I use Cogent as well, no real issues other than I wouldn't single home to them. Personally, I don't understand why someone would depend on a single provider for connectivity however...
-Blake On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Matthew Crocker <matt...@corp.crocker.com>wrote: > > > IMHO Cogent bandwidth is fine so long as it isn't your only bandwidth. > Good, Cheap, Fast, Pick any two. > > > -- > Matthew S. Crocker > President > Crocker Communications, Inc. > PO BOX 710 > Greenfield, MA 01302-0710 > > E: matt...@crocker.com > P: (413) 746-2760 > F: (413) 746-3704 > W: http://www.crocker.com > > > > On Feb 6, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Adam Greene <maill...@webjogger.net> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > We're a small ISP / datacenter with a Time Warner fiber-based DIA > contract > > that is coming up for renewal. > > > > > > > > We're getting much better pricing offers from Cogent, and are finding out > > what Level 3 can do for us as well. Both providers will use Time Warner > > fiber for last mile. > > > > > > > > My questions are: > > > > - Will we be sacrificing quality if we spring for Cogent? > > (yesterday's Cogent/Verizon thread provided some cold chills for my > spine) > > > > - Is there a risk with contracting a carrier that utilizes > another > > carrier (such as Time Warner) for the last mile? (i.e. if there is a > > downtime situation, are we going to be caught in a web of confusion and > > finger-pointing that delays problem resolution)? > > > > - How are peoples' experiences with L3 vs TWC? > > > > > > > > Although I assume everyone on the list would be interested in what others > > have to say about these questions, out of respect for the carriers in > > question, I encourage you to email frank opinions off list. > > > > > > > > Or if there are third party tools or resources you know that I could > consult > > to deduce the answers to these questions myself, they are most welcome. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Adam > > > > > > >
