[olug] (Relatively) Nearby Colocation Centers

[Brian Roberson]

The OLUG server is in the same boat... I have really been thinking about
just doing the cox business (10/1) solution for the house... It runs
~115/month or 12/1.5 @ 159 MRC.... Or I am open if anyone want's to jump
on the bandwagon and find power/cooling for a cox connection to be
shared... any takers?




> It seems that Jay at RTU is ending his colocation service at the end of
> August, which leaves me with no affordable place to go in the Omaha
> area, or for that matter, anywhere closer than a 4-hour drive.  I've got
> a 2U Compaq DL380 (I'd put another one up if I could afford it) that
> needs a new home, stable power and 1-2Mbps of bandwidth.  Can anyone
> suggest a reliable colocation center?  I'm willing to go as far west as
> Lincoln and as far east as Kansas City if that's what it takes.
>
> I have a feeling that there are a few others who are in this situation,
> so in the spirit of nerdy groupthink I'll post the quotes I've found so
> far.
>
> RivTel Networks:
> Location: Omaha
> Pricing:
> -$100/m/Rack Unit, $50 Setup per U
> -1Mbps included per U
> -2 IPs
> -Business-hours Access
>
> CoSentry:
> Location: Bellevue
> Pricing:
> -Around $400 per 1/3 Rack
> -$330/Mbps for peak-hours
> -No limit on IPs with ARIN Justification
> -All-hours Escorted Access
>
> Binary Networks
> Location: Lincoln
> Pricing:
> -$150/month, up to 4U
> -No disclosed Mbps quote, just "From $20 per month"
> -Unknown IP Policy
> -Undisclosed Access Policy
>
> First National Technical Solutions (FNTS)
> Location: Omaha
> Pricing: No pricing, just a funny story.  I called their data center and
> the poor fellow I talked to had no idea what a "U" was, or if they
> provided something called "colocation".  They're the IBM of internet
> services.
>
> Any other ideas or locations?
> Thanks,
> Dan
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