Co-Location of our servers
George Toft
george@georgetoft.com
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:45:45 GMT
John Mosier writes:
> We need to move our Linux web server to a site where we
> can share access to a higher bandwidth connection.
>
> The site that currently hosts our server has a T1, but we
> need at least that much speed. We also want to put
> our servers where they are secure, but yet accessible
> to us. We now pay $300 a month, so I am looking to
> stay under that.
>
> We do our own maintenance, so we do not need much
> in the way of support services.
>
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> John Mosier, Excelco Fax: (602) 992-2026 Voice: (602) 992-8076
> http://www.swinfo.com http://www.excelco.com
> 2990 E Northern Ave, Ste A-101, Phoenix, AZ 85028 (800) 553-6911
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Hi John,
Pardon my abruptness, but the going wholesale rate for bandwidth (at
least in my old job) is $670/mbps, so a T1 will run you about a Grand.
If you were getting a full T1 for $300, you were getting a good deal.
Cheers,
George
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