YourNet T1 Line FAQ's

• Why should I choose a YourNet T1 over other Internet Service Providers?
  With a YourNet T1 line your business is connected with completely dedicated bandwidth, there is no line sharing involved here, your speed and line performance are guaranteed with our 99.9% uptime guarantee. We have over 9 years of experience dealing with everything pertaining to business-class T1 lines and our experienced support staff monitors your lines' performance 24-7x365.
• How is a YourNet T1 line better than cable or DSL?
  A YourNet T1 comes with our 99.9% uptime guarantee service level agreement. With cable and DSL, the providers will usually not guarantee this, and will not credit users for unexpected outages. Plus, a YourNet T1 delivers the ability to transfer equal amounts of data upstream and downstream simultaneously... with DSL technologies maxing any upstream data transfer severely impacts downstream data transfer.
• What if I have trouble with my T1 line?
  YourNet monitors all of it's T1 lines 24-7/365. Often times we will catch the problem and fix it behind the scenes before any interruption of service occurs. If the line goes down due to some outside source (storm, earthquake, malfunction, etc) then we will contact you first to ascertain the issue, and once realized we will contact the phone company to escalate a fix. If the service interruption becomes greater than what is guaranteed in our service level agreement, then you will be credited on your next statement. YourNet's friendly, experienced support staff is always here to assist you.
• What can I use a YourNet T1 line for other than internet surfing?
  With the blazing 1.54 MB/s speed delivered on YourNet T1 lines you can take it's use far beyond simple internet surfing.

  • Host your own email server
  • Host your own web server
  • Host your own FTP site
  • Connect your corporate network to the internet
• What kind of extra equipment do I need?
  The only extra equipment required for installing a YourNet T1 line at your business is a T1 router. YourNet uses the industry-standard Netopia 5300, this will be provided by YourNet during the installation phase.
• Can I get more than 1.54 Mbps speed?
  Yes, YourNet offers Bonded T1's as well that can bring your bandwidth closer to 3 Mbps downstream/upstream. A bonded T1 is simply 2 (or more) T1 lines combined into a single pipe to increase it's performance.

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Choose a Full T1 (1.54 MB/s) from YourNet and get your chicago-land business online today! Contact a YourNet sales representative to discuss installation & pricing specifics or any questions/concerns you might have.

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