Business Case: “Road Warrior” using Internet VPN

• Up to $25 per mo. versus long distance dial-in

  • 500 minutes to break even at 5˘ per minute
    • 25 minutes per business day

• Service Provider has modem pool and dial support

  • Enterprise has “normal” internet connection

• Caveats

  • “Roaming” or long distance surcharges
    • Footprint of ISP service
  • Administration and support
    • Tunneling, encryption, and authentication
    • Support (finding “local” numbers, etc.)

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