduce from the feedback whether or not they have got a fast turnaround time? What kind of system uptime will they guarantee? How much bandwidth will you be good for? You can negotiate a bundle providing unlimited hosting and bandwidth, now and again they offer sweetners for example software packages to run your site, coupons good for Google Adwords, and discounts on extra domain names. What payment plans are offered? Could it be set up automatically, or could you pay each year? In the case of a server failure, what will happen? Ultimately it&#8217;s an individual decision, but be sure you have grasped all the options. Checking out any number of domain hosting reviews offers you the chance of saving lots of time and money further down the line.</p>
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		<title>Internet Site Inspection of Zippy Pty Ltd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We must admit, we are highly wonder-struck by the Zippy.com.au website and could not wait to see what we would discover in their car insurance quotes section.One of our admired highlights on this website was their chasteness. It is not very hard to discover several car insurance quote rates here, as this internet site permits [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We must admit, we are highly wonder-struck by the Zippy.com.au website and could not wait to see what we would discover in their car insurance quotes section.One of our admired highlights on this website was their chasteness. It is not very hard to discover several car insurance quote rates here, as this internet site permits you to fill out an application form and lets you to equate a assortment of prices from sevenfold providers.<br />
Our reviewing team appreciates the simple-to-navigate web site that didn&#8217;t take days to load, a big positive. </p>
<p>Zippy.com.au is powered by:<br />
Zippy.com.au Pty LtdAustralia Business Number: 281 3833 9429http://www.zippy.com.auphone:  07 31030183fax: 3036 6860Suite 163, 192 Ann street Brisbane Queensland 4000Australia</p>
<p>Zippy.com.au minted the motto, Fast, Easy, Zippy&#8217; and it looks like a reasonable determination! After completing a quotation form, the telephone called within six mins and we were chatting with Real Insurance who managed to beat our current car insurance premium.<br />
We liked that Zippy.com.au held elements elementary while holding a pro and revealing automobile insurance site.<br />
In additioan to Motorcar you can use Zippy.com.au to obtain Home, Term life and Travel Insurance however in our opinion Auto insurance looks to be their center.<br />
Although addressing all of Australia the site focuses on Brisbane, Sydney, Victoria, Hobart and Canberra<br />
The index page of this internet site is specific but is prepared asymptomaticly. The page consists of a essential banner and paragraph and underneath are two rows.<br />
You will as well get a group of estimators to the side of the main section The features include a few calculators, the best of these estimates a motorcar price.<br />
Colours for the website are dark blue, rich green on a classic white background consistent with the logo.<br />
Zippy.com.aus logo is progressive, effortless and modern I thought the colours presented the type of website well and looked professional. The lay out of the pages is simply organised and pages are uniform with the two newspaper column design with contact details in the top area. </p>
<p>The Zippy.com.au website adequately matches client necessitates and provides a large range of insurance companies to choose from in OZ. With the same engineering science, it is believable that the company can extend their functions to include different counties.<br />
Zippy is well worth <a href="http://addthisto.com/World--Business/double-glazing-local/#discuss">bookmarking</a>.</p>
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		<title>Domain Registration and Web Site Hosting &#8212; the Skinny</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2009/09/09/domain-registration-and-web-site-hosting-the-skinny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The initial step in establishing a Web site is choosing the best domain name and selecting the most desirable Web registration for your unique niche. This isn't an easy decision making process. The most dependable way to make certain that your requirements are met is to spend a few hours on some thorough research of domain hosting companies by reviews Web site...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Picking out the most appropriate domain name and using the best registration are the first matters to think over when you are setting up a Web site. But, it can really be an irritating decision making process. Because when you are wrestling to figure out the most appropriate provider you will probably find that researching the provider based on client reviews is an essential way to go.</p>
