In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

A public address can receive all kinds of attacks and rubbish. A leased line should only receive data from the other end.

This is why you have devices/computers to protect your internel network from that. That said your comment suggested you are mixing the two things up here from point to point networks and internet ones .

In reply to a post by caffn8me:

I don't actually feel they're lying if they don't explicitly impose a cap on the amount of data you can download.

The speed may vary due to the traffic from other users, and the capacity of the core network and peering, but they're neither saying you can only download so many gigabytes a month, nor saying you've got a 1Gbps connection but you can only download at 500Mbps.

There is a contradiction:

1. They say they never throttle your speed
2. They say they never limit your downloads/uploads
3. But they only charge £500 per month for a 10Gbps circuit

A genuine 10Gbps port in a UK data centre will cost you upwards of £2,000 per month, depending on who you buy it from.

Therefore, I think that if you really did use 10Gbps continuously, they would be knocking at your door saying "excuse me sir/madam, but unless you change your behaviour we're going to have to disconnect your service or charge you more per month".

They are probably banking on no home or SME user ever using anything like 10Gbps in practice.

Wikipedia does show a leased line as:

"A leased line is a private bidirectional or symmetric telecommunications circuit between two or more locations provided in exchange for a monthly rent. Sometimes known as a private circuit or data line in the UK."

It also states that:

"Typically, leased lines are used by businesses to connect geographically distant offices."

which is the meaning I have been used to.

I expect that Leased Lines for Internet access have become more common since I had any involvement in leased lines and the Wikipedia page was written! Possibly why you consider the term Leased Line to only refer to lines used for Internet access.

Point to point lines would probably be a better wording as leased lines now means ""uncontended" internet lines", as you know there will always be contention somewhere on the net.

But look at the word "router" is banded about or fibre

That said "A leased line is a private bidirectional or symmetric telecommunications circuit between two or more locations" works for your wording and accessing the net.

Wikipedia isn't always right.

The terminology in the Wikipedia article is somewhat confused. Look at this example;

An Internet leased line is a premium Internet connectivity product, normally delivered over fiber, which provides uncontended, symmetrical speeds with full duplex. It is also known as an ethernet leased line, dedicated line, data circuit or private line.

As this is an internet forum talking about internet access, I thought my use of the term 'leased line' in comparison to other internet access technologies was unambiguous.

Clearly I was wrong

Edited by caffn8me (Sun 11-Nov-18 11:55:30)

In reply to a post by candlerb:

1. Where is it available?

I've just had a letter saying it's arrival is imminent for me - in Wandsworth

Excellent - fingers crossed they deliver. Make sure the contract includes the terms they publicise on the website (i.e. no throttling, no download/upload limits)

I'll say one thing from the off. I'm not going for the 10Gbps service but it will be a business service I'm after. I terminate several VPNs which are used for things like remote backup. The extra bandwidth will certainly be useful for that.

I'll keep my current connection, at least to start with, until I've seen what the new service reliability and performance is like.

I expect the OP was thinking of the meaning you use. I am just used to a meaning that would have been more common 20 years ago.