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Chris Phillips (chris@selkie.org)
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:06:36 -0800 (PST)
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Mike Bell wrote:
> Really? We get our office connection from Group Telecom (they ran fibre to
> our building, we weren't about to turn it down) and while we've been
> thrilled with the service and pricing, they seem a little bit saturated,
> especially as of late. When we signed up with them they had two OC3s and a
> plan to upgrade their third connection to an OC3, they may still be in this
> position. I wouldn't dream of faulting them on their service as an access
> provider (and not just because they own the fibre and thus are our only
> choice :-), but we decided at the time that colobrokers was better suited to
> colocation, and stayed with them as a result.
You didn't do your homework very well Mike. Colobrokers, now peer1 has
one of the best networks in Canada and soon North America. If you phone
peer1 they will tell you that their primary concern is no longer
co-location but their network, peering agreements and selling
bandwidth. I purchase all my bandwidth from peer1. I have a
couple network maps of what they provide for their customers. It can be
found at http://bchosting.com/network.php
I find that GT is quite lack-lustre. Although peer1 will not run fibre to
your building they will set-up a local loop with a Telus (or other
carrier) T1 into what has to be the best and most redundant network in
Vancouver. I was one of Colobrokers.com's first customers and my kudos to
them. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for serious
bandwidth.
For co-location I would recommend BChosting.com but I am very biased since
I work for them. ;)
-Chris Phillips
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