Re: [cobalt-users] Hosting suggestions ?

["Matthew C. Anderson" <root@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Additional IPs for $10 setup and $10/mo each is just plain ridiculous.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Anthony Kinsey" <webmaster@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Hosting suggestions ?


> CF Developer said:
>
> >> You can visit us as www.hostdrive.com
> >
> >
> >? ? ?
> >
> >Your minimum relocate service price is 200 USD/Month ! ?
> >
> >I can lease a Cobalt RaQ4i with 128 Mb Ram as 180 USD/Month !
> >
> >So ? ? ?
> >
> So what?  You have not expressed where you can rent the RaQ4i for
> $180/mo., nor have you mentioned anything else that would make this a
> fair comparison.  It goes well beyond the whole apples to oranges thing,
> as well as the old cliche' "you get what you pay for."
>
>  If you really expect to be in business you better start looking at the
> whole picture, not just price.  Take a look at levels of service, the
> network, service level guarantees, uptime, latency, you name it.  Can
> this provider sustain a power outage, do they have redundancy, ie., do
> they run BGP, are they directly connected to major carriers, or just the
> local ISP?  How long have they been in business?  Are there hidden costs,
> over and above your service level?  These are questions for all
> providers, not just the one you are referring to.
>
>  Our pricing is a happy balance of cost vs. profit, vs., just what the
> market will bear.  For what we provide, and based on the network we have
> built we have always charged accordingly.  I am sure you will find
> pricing more or less than $200/mo. for 128k, but all in all, this is a
> pretty fair market price based on what we pay, and what we provide.
>
> I expect this type of nonsense from an average $15/mo. dialup subscriber,
> most people who colo are in the hosting business themselves, and you
> would think that there would be a modicum of common sense when it comes
> back to that notion; you pay for what you get.
>
> I have heard many people rant and complain about the fact that they could
> build a RaQ for pennies compared to Cobalt, and there are tons of
> companies doing it.  However, when you put the RaQ up against one of
> these cheapy devices, the RaQ seems to still have something they lack,
> the GUI.  Sure some others have it, but not quite like Cobalt.  This is
> not to say there never will be, but my point is, you really have to
> create a complete and full comparison of two or more different services
> before you can run you mouth off.
>
> Regards,
> Jeremy Anthony Kinsey
> VP Network Operations        Colocate Your G4 Cube at cubelocation.com
>
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