Re: [cobalt-users] more on cobaltracks/visuallink

["LightSpeedServers.Net" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, virtually everyone is charging $1.00 to $2.00 per IP at the colo level!!
So there must be many people much more foolish than me!!  What price are you
getting them at so I have a reference point as to what low is?

Thank you,

Michael T. Ross
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Holt" <abc-123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] more on cobaltracks/visuallink


> whoever pays $100 a month for 1 block of ip numbers is a fool. No Offense,
> but you better shop around more and not get ripped off by that.
>
> David
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LightSpeedServers.Net" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] more on cobaltracks/visuallink
>
>
> > I too have had nothing but problems w/ this company.  They simply are
not
> > reliable.  As far as your readings w/ netwhistle, check to make sure
what
> > they are testing.  Typically the connection does not go down, it just is
> > unreliable.  You are still able to connect at between a 500ms to a
2,000ms
> > delay and this may not trigger a reading w/ netwhistle as it is still
able
> > to access the site.  However, a 500ms delay is similiar to a 56K load
time
> > due to the half second delay!
> >
> > I keep my server on a constant ping, day and night and with TOP running
to
> > know exactly what the heck is going on.  I can tell you from my
experience
> > www.cobaltracks.com servers exceed a 500ms connection delay at least 2
to
> 3
> > times per day.
> >
> > And if you buy the bit about the update or work.  I have been told that
> > several times - every time the server goes down - that is if I actually
> > receive a response.  Checkout the list, back on November 5, 2000??? -
> there
> > was also an update that took 1 full day to fix!  Soon as they fixed it
it
> > broke again the next day, and then the week after!!
> >
> > Well, lease or no lease, I cannot afford to continue w/ this company.  I
> > have already started to negotiate leasing my own connection where I will
> > have complete access to the facilities.  Cut out the middle man and make
> > sure things are done right!!
> >
> > If anyone is interested in getting together and sharing the cost of a
> > dedicated leased line equally divided by usage please contact me.  If a
> few
> > of us get together we can lease a 10mbs line at a total cost of $4,000
> > ($1.28 a gb) a month divided among us and purchase IPs at the rate of
$100
> a
> > month per block of 256.  Cut out the middle man and make sure things are
> > done right!!
> >
> > FYI, I am not in the active business of selling leased lines - so if
> anyone
> > knows any cheaper leased lines let me know.  Currently, that is the best
> > price I have found near where I live - which I expect to lease shortly
> > provided I can get enough funds raised.
> >
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