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Best Desktop Colo

SpencerSpencer Member
edited April 2012 in General

I am looking for desktop colocation. Im looking for under $100 a month on a 100mbit line with like 1-2TB bandwidth. And in the USA. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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  • KuJoeKuJoe Member, Host Rep
    edited April 2012

    Joesdatacenter.com is the first that comes to mind. Any specific location?

  • @KuJoe said: Any specific location?

    Nope just anywhere in the USA

  • DerekDerek Member

    http://www.michigan-colocation.com/index.php/server-colocation/mid-tower-colocation

    Same place Errant Web is located, only $70 for 10Mbps unmetered or 1-2TB.

    Mid-Tower Colocation at Waveform starts at $50/month, it comes with free setup, and 1000GB/month Transfer. All Packages include a full 100Mb/s burstable Fast Ethernet Port, 120v power, and 1 IP Address. Additional power, Ethernet connections, and IP Addresses are available. Contact us today to sign up.

  • Check the WHT colo offers, especially for those offering 1U specials -- they are often smaller operators who may allow a tower at the same rates if you ask nicely. Additionally, transfer is often given as bandwidth, say 10 Mbps @ 100 Mbps port, which can become expensive (overage charges) if you go over. Smaller places/those catering to individual clients (e.g. the Kansas City trio) will switch you to an equivalent or slightly lower traffic quota (2-3 TB) if you request it.

    Also, a typical desktop may consumer way more power than a typical current 1U server, so make sure you consider that when deciding.

  • FDC will also colocate a tower for 79 a month for unlimited 100Meg connection IIRC.

  • https://www.datashack.net/colocation/

    If you ask, their probably give you a free upgrade to 1Gbit. I know if you bugger them about it on their dedicated servers, they give you 1Gbit for free.

  • Are you sure location isn't a factor?

    If remote desktop access is one of your primary requirements, latency will play a massive role.

    If you want to save a few pennies, Wholesale Internet in Kansas City is a good start. Central location as well. Wholesale and Joe's Datacenter operate out of the same building. We have used them both before, both exceptional - but I'd prefer Wholesale simply for better support.

    Stay away from FDC - their network is terible. They are very pro-Comcast though, so if you're accessing them on a Comcast connection, you can expect good connectivity, but they're ALWAYS having weird routing and power issues at all their US locations.i

    I've heard good things about DataShack, who I believe are in Kansas City as well.

  • @Daniel said: https://www.datashack.net/colocation/

    If you ask, their probably give you a free upgrade to 1Gbit. I know if you bugger them about it on their dedicated servers, they give you 1Gbit for free.

    Yep. $45/month and you can get a Gbit connection if you ask. You're not going to find a better deal anywhere.

  • Datashack used to be a subset of Wholesale, but I believe they're more co-equals now? Anyway, it's the exact same network so price/support are all that matter.

  • @quirkyquark said: Anyway, it's the exact same network so price/support are all that matter.

    What one is better? :P
    Joe's is in the same location too right?

  • InfinityInfinity Member, Host Rep

    @yomero said: Joe's is in the same location too right?

    Yup.

  • datashack the best options

  • Yea I am looking at datashack. I will prob get like dual L5420 from ebay as they are cheap and then just colo them there for $45 a month.

  • Joe's is like $40 a month. Dirt cheap but they're somewhat reliable. A few issues here and there but their support is fantastic. I was really surprised how great their support staff was, especially considering it was only $40 a month.

  • flyfly Member
    edited April 2012

    @adam2030 is that a flash site in your sig :0

  • @kbar is that a flash site in your sig :0

    Yes , and JAVA Why?

  • @quirkyquark said: Datashack used to be a subset of Wholesale, but I believe they're more co-equals now? Anyway, it's the exact same network so price/support are all that matter.

    Wholesale Internet is in Oak Tower and has quite a few employees.

    Datashack just finished building its own datacenter down the road from the Oak Tower, but still has a lot of stuff colo'ed with WSI. Datashack has fewer employees, but a few of the main people from WSI also do work for Datashack. The two owners are friends.

    Joesdatacenter is in the Oak Tower on a different floor and uses WSI's connection. They have no backup power, only 1-2 employees, and are a lot slower at responding to issues.

  • Thanks @subigo! (can't thank from mobile version)

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