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What is the ideal bandwidth needed for F1?  We're currently on a T1 and its not cutting it.  Our main problem is that it is being used for other purposes during check-in times and we're working on that but I'm in the middle of getting bids for a much faster connection and would like to know what is optimal just for F1.  We generally have about 9 kiosk check-ins working at once but don't really have a way right now to monitor how much each one is using.  With the T1, obviously we're locked in at 1.5 up and 1.5 down.. I'm looking at a 15 down and 2.5 up option.. I'm pretty sure this will help since F1 should be the only thing really sending out.

We currently operate 14 self check-in and 5 assisted stations on our single T1, however, we prioritize traffic headed toward the F1 servers over other traffic.  This seems to perform adequately for our Sunday morning activities.  It's worth noting that there's not much else going on during that time that would consume bandwidth.

We're currently adding a second T1 for a total of 3Mb so we'll have some breathing room.

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Bryan Johnson
The Heights Baptist Church
Richardson, TX

Hi - I'm submitting this comment on behalf of our IT Department:

We had been running a single T1 and have recently upgraded to an 10Mbit connection (OPT-E-MAN 10.) The T1 was unable to perform adequately with our 17 check-in stations. We consistently had poor performance. The new connection has made a tremendous improvement.

It should also be noted that we have since upgraded to F1 Check-in v2.5. This alone could explain some of the improvement. The 2.5 version is a vast improvement over the predecessor.

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Debbie Doell
Fellowship One Coordinator
Cornerstone Fellowship 348 North Canyons Parkway Livermore, CA 94551
www.cornerstoneweb.org