+1 here. Some would say if you are of a certain size, you almost NEED to have a Cogent connection amongst others for when they have their spats.
If you are missing the history here, check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogent_Communications#Peering -Scott -----Original Message----- From: Paul WALL [mailto:pauldotw...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:58 PM To: Michael J McCafferty Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Cogent for ISP bandwidth Cogent is really better suited as a tertiary provider. Not a bad option, but you don't want to lose redundancy when they get involved in their peering dispute or de-peering du jour. Drive Slow, Paul Wall On 5/14/12, Michael J McCafferty <m...@m5computersecurity.com> wrote: > Jason, > > I agree with John. You can't use them as your only provider, but you > wouldn't do that with *any* provider. I will add that they answer the > phone quickly, and the person who answers usually has a clue, has > access to the routers, and can be helpful. It's one of the benefits > that they really only sell one product. Honestly, I think their > support is better than most and the deliver what they say or better. > > In the past the had a A peer / B peer setup that was a little funky, > but I think they are getting rid of that as they upgrade hardware > throughout their network. > > We do also use Level3 (and others). As long as they come in to your > facility on different fiber or otherwise meet you physical diversity > requirements, you should be pretty happy. Add low commits to other > providers for more diversity as needed. > > Good luck, > Mike > > On Mon, 2012-05-14 at 15:12 -0700, John T. Yocum wrote: >> In my experience Cogent is fine when used in a BGP mix. When we used >> them, our service was quite reliable. Routing was funky at times, but >> we never had packet loss. >> >> --John >> >> On 5/14/2012 3:03 PM, Jason Baugher wrote: >> > The emails on the Outages list reminded me to ask this question... >> > >> > I've done some searching and haven't been able to find much in the >> > last >> > 3 years as to their reliability and suitability as an upstream >> > provider. >> > For a regional ISP looking for GigE ports in the Chicago/St. Louis >> > area, is Cogent a reasonable solution? Our gut feeling is that they >> > don't stack up against a Level3 or Sprint, but they are being very >> > aggressive with pricing to try and get our business. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Jason >> > >> > > -- > ************************************************************ > Michael J. McCafferty > CEO > M5 Hosting > http://www.m5hosting.com > > Like us on Facebook for updates and photos: > https://www.facebook.com/m5hosting > ************************************************************ > > >
