Ya, as more people come in, the shared pipe will increase in size with no extra cost to the colo'd individual.<br><br>Right now, the 20Mb is about 850, for about double that amount, one could get a full 100Mb there.<br>
<br>Its really getting started and breaking even thats a challenge.<br><br>Another even cheaper option would be for olug colo to get a cabinet of their own(around 700 depending on how many sec. badges needed, power, locks, etc) and can get a network drop from me at cost(42-43 per Mbps), or from pinpoint, like a t-1, bonded t-1's or ethernet.<br>
<br>If anyone is looking for cheap brandnew low powered servers, I would suggest a dualcore Atom from supermicro.<br>Check with newegg, or a good supermicro reseller. You can get a system for well under 400.<br>�<br>For me to really be able to offer super cheap pricing, I would have to have like 8-16 cabinets, and a fat 2.99 per Mbps Cogent pipe.<br>
<br><br><br><br>�<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Will Langford <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:unfies@gmail.com">unfies@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hmmm<div><br></div><div>Dedicated server leasing is cheap and easy to come by.</div><div><br></div><div>$30-$50 a month for 10mbit dedicated on an atom is pretty standard fare.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://askwebhosting.com" target="_blank">askwebhosting.com</a> comes to mind i think.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Colo places can vary greatly in prices... some are competitive to what's mentioned here, some are not...</div><div><br></div><div>The thing that people need to remember here --- although we're starting out with limited bandwidth .... is that the colo is local... and has an awesome support staff (assuming olug is awesome hehehe). �Being a local colo means that ya can easily setup a beefy 1u/2u and install it. �For something requiring high horsepower or storage needs but limited connectivity -- this is awesome.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Once the move to 100mbit is complete, then the possibilities having a higher bandwidth setup makes it quite a bit more interesting.</div><div><br></div><div>Again -- this is local, less hassle to have to fiddle with the machine if needed, etc etc etc etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheap dedi's have their purpose (typically for cheap bandwidth), but colo, especially local colo, has it's own purpose as well.</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>-Will</div><div><br>
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