<p>When you are checking out <a href="http://www.netreview.org/">domain hosting reviews</a>, how to know what it is you are actually looking for? Before you make any choices you must determine the features that are crucial to your purpose. A common alternative is to host your Web site with the same company that you register your domain with. Do be conscious, however, that months after your Web site has been set up, extras such as service may well become way more important than ever.</p>
<p>Any customer feedback featured on a provider&#8217;s Web site isn&#8217;t enough to base your decision on. It is crucial to get an objective assessment before you make a selection. You must study as much customer feedback as possible taking into account what every client has to offer. Do you read any issues over and over again? Which remarks illustrate the benefits of the company you are reading about? Is the feedback in general good or bad? With any company, you should see both bad and good comments. Stay objective and look into all the info you can get access to. Of course, the importance of the cost can&#8217;t be forgotten, but see to it you have any services you could need included in your targeted package. To help you with a decision we&#8217;ve ramped up a few bullet points you should ask yourself. Does the company feature round-the clock technical support with a toll-free telephone line, and do the comments reflect a fast response time? What sort of system uptime will they guarantee? How much bandwidth will your account level be good for? You can negotiate a package providing unlimited hosting and bandwidth, along with perks for example software packages to run your Web site, coupons redeemable for Google AdWords, and rebates on additional domain names. Do they offer an easy way to pay? Are all payments automatic, or could you pay monthly? What is the protocol assuming the server fails? Your answers to these questions are crucial to your Web site. In the end, only you can determine the most suitable hosting for your Web site, but do exercise caution and don&#8217;t be sloppy in terms of all that indispensable fact-finding, so make sure to dot the i&#8217;s. Reading some domain hosting reviews is generally the wisest way to save time and money.</p>
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		<title>Why Your Website Needs Inbound Links</title>
		<link>http://www.smartexaminer.com/archives/2009/06/08/why-your-website-needs-inbound-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most web-savvy people quickly learn why they need &#8220;links&#8221; from other sites pointing at theirs. Your inbound links are one of the most important ways of getting yourself known in your field, generating traffic to your website, and influencing the search engines to notice your site.
&#8220;Traffic&#8221; is what linking is all about. Without traffic your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most web-savvy people quickly learn why they need &#8220;links&#8221; from other sites pointing at theirs. Your inbound links are one of the most important ways of getting yourself known in your field, generating traffic to your website, and influencing the search engines to notice your site.</p>
<p>&#8220;Traffic&#8221; is what linking is all about. Without traffic your website is useless as a tool for selling your products or communicating your ideas. Getting links from other websites is not the only way to generate traffic, but it is probably the most important one.</p>
<p>But how do links generate traffic?</p>
<p>**Direct traffic from links**</p>
<p>First, links generate direct traffic. Links from sites that share your target audience will be an important source of traffic to your site. A visitor to the other web site sees the link to yours, clicks on it, and becomes your visitor. Some estimates put the percentage of internet traffic resulting from this kind of link as high as 21% of total traffic.</p>
<p>Why do people click on these links? One reason is they may view a link to an outside source as an endorsement. They assume the webmaster is saying &#8220;Here is a source you will find interesting or helpful&#8221;. They are looking for the kind of service you provide, so they click on the link to check you out.</p>
<p>But just as important is simple curiosity. Someone sees a text link with intriguing wording like &#8220;Powerful Cheap Advertising&#8221; or &#8220;Win a Free iPod&#8221; or &#8220;See Pamela Anderson Video&#8221; and, depending on their interests, a certain number of people are likely to click on it.</p>
<p>This suggests at least three things about your links. First, you should get as many links as possible on pages your target audience is likely to be visiting. The more people see your links, the more traffic you are likely to get.</p>
<p>Second, your anchor text (the words that are linked) should be intriguing. It should be short and sweet, and suggest a benefit &#8212; a reason for people to click on it.</p>
<p>Third, your links should be on pages that people actually look at. Having hundreds of links on pages that nobody ever looks at will not result in traffic &#8212; at least not direct traffic. Putting your link on a link exchange page containing hundreds of services similar to yours is not likely to generate very many clicks. This is why exchanging links with link directories is such a questionable waste of time. Web visitors rarely look at these directories.</p>
