[olug] (Relatively) Nearby Colocation Centers

[Dan Clough]

When I was removing one of my servers, he mentioned that he was bringing 
in Cox at Work at the end of the month - but the email he sent out says 
that the colocation service will be discontinued come September 1st.

I'm not sure how many IPs Cox at Work provides (maximum), but I think it 
may become less profitable if he's paying $5/month for each additional 
IP after that handful they give you.  Personally, I think bringing in 
that business line was a good idea.  $150 a month for 12/1.5 (Somewhere 
in that region) is alot better than $500 for a measly T1.  If Jay wants 
to continue colocating, I'd gladly take him up on the offer again, but 
judging by the website he's just going to offer web hosting/email 
services from now on.

RivTel certainly isn't $100/m/42U Rack.  If it was... I wouldn't be 
hesitant to sign up.  It's $100/month/1U+1Mbps bandwidth, with a $50 
setup fee per U.

Rob Townley wrote:
> On 8/15/07, Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> It seems that Jay at RTU is ending his colocation service at the end of
>> August, which leaves me with no affordable place to go in the Omaha
>>     
>
>
>
> As i understand it, Jay isn't ending the colo service, just the T1.
> Machines can stay there and have service to the internet over what i think
> is a business DSL line.  Don't know the upstream/downstream bandwidth
> however.
>
> RivTel isn't $100.00 / month for an entire rack, is it?
>
>
> area, or for that matter, anywhere closer than a 4-hour drive.  I've got
>   
>> a 2U Compaq DL380 (I'd put another one up if I could afford it) that
>> needs a new home, stable power and 1-2Mbps of bandwidth.  Can anyone
>> suggest a reliable colocation center?  I'm willing to go as far west as
>> Lincoln and as far east as Kansas City if that's what it takes.
>>
>> I have a feeling that there are a few others who are in this situation,
>> so in the spirit of nerdy groupthink I'll post the quotes I've found so
>> far.
>>
>> RivTel Networks:
>> Location: Omaha
>> Pricing:
>> -$100/m/Rack Unit, $50 Setup per U
>> -1Mbps included per U
>> -2 IPs
>> -Business-hours Access
>>
>> CoSentry:
>> Location: Bellevue
>> Pricing:
>> -Around $400 per 1/3 Rack
>> -$330/Mbps for peak-hours
>> -No limit on IPs with ARIN Justification
>> -All-hours Escorted Access
>>
>> Binary Networks
>> Location: Lincoln
>> Pricing:
>> -$150/month, up to 4U
>> -No disclosed Mbps quote, just "From $20 per month"
>> -Unknown IP Policy
>> -Undisclosed Access Policy
>>
>> First National Technical Solutions (FNTS)
>> Location: Omaha
>> Pricing: No pricing, just a funny story.  I called their data center and
>> the poor fellow I talked to had no idea what a "U" was, or if they
>> provided something called "colocation".  They're the IBM of internet
>> services.
>>
>> Any other ideas or locations?
>> Thanks,
>> Dan
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