Re: Backbone provider
David Payer ( (no email) )
Fri, 23 Jan 1998 11:24:29 -0600
> My company is an IPP in New York (no dialup access). We host several web
> sites, email domains, etc. We also do our own DNS so we don't need that
> from elsewhere - we only need the connectivity and a class C. We are
> currently running on a 56k frame relay from Netcom. We have a quote from
> Netcom but want to see what another backbone provider has to offer. From
> our statistics it looks like we'll be needing an upgrade to a frac T-1
(128
> or 256k). Can anyone recommend a backbone provider that has:
>
> 24x7 support
> Frac T-1 including a class C.
>
> We're looking to get this as inexpensive (read CHEAP) as possible.
>
This is the kind of situation where you may want to consider colocation.
You could put your box on someone's network for anywhere from
$300-$800/month (lots of variables here) and they would provide you with IP
addresses and you make web sites to your hearts content. You/your web
visitors would have faster access than via a fractional connection. This
would save you the headaches of network administration. (ie, instead of
being the person that is called at midnight about how a customer's website
is not available right now AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY - you can be the caller
:)
David Payer
www.ia-omni.com
PS - sure, we do that.