Re: [cobalt-users] Need advice on Colocating or Self Location

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 28 March 2002 05:27 pm, John D. Gorena wrote:
> OK, the discussion has been extremely helpful but to set the record
> straight . . .   After looking at all the helpful information, I am really
> leaning toward putting it in my office.  The problem is that where I have
> it collocated, I am at their mercy.  These companies are selling out and
> therefore my future is in their hands AND they do NO support.  If I had it
> in my office and If the line went down one day a year, then I still would
> feel better because I know it will come back - right now it could go down
> forever.
>
If you have a good DSL company you will be OK. A large portion of my business 
is installing and maintaining SOHO networks for small businesses, in the New 
Haven, CT area.

We use dsl.net (sDSL 208 up to 1500 kbs) for the most part. We have some 
networks running on sDSL with dsl.net that have never been down, in a two 
year period of time.  ($120 to $795 a month usually with 16 static ips)

The telco aDSL lines are quite good also, although they were a real pain to 
begin with, and it is better to put a seperate line in used exclusively for 
aDSL, keep telephones off  of it. ($49.95 - static ip $85.00 per month)

We use APC backup in most installations and we have some running with APC 
backup + a natural gas powered generator. The NG generators are sweet and 
CLEAN.

-- 
Gerald Waugh Linux user # 255245
http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com
New Haven, CT, United States of America
7:54pm up 7 days, 4:19, 2 users, load average: 1.05, 1.09, 1.16