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For a comparison of various Frame Relay vendors, pick up a copy of "Boardwatch Quarterly" at your local CompUSA or Barnes n' Noble. Very good comparison of transcontinental backbones and ISPs primarily, but all service modes are detailed.
I believe that Cyber uses WorldCom exclusively as their frame relay provider, so you may be able to save a few bucks, but you're not going to find a faster provider, as from your FastCom router (from Cyber) to their servers the connection is 100% WorldCom. As well, you'll have a single vendor to deal with in terms of problems.
Whatever you pay, its a bargain compared to my rates. As I'm in Alaska, thats $250 for WorldCom (Austin to Seattle), $2200 for Seattle to Anchorage via ATT, and $85 for local loop. And that's with the annual discount !
The guaranteed, never to drop below, data rate is referred to the CIR, and comes in 16, 32, and 48K increments. Most advice is to go with the lowest, assess, and bump to a higher rate as required.
Whichever frame flavor you choose, you'll find it an order of magnitude faster than ISDN or cable modem, as there's no ISP to deal with. Of course a virtual private circuit (VPC) to Cyber can't be used for web browsing, as its dedicated, so you'll wind up with something else for that.
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