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

[Jeff Waddell <jeff+nanog () waddellsolutions com>]

What Cogent charges is not a one time fee, its monthly recurring

On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 8:43 AM H I Baysal <hibaysal () gmail com> wrote:

> Indeed, its a one time fee to setup BGP. And as a side note,
> I's also separate for v4 and v6 sessions.
>
> I was also taken aback when i heard it the first time.
> On 17-10-18 18:12, David Hubbard wrote:
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> They charge it even if you’re using your own address space.  It’s a fee
> simply for establishing BGP with them on a given circuit.  I believe if you
> used static routes and their space, you would not have to pay it.
>
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> *From: *NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on
> behalf of Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
> <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
> *Date: *Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM
> *To: *Brielle Bruns <bruns () 2mbit com> <bruns () 2mbit com>
> *Cc: *NANOG list <nanog () nanog org> <nanog () nanog org>
> *Subject: *Re: Cogent charging 50/mo for BGP (not IPs, the service)
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> 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:
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> 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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