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 <m...@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 <nrauhau...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Cogent makes a mess >>> My phone rings and rings >>> Unfornicate this! >>> >> >> >> -- >> Mike Bartz >> m...@bartzfamily.net >> >> > > > -- Airwire - Ag Nascadh Pobal an Iarthar http://www.airwire.ie Phone: 091-865 968
