couple of questions if I may...

[Jason Crowe]

> Do you think putting in a RR cable pipe for a backup when the Sprint 
> Net T1 goes down is a viable solution?

Depends on how much band width you use.

> Anyone know of a good, simple Open Source app for measuring the amount 
> of traffic (like MB's?) over a T1 that will present in a clear, human 
> readable form? I've played with  ethereal, tcpdump, and the like, but 
> it's all Greek and I don't know how to interpret what they are showing me.

Do a search for MRTG. It will graph your usage and display it on a webpage.