VPS provider @ Washington DC?

Orpheus

I am looking for reliable VPS provider that can provide VPS for Washington DC location? Preferable from WDC softlayer. Anything below $4/m is acceptable.

You guys have any recommendation? Appreciate any help.

GetKVM_Ash

Softlayer + below $4, history says that will only end badly.

Liam

@Orpheus said: WDC softlayer.

Softlayer is in Virginia. Don't get fooled.

Soylent

I think Softlayer "DC" is in Ashburn, Virginia, but that should be close enough for any practical purpose? You can spit and hit Dulles International, which should be close enough for anyone (except Congressmen, who would demand that you be able to hit Reagan National).

Orpheus

Well, flipperhost do have washington DC VPS on sale for 4.99/month + their 15% promotion. Not sure if there are other VPS provider for WDC location. Maybe others can recommend?

Liam

@Orpheus said: Well, flipperhost do have washington DC VPS on sale for 4.99/month + their 15% promotion. Not sure if there are other VPS provider for WDC location. Maybe others can recommend?

They will be in Virginia too.

Soylent

Any DC that says it's in Washington, DC will probably be in some place like Ashburn or McLean or Vienna, or on the Maryland side. The city really isn't conducive to building that kind of thing, which is the entire reason places like Vienna and Crystal City exist. They're going to be close enough for any practical purpose.

It's like OVH saying their BHS data center is in the US. What's 50 miles between friends? DC to Ashburn is only 30 miles, so who cares?

Windy

@Orpheus said: Well, flipperhost do have washington DC VPS on sale for 4.99/month + their 15% promotion

Do you have a link to that? I only see Florida and Texas...

bdtech

I hear bitcable.com is really good but its a bit more pricey at $8/mo (and run by a college kid apparently ... if that matters).

Taz

@bdtech said: run by a college kid

Hostgator and facebook both were started from dorm room.

Liam

@bdtech said: I hear bitcable.com is really good but its a bit more pricey at $8/mo (and run by a college kid apparently ... if that matters).

Preetam ( @bitcable ) does a great job. I had a server with him it was awesome! He owns all of his servers and goes the extra mile.

24khost

I got vps in choopa now in NJ that is pretty close. Let us know if we can help you out.

fly

@24khost said: I got vps in choopa now in NJ that is pretty close. Let us know if we can help you out.

not very close...

24khost

why do you need it so close to DC? there won't be much difference in latency and ping.

Orpheus

@Windy said: Do you have a link to that? I only see Florida and Texas...

Sorry, my mistake it's not flipperhost. Its from spacerich with $4.99 - 15% promo. Here is the link

Orpheus

@liam said: Softlayer is in Virginia. Don't get fooled.

Liam you are right, in spacerich page, they actually said

VPS detailed in this page are housed in SoftLayer Datacenter, at Washington, D.C., USA. SoftLayer D.C. is located in a private N+1 data center facility just 7 miles from Dulles airport in Chantilly, Virginia.

Liam

Only DC I know in WDC is the coresite one however they are sold out/charge a premium as the GOV and national companies provide them with enough contracts.

bdtech

NJ/NYC usually has excellent latency to DC. Unless if you are building an app relying on AWS or DynamoDB would you probably insist on DC.

Bitcable

@bdtech said: I hear bitcable.com is really good but its a bit more pricey at $8/mo (and run by a college kid apparently ... if that matters).

It doesn't matter.

FYI, we're about 2.5 ms from SoftLayer's WDC facility.

@liam: Thanks for the tag.

john

@bdtech said: NJ/NYC usually has excellent latency to DC.

From Piscataway, NJ, it's about 7.5 ms to SoftLayer WDC.

Orpheus

maybe there are other vps provider around WDC? i'm looking at below 10ms latency to virginia. i am also looking at price tag of 4++/m or below at the moment.

@Bitcable said: FYI, we're about 2.5 ms from SoftLayer's WDC facility.

That is good enough, however your price tag didnt meet my requirement. do you do customized package?