Re: Tier-1 without their own backbone?

[Larry Rosenman <ler () lerctr org>]

--On Wednesday, August 27, 2003 15:53:44 -0500 John Palmer <nanog () adns net> 
wrote:

> I hear that Level 3 is good but do they handle small stuff like T-1?
> We may be looking to dual-home soon and will be looking around.
Remember, Level(3) bought (at least some of) genuity/bbn.

I was always impressed with the genuity folks.  We just switched a DS3 to 
the
AS3356 backbone from AS1 on Monday.  Smoothest turn up I've ever had.

LER

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Crandall" <sean () megapath net>
> To: "'Rick Ernst'" <erond () legendz com>; <nanog () merit edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 15:48
> Subject: RE: Tier-1 without their own backbone?
>
>
> > > One of the providers we are looking at is Level-3.  Any
> > > comments good/bad on
> > > reliability and clue?  We already have UU, Sprint, and AT&T.
> > > I also realize
> > > that the "they suck less" list changes continuously... :)
> >
> > I have about 5 GB of IP transit connections from Level3 across 8 markets
> > (plus using their facilities for our backbone).  Level3 has been very
> > solid on the IP transit side.
> >
> > MFN/AboveNet has also been very good to us.
> >
> > -Sean
> >
> > Sean P. Crandall
> > VP Engineering Operations
> > MegaPath Networks Inc.
> > 6691 Owens Drive
> > Pleasanton, CA  94588
> > (925) 201-2530 (office)
> > (925) 201-2550 (fax)



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