I think they should pay *you* a deinstall fee just for suggesting something like that.
Jeff On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark Kent wrote: >> >> On a slightly related topic, a US-based colo outfit used by a company >> I work with wants a fee to disconnect power to the cage. The tenant >> had been there for years and, at contract renewal time, was lobbied >> hard ($$) by the colo company to reduce power consumption. >> > > Did they mention a deinstall fee at this time? >> >> The tenant worked for a few months and freed up 20 power circuits. >> The colo then said that they had a disconnect fee for each power >> circuit. >> >> Now, I think a reasonable fee is $0. The colo wants considerably more. >> I won't bias you with the figure yet... please let me know what you >> think is reasonable, either by experience or just as a thought exercise. >> > > I think a reasonable fee is whatever is set in their contract - which I > suspect is $0. You can't just tack on fees like this afterwards. > > jc > > > -- Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net | http://www.blacklotus.net Black Lotus Communications of The IRC Company, Inc. Look for us at HostingCon 2009 in Washington, DC on August 10th - 12th at Booth #401.
