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W4Networks - Anyone tried them?
Hello. I have an old Xeon server laying my house, and I want to check if I can colocate it. I ran into this promo on WHT
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1289730
tl;dr version: $15 monthly, 10TB transfer @ 100mbps, 2 IPs.
Anyone have worked with them? Thanks
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Interesting, they probably have one of those full rack deals with GoRACK. Seems they only got up their Florida 'datacenter' http://www.w4networks.com/data-center.
Tbh I wouldn't trust it just yet.
Personally, I wouldn't ship anything to a new company offering a loss-leader out of the gate.
What's a loss leader?
Like @Infinity said they probably have a full rack with GoRACK, you should just go with GoRACK directly and take their 25.50 special, its not that much more and they have some good rep.
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1277401
& the fact that half of w4s site is broken.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader
That's only 10mbits though.
So, no one knows them?
Still not too bad though.
I haven't heard of them before this thread.
I got this from them:
`Our business name registration within the US is in the process at the moment.
We are a registered company within Australia and have just expanded our services and presence in the US. We reside within the GoRack data center in Jacksonville Florida. Your server wont be coming to our office or into our possession as such, Our technicians will be placing it within our secured lockable racks within the data center.
`
What can I do to test them, and not to risk my equipment?
WHT page says that they joined in 2007...
FYI: Gorack says:
W4 Networks is in our data center. We have a good business relationship with them.
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Thanks,
Larry Ward
GoRACK Data Center
I think they should be fine then.
Yeah it would be a loss leader. Power at GoRack is $16.00 per amp. So he is losing money just on power alone unless they are buying it in quantity.
If I knew what racks they were in I could take a peek and see if they are setup decent or if its a bunch of boxes thrown in a rack.. I am going to GoRack tomorrow.
But otherwise if Larry says they are legit then I guess they would be ok.
Since W4 Networks is a customer, I suppose GoRack wouldn't tell you even if relationship with W4 is not so good.
Well, as long as they are a customer I think the relationship cannot be bad, otherwise they would be kicked already. Depends how good is good and for how long that good lasted so far.