Recommendations for lowend dedicated server/colo shops

Thu May 29 20:42:59 PDT 2003

On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 08:15:29PM -0700, richard childers / kg6hac wrote: 
> What's wrong with a locked rack in a locked closet with a DSL
> circuit and a UPS?

Latency is a potential issue. 

> Put it right on the customer's premises. If they need 24x365
> Internet access, you can always pull additional DSL lines from
> competing providers. You'll still be saving them a few thousand
> a month; make sure they know that.

Not if the providers are all using the same LEC.

But, if a customer wants cheap, they can probably live with the
occasional loss in availability.

-Vince