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ADSL Small Office ADSL Business DSL (SDSL) Business T1
Number of Computers 1 1 - 5 Up to 100 Up to 100
Internet Usage   Light email - not a lot of data or pdf documents Email, data transfers, better if transferring a lot of graphics Email, data transfers, best upstream
Pricing (per month) 1.5M: $19.95 first 6 months.  1.5M: $69.95/month 144K: $129 384K: $299
           $39.95/month thereafter 3.0M: $69.95/month 192K: $129 768K: $369
  3.0M: $19.95 first 6 months.   384K: $159 1.5M: $399
           $39.95/month thereafter   768K: $209  
  6.0M: $19.95 first 3 months.   1.1M: $249  
           $39.95/month thereafter   1.5M: $299  
Setup Fees Activation: $99 Free Hardware & Activation: $149 $49 Professional Install: $225 Free  Professional Install: $450 Free 
  Equipment: $200 Free Free w / Rebate Equipment: Free Equipment: Free
Rebates Jivas: $25 Jivas: Rebate equal to 1.5x monthly Jivas: Rebate equal to 1.5x monthly Jivas: Rebate equal to 1.5x monthly
    recurring charge¹ and 2.5% monthly recurring charge¹ and 2.5% monthly recurring charge¹ and 2.5% monthly
    residual rebate² residual rebate² residual rebate²
    Covad: $49 Netopia: $150 Netopia: $150
      Covad: $299  
Contract 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months
Early Termination Fee $149.95 $149.95 $300 2 x Monthly Service
Uptime Guarantee Best Effort Best Effort 99.9% (45 minutes/month) 99.99% (4 minutes/month)
Service Level Agreement Best Effort Best Effort Yes Yes
Guaranteed Line Speed Best Effort Best Effort Yes Yes
Install Type Self Self (free) / Profesional ($99) Professional Professional
Equipment   4 Port ADSL Router 4 Port SDSL/IDSL Router 8 Port T1 Router
IP Addresses Dynamic 1 Static 8 Static³ 8 Static³
Upgradeable No No Yes (Excluding 144K service) Yes
Installation Interval 5 - 10 days (no guarantee) 10 - 15 Days (no guarantee) 30 Days Guaranteed 30 Days Guaranteed
Free Dialup Access Account 20 Hours/month 20 Hours/month Unlimited Unlimited
Email Accounts 8 12 25 25
Free Webspace 10M Webspace / mailbox 10M Webspace / mailbox 10M Webspace / mailbox 10M Webspace / mailbox
Servers Supported   Web,FTP,VPN,SSH (No email) Web,FTP,VPN,SSH (No Email) Web,Email,FTP,VPN,SSH
Priority Business Support No Yes Yes Yes
         
¹ The Jivas 1 Month Rebate is equal to the monthly recurring charge. For example, if the monthly recurring charge is $249, then a rebate of $249 will be sent. Rebate will be sent 2 months after the line is activated. 
   Note: The Jivas Rebate is in addition to any Netopia or Covad hardware rebates! 
² The Jivas 2.5% monthly residual rebate will be paid out at end of contract term. For example: a Business T1 account with 12 month contract will pay $127.20 (2.5% x $424 x 12) at the end of the 12 month contract.
³ More static IPs available upon justification