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We are currently offering leased lines and frame relay thru Good Net in 48
Re: Backbone etc.
From: Walter Carter
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Time: 9:51:35 pm
cities right now. We went with them because they not only have an excellent
network but the service and attention we got in the beginning was very
impressive. So far I have yet to find a complaint from any of our clients
either. And their pricing is very competitive.
On the other side, AVOID PSI Net. So so network combined with so so service
after the sale. They called us to see if we wanted to offer frame thru them. I
said call us when you guys get competitive.
My two cents,
Walt
Warren D. Calhoun wrote:
> We are currently multihomed via MCI and UUNet with a Cisco 3640. We haven't
> implemented BGP yet, but the 3640 is running at about 4% processor load, so
> I don't think it will be too much of a problem :). The 3640 is a pricy box
> (~$18,000.00 w/100baseT and Quad T-1 card) but it's one of Cisco's newest
> platforms and is getting *alot* of development attention. It is rumored
> that a t-3 card will be available soon. As to providers, we seem to get
> better response and less latency through UUNet, but in fairness, we have
> dealt with them directly quite a bit more than MCI. Also, because we are
> not *truly* load balancing the two t-1's yet, our bandwidth use is
> asymetrical and thus latencies might not be representative of a properly
> balanced system. If it means anything, we *are* planning to use UUNet for
> our frac-t3...
>
> Warren D. Calhoun
> VP/Senior Engineer
> Wizzards-Magick.Net, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <alexi@jaske.com>
> To: <isp-list@data-point.com>
> Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 8:32 AM
> Subject: [Optigold-ISP] Backbone etc.
>
> >This may be a little of topic, but if I could get any advice here it would
> >be appreciated...
> >
> >We currently have a T1 backbone connection and in the process of relocating
> >our facilities. Due to current and projected growth, we are considering
> >the posibility of upping our bandwidth. There are a couple of network
> >models we are considering, including going multihomed with T1's or bumping
> >up to a T3. I'm curious as to suggestions others might have to go either
> >way. In this process, we are also considering the possibility of changing
> >our current provider. If we go T3 the upfront costs as well as the monthly
> >will definitely be increased (an obvious consideration). We have a Cisco
> >2501 Router currently and are curious whether this will handle the
> >multihoming/BGP, and how well. For the backbone guys, we're looking for a
> >Tier 1 provider, and preferrably not someone who is also selling dialup
> >themselves (it's a bit hard to give money to someone out of my front pocket
> >when they're also trying to take it out of my back one). Here is a list of
> >some of the backbones we've looked at. If anyone has good or bad to say
> >about any I'd appreciate it:
> >
> >UUNet (current provider)
> >MCI (I know they're both part of the WorldCom camp, but that doesn't mean
> >their services are the same)
> >Icon
> >Psi Net
> >Epoch
> >Savvis (I highly doubt it)
> >any other to suggest (I know there are many others)...
> >
> >Any thoughts or comments are appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Alexi
> >
> >JASKE.COM - Innovative I/Net
> >Telephone: 773.478.9877
> >Home Page: http://www.jaske.com
> >Start Page: http://looksmart.jaske.com
> >ISP/C Member http://www.ispc.org
> >
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