Residential T3

Local Residential Phone Service

Local phone service is now available from three of the most cost effective telecommunications suppliers:

Z-Tel Communications

Z-Tel phone service provides all the features you need. Here are some of the Z-Tel plans available to you:

  • Personal Voice Assistant (PVA™), featuring "virtual" Address Book, voice emails, voice dialing and more.
  • Long distance service for your home, with PVA™ included.
  • Long Distance 500™ plan with 500 minutes of free nationwide long distance and PVA calling.
  • ZpLine800™ Take the unequaled benefits of Personal Voice Assistant (PVA) and add your own personal 800 number, and you've got true connectivity. Introducing Z-Line800!
  • Unlimited local and unlimited nationwide long distance for your home, with PVA included.
  • Unlimited local service for your home, with PVA™ included.
  • Z-LineHOME™ Select with unlimited local and 50 minutes of nationwide long distance for your home, with PVA included.
  • Z-LineHOME™ Basic with unlimited local service for your home, with PVA included and per minute charges for in-state and state-to-state calls.

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Talk America


TALK AMERICA LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE BUNDLED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE

Enjoy free unlimited member-to-member long distance, plus one flat rate for basic local phone service, local and/or regional minutes, popular features, low long distance rates and more!

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TALK AMERICA LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE BUNDLED FOR BUSINESS USE

Talk America brings you customized savings plans that include your complete local and long distance phone service for a low flat monthly rate.

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TALK AMERICA LONG DISTANCE ONLY

Make your long distance calls for only 3.9¢ per minute, all day every day! Use our secure online order form to signup and manage your bill and view your call records online!

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T1 vs T3 Lines

The digital capacity of a plain old telephone service (POTS) line is 64 Kbs. There are 8000 timing bits added, so the actual throughput is 56 Kbps. This is enough to carry a single voice call or to connect a 56 Kbs modem. The POTS line is an analog line; it transmits and receives analog or sound-based signals.

A T1 line is a pure digital line. Conversations are converted (at a PBX) from analog (sound) to digital before being transmitted on the T1 line.

The T1 line can handle 24 simultaneous voice calls. (24 simultaneous voice calls can satisfy anywhere from 24 to well over 100 office workers, depending on their calling patterns.)

Sometimes one of the 24 lines is dedicated to caller ID; this line is usually connected to a computer that looks up customer records that are routed to the computer of the person taking the call.

A T1 line can handle a high speed Internet connection speed of 1.544 Mbps.

Or, as an integrated service it can handle a combination of fewer voice calls with some bandwidth given to Internet connections.

A T3 line is also a pure digital line. It is the equivalent of 28 T1 lines or 672 POTS lines.

A T3 line can handle 672 simultaneous voice calls or provide a high speed Internet connection of 44.736 Mbps. As an integrated service, it can handle a combination of fewer voice calls and provide high speed Internet connections. The T3 is typically used by high end data and voice customers.

Monthly costs for T1 and T3 lines vary, primarily depending on the distance from your local phone company's Customer Office. As a very rough comparison we can say a T1 might cost $500 per month while a T3 might cost $4,000 per month.

Signal / LineCapacity (Kbps)Equivalent Phone Lines
DS0 (Phone Line)641
DS1 (T1)1,54424
DS3 (T3)44,736672

Whether you are looking for T1, T3, muliple or fractional T1, our quote service can provide immediate quotes for your evaluation. You will save money by comparing detailed proposals that meet your specific needs. You will save time by receiving rapid quotes that you can easily evaluate.

Get your quote today by calling toll free 1-866-GEOQUOTE Ref#: 1643 or by entering your information in the following form:

T1 Line short form

Now is the time to lowewr your phone bill. Your phone bill is only going up.

I represent a variety of companies that offer a complete line of telecom solutions. These competitive companies provide a full range of telecom and communications services, including:

  • Local phone service
  • Long distance phone service
  • Low cost Internet access (around half the cost of AOL)
  • 1-800 numbers
  • Calling cards
  • Dial-around services
  • Voice messaging
  • Spamless email
  • Home security
  • Satellite TV
  • ...and more.

As a telecommunications consultant, I can perform a telecom audit and offer many efficient solutions from the best companies.

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