<p>Finding good pages where you can place your link is not always easy. One method is to systematically do searches for your most important keywords &#8212; the search phrases people are likely to use when looking for your kind of product or service. Many of the results will be competitors of yours. But one or two may be secondary sources such as directories or reference pages. Getting your link on some of these secondary sources is almost guaranteed to result in traffic, so it is worth the effort &#8212; and sometimes the cost &#8212; of getting listed in the resources that score high for your keywords.</p>
<p>**Traffic from Search Engines**</p>
<p>The second reason for getting inbound links is to impress the search engines. Most search engines use the quantity and quality of your inbound links to evaluate the importance and relevance of your site to specific keywords. For instance, if you sell a product like &#8220;Full Color Vinyl Banners&#8221;, or you are a Real Estate agent servicing &#8220;Kitchener Real Estate&#8221;, one of your objectives is to rank high for searches done on your primary search phrase (and other similar ones).</p>
<p>This will result in traffic because when people search for your important keywords your site is more likely to show up in the search results. The more inbound links you have that relate your site to full color vinyl banners or web promotion services, or &#8220;fill in your keyword here&#8221;, the higher your site is likely to rank for these terms, and the more search engine traffic you are likely to receive as a result.</p>
<p>**Using Articles to get traffic and impress the search engines**</p>
<p>Embedding your links in articles is one of the best methods of rapidly increasing your inbound links. Many times a well-written article will show up in hundreds of places on the web. And if it has your link embedded in it, that will obviously increase your inbound links. Webmasters pick up these articles because they want content to enhance the value of their sites.</p>
<p>Articles will also generate direct traffic because people who read them are already interested in your subject matter, and are therefore more likely to click on your link.</p>
<p>This suggests that the most valuable place to publish your article is in a themed or categorized article resource. For instance, if your product is &#8220;health&#8221; related, having it published on health-oriented sites will be more valuable than having it published on generic sites.</p>
<p>You can even take this a step further. If your article is about something more specific like &#8220;mesothelioma advice&#8221;, then getting it published on sites that focus on &#8220;mesothelioma&#8221; will get more &#8220;reads&#8221;, and have a greater influence on the search engines.</p>
<p>Second, when embedding your link, try to use anchor text that contains one of your important keywords, not just your URL or web address. Remember that search engines are dumb. One of your objectives is to have them relate your website to specific search terms (keywords or key phrases). And the best way to do that is to use them as your anchor text.</p>
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		<title>Welcome to the World of Webcam Chat &#8211; A Global Revolution in Communication</title>
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The first requirement is a webcam. These are available widely on the high street or from online retailers and cost from around &#163;25.00 in the UK, 36 Euros in Europe or $44 in the US. Most have headphones/speakers so you can talk as well as view the other person. After linking [...]]]></description>
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<p>The first requirement is a webcam. These are available widely on the high street or from online retailers and cost from around &#163;25.00 in the UK, 36 Euros in Europe or $44 in the US. Most have headphones/speakers so you can talk as well as view the other person. After linking the webcam to your PC and installing the webcam software you then need some webcam chat software.</p>
<p>Chat software is available for free, MSN and Yahoo for example both have programs that allow you to chat using your webcam with audio and images.</p>
<p>A better option is to join one of the webcam chat networks. This means you join a community of registered users and have a large number of new people to chat to throughout the world. The free software provided by this network integrates with MSN Yahoo ICQ and AOL messaging systems so that you can add your own personal contacts.</p>
<p>A small yearly subscription charge usually applies to chat networks but after that there is normally no cost involved (apart from your internet service provider subscription) and you can chat whenever you wish with no time constraints. Certainly much cheaper than an international telephone call.</p>
<p>Beware of free webcam chat networks, they provide no security for members, are usually crammed with distracting adverts and the video and audio quality is generally poor and unreliable.</p>
