Leased lines

A leased line internet connection is a service based on an analogue connection. It has the advantage of being a permanent (or semi-permanent) connection and not as costly as a Digital Data Service or an ISDN connection
The main disadvantage of an analogue service is that it is generally not as reliable as a digital service nor as fast.
Modems are used at each of the circuit, these being supplied by the customer.

Traditionally a leased line connection has referred to a connection based on the Analogue leased line. services as provided by Telecom.
However, more recently many ISPs are now providing (semi)permanent connections using ordinary telephone lines. Most often the customer will simply pay to have a line installed at the ISP and then dial this line, keep it open, and effectivly have a full time connection to the Internet.

Mlb.Planet can support both of these types of connection.

Costs

  • Installations and setup
    For both types of leased line connection there is a one-off internet setup charge of $40.

  • Telecom analogue leased line connection
    The basic cost of an analogue leased line connection into Mlb.Planet is $75 per month. This includes up to 50megabytes of international traffic per month. Additional traffic is charged at $400 per gigabyte.
    Included in this $75 is all national traffic, routing services, domain name services (although DOMAINZ manage and bill for domain name registrations), emal and a usenet news feed (if required).
    (Note: the Telecom charges for the leased line are not paid by Mlb.Planet)

  • Permanent phone line connection
    There are two components to this monthly charge.
    The first is the $75 per month internet connection fee with data allowances/costs as for Telecom leased line connections.
    The second is the cost of a business telephone line at Mlb.Planet. Normally Mlb.Planet will have a telephone line installed for a permanent phone connection and will then on-charge the telecom monthly charges to the customer. The present cost for a telephone line is $67+gst per month. The Telecom installation fee for this phone line will also be on-charged.
    The total cost for such a connection would be $75 + $67 per month plus any data charges if over 50Megs of international traffic is used in a month.

  • Pre-paid international data
    If a customer knows they will be using more that 50megs of international traffic per month and are prepared to pre-pay for this traffic then the monthly connection fees are:
    up to 50megs of international traffic $75 +gst
    up to 150megs of international traffic $100 +gst
    up to 300megs of international traffic $150 +gst
    up to 1 gigabyte of international traffic $420 +gst

    Modems

    For both real leased lines and telephone connections the maximum speed modem that can be supported is 33k6 (see note below).
    Modems for a leased line connection should be provided by the customer. Mlb.Planet does not provide a modem at the Planet end of the leased line, although our preference is to use a CTL rack mounting modem. These can work in leased line mode or as ordinary dial up modems. and are our preferred modem as they are proven and reliable in both applications and require almost zero maintenance or servicing. Mlb.Planet can supply a CTL rack modem, for a monthly rental of $15.

    Note: The maximum speed modem that can be supported on a leased line or permanent telephone line connection is 33k6. The newer 56K modem technology requires that only one end of the circuit has a short analogue connection (ie the link from the exchange via a telephone line to a modem)
    Although Mlb.Planet can support K56flex modem dial in connections these are only available when dialling into Mlb.Planet's Cisco digital modem server which is using a Primary Rate ISDN.
    Channels in this PRI are not available to be used for permanent dial up connections as this server does not support static IP number or subnets allocated to individual customers.

    Access and Customer equipment

    Access to customer equipment (eg modems) is by prior arrangement. For security reasons keys and access codes are not issued to owners of telehoused servers. In an emergency access can be arranged but for normal system maintenance where a technician needs to get physical access to a modem then this has to be pre-arranged. Normally two days notice of access requirements are needed.

    Mlb.Planet will not be responsible for the breakdown or loss if customer owned equipment on the Mlb.Planet network. Losses incurred due to faults or inaccessibilty are also not accepted.
    Customer equipment must be insured against loss by the owners of the equipment. Evidence of suitable insurance arrangements will be required before a such equipment (ie modem) can be installed on the Mlb.Planet local area network.

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