Re: 60 Hudson Woes

[Dovid Bender <dovid () telecurve com>]

While dealing with DR is not always fun in this case it isn't their fault.
The building management is the one creating the issues. I used to have no
issues and now every time it seems like there are new rules to get in. Over
all it seems that everyone has high praise for 165 Halsey so I will start
there.


On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 5:17 PM, Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net> wrote:

> I will generally prefer the smaller operators in a market for many
> reasons, but most relevant to this situation is that they simply don't have
> the market power to be jerks. They may want to be nice, but they have to be
> nice, else people go elsewhere.
>
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> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>
> Midwest Internet Exchange
>
> The Brothers WISP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Jim Grady" <JGrady () 365datacenters com>
> To: "Dovid Bender" <dovid () telecurve com>
> Cc: "NANOG" <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 12:38:37 PM
> Subject: Re: 60 Hudson Woes
>
> We do not have all of the carriers you can get at 60 Hudson but we do have
> many at 365 Data Centers at 65 Broadway and I can guarantee you won’t have
> the headaches from 60 Hud, and you can probably save money. Let me know if
> you have any interest and we can discuss your requirements so I can get you
> a quote.
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 16, 2018, at 1:04 PM, Dovid Bender <dovid () telecurve com> wrote:
> >
> > We have space with Digital Realty (aka TELX) and 60 Hudson and lately
> it's
> > been a nightmare getting in. The real estate management company is having
> > us reconsider our options. They are giving us the option to have ID
> badges
> > for our employees but for anyone else that wants access we need to
> request
> > it 48 hours in advance to get approval. So if we plan on having an
> > unexpected outage and we need to have a have a vendor come on site (e.g.
> a
> > Dell tech) we will need to let them know in advance.
> >
> > What are peoples experiences with 111 8th and 165 Halsey? We really like
> > the connectivity options at 60 Hudson but at some point the hassle
> becomes
> > not worth it.