Re: Cogent charging 50/mo for BGP (not IPs, the service)

[Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>]

I view Cogent IP space as a way to lock customers to their service, ie make
them sticky.

Josh Luthman
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On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 12:03 PM Brielle Bruns <bruns () 2mbit com> wrote:

> On 10/17/2018 9:47 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
> > Has anyone else dealt with this mess?  Even my Cogent rep admits it's
> > unique to their business.
>
> That sounds like the BS the first company I worked for tried to pull.
>
> One would think they'd welcome customers bringing their own IP space
> since it saves them money by not using up precious Cogent IPv4 address
> space.
>
> Hell, I even have BGP for v4 and v6 over my CenturyLink biz fiber, and
> its available as part of the enhanced package they offer with no extra
> fees.
>
>
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> Brielle Bruns
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