Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-25 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:19:10AM -0400, Tim Durack wrote: > It does concern me that the only connectivity options are FE/GE, no > 10GE at this time. Makes me wonder about how serious the service is, > and whether I will end up with a more congested service than simply > getting a mix of transit p

Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-25 Thread Tim Durack
Thanks for the response to my question. What I have received confirms this is basically a metered IXP with route servers and a mix of paid transit/peering options. Will be interesting to see what the participant mix is. It does concern me that the only connectivity options are FE/GE, no 10GE at t

Re: Equinix Direct

2012-05-24 Thread bt
Bought and used ED at SV1 since mid-2004 I think. I was running a consumer website at the time. I'm no longer with the company but when I checked last year, they were still using it as a *backup* internet provider and it's worked out well for them. The biggest problem back then, and currently, i