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<p>Chris Smith works developing 3 webcam chat networks:<br />
 World Webcam Chat<br />
 Webcam Chat (UK)<br />
 Local Chat (UK)</p>
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		<title>Evaluating Bandwidth Choices-Fractional T-1 vs T1</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for bandwidth? That can be a daunting and frustrating task even in the best of situations. There&#8217;s lots to consider in order to make the right decision for your needs. Below you&#8217;ll find some help when evaluating Fractional T1 vs T1. Factors covered include Technology, Speed, Description, Application, Pros, Cons, and Cost.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for bandwidth? That can be a daunting and frustrating task even in the best of situations. There&#8217;s lots to consider in order to make the right decision for your needs. Below you&#8217;ll find some help when evaluating Fractional T1 vs T1. Factors covered include Technology, Speed, Description, Application, Pros, Cons, and Cost.</p>
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<p>Technology: Fractional T1</p>
<p>Speed: 128 Kbps &#8211; 1.544 Mbps</p>
<p>Description: Same service as a full T-1 provisioned in increments of 64 Kbps. A full T-1 is 1.544 Mbps or 24 channels, Fractional T-1s start at 128 Kbps or 2 channels.</p>
<p>Application: Used to connect a company to the Internet when less than a full T-1 is required. Circuit runs from the location into the Internet.</p>
<p>Pros: Provides access straight into the carrier&#8217;s backbone. Unlike DSL and Cable Modem, there is no aggregation. Fractional T-1s have unused channels which can be turned up on demand.</p>
<p>Cons: Setup and monthly costs can be prohibitive.</p>
<p>Costs: Fractional T1 cost starts at around $100-200 for a stable, reliable system (e.g. from a Tier 1 provider). A required router is additional unless provided as a &#8220;freebie&#8221; incentive by the vendor. Price climbs as distance from the providers Central Office (CO) increases. However&#8230;.the pricing for these connections varies widely depending on the carrier, location of service and the application for which the connection is being used.</p>
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<p>Technology: T1</p>
<p>Speed: 1.544 Mbps</p>
<p>Description: A 24 channel cirucit that can be used for Frame Realy, Private Line, VPN or, most commonly, Internet access.</p>
<p>Application: Connects a company&#8217;s LAN into the Internet or carrier&#8217;s Frame Realy network.</p>
<p>Pros: Provides access straight into the carrier&#8217;s backbone. Only slightly more expensive than a Fractional T-1. 99% availability in U.S. Very reliable.</p>
<p>Cons: Setup and monthly costs can be prohibitive.</p>
<p>Costs: A full T1 obviously will cost more than a Fractional T1. Expect cost to start at around a $400 for a stable, reliable system (e.g. from a Tier 1 provder). A required router is additional unless provided as a &#8220;freebie&#8221; incentive by the vendor. Price climbs as distance from the providers Central Office (CO) increases. However&#8230;.the pricing for these connections varies widely depending on the carrier, location of service and the application for which the connection is being used. For example&#8230;Tier 1 providers may cost more than local/regional Tier2 and Tier 3 providers but are much more stable and reliable. Also, expect to pay more if you are in a rural area or need integrated (voice and data combined) or bonded (multiple T1s bound in 1 network&#8230;.option vs full DS3) T1 service.</p>
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<p>Technology: E1 (Europe)</p>
<p>Speed: 2.048 Mbps</p>
<p>Description: The European equilivent of the T-1.</p>
<p>Application: Connects a company&#8217;s LAN into the Internet or carrier&#8217;s Frame Realy network.</p>
<p>Pros: Provides access straight into the carrier&#8217;s backbone. Very reliable.</p>
<p>Cons: Setup and monthly costs can be prohibitive.</p>
<p>Costs: A full E1 usually costs more than it&#8217;s North American counterpart. Expect cost to start at around a $800-1000 for a stable, reliable system (e.g. from an equivalent Tier 1 provder). A required router is additional unless provided as a &#8220;freebie&#8221; incentive by the vendor (not common in Europe). Price climbs as distance from the providers Central Office (CO) increases. However&#8230;.just as with the North American version the pricing for these connections varies widely depending on the carrier, location of service and the application for which the connection is being used.</p>
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<p>Michael is the owner of FreedomFire<br />
 Communications&#8230;.including DS3-Bandwidth.com and Business-VoIP-Solution.com.  Michael also authors  Broadband Nation where you&#8217;re always welcome to drop in and catch up on the latest BroadBand news, tips, insights, and ramblings for the masses.</p>
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