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Re: I wouldn't use Cogent even if they paid me!

We use around 200-300Mbit/sec of Cogent bandwidth consistently and they are terrific. We have a 100% up time SLA and our users have seen latency drop 2:1 and speeds increase over our last provider which was multi homed with Level 3 and a few others. I don't think anyone who bashes Cogent has ever really used them.

I always receive top-notch support from their NOC, and they have been willing to make adjustments to accept our equipment.
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Re: I wouldn't use Cogent even if they paid me!

it's not really the small time companies this is about, but rather the big backbone type guys

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Re: I wouldn't use Cogent even if they paid me!

said by Tikker_LoS See Profile :

it's not really the small time companies this is about, but rather the big backbone type guys
No, this is directly about the smaller companies. Cogent's "fire sale" pricing model appeals to small companies who were previously paying close to $1000 per month for their T1's. If their peering arrangements get messed up like last time, that means Joe and Schmo business owner cant reach a big portion of the sites they try to access. Because they are so cheap, and their network is so questionable, most companies only use them as a backup (or backup, backup!) to their primary internet connection. I personally dont see anything wrong with using them, but people need to understand their business model and make appropriate arrangements in case of a failure.
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Re: I wouldn't use Cogent even if they paid me!

Unfortuntely if the ways things are going, paying extra for a backup will become the norm, especially with the growing rate of users each year, ISPS' just can't keep up with the overall growth, which means for the rest of us who have 'been' here, slowly get shafted and forced into either paying high premiums for A) Faster/more reliable service or B) paying like you said, for a backup service either way, with the sorry state of the economy right now, its not a good feeling or situation to be in.
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