Re: Cogent Haiku v2.0

[Martin List-Petersen <martin () airwire ie>]

Jeffrey Lyon wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Aside from the occasional peering wars i've never had or witnessed any
> serious issues with Cogent. If you want some redundancy you might also
> try some other similarly priced providers like WBS Connect, HE, or
> BtN.


I can second that. For the amount of money they charge, you get a very
good deal and their techs are competent.

However, due to peering wars, never rely on them alone. Any decent ISP
should anyway at least have connections from n+1 carriers.

Kind regards,
Martin List-Petersen



> Best regards, Jeff
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Mike Bartz <mob () bartzfamily net> wrote:
> > I like the haiku!  On a serious note, we are considering getting a
> > connection from Cogent.  We currently have connections to at&t, Level
> > 3 and TW Telecom.  The low cost and high number of peer AS number's
> > seems appealing to us.  Every carrier has its issues, so I don't know
> > what to make of the apparent negativity that I am seeing in these
> > haiku threads.  I am looking for some first hand experiences to help
> > me make this decision.
> >
> > Thanks for any assistance!
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 9:59 PM, neal rauhauser <nrauhauser () gmail com> wrote:
> > > Cogent makes a mess
> > > My phone rings and rings
> > > Unfornicate this!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Bartz
> > mob () bartzfamily net


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