IP Transit Pricing

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• maws Member

  April 30

  • How many years commitment
  • How large commitment
  • Does this include cross connect monthly + setup fee usually a few hundred minimum even with 0 Mbps, separate from the transit

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• Ernie Patron Provider, Veteran

  April 30

  @eezcloud said:
  I know a lot of IP transit contracts are protected by NDAs, so don't get yourself in trouble answering.
  Supposed I was colocating in a datacenter with HE, Cogent, and Zayo presence. What would I expect to pay per mbps?

  How much are you planning to commit to? Also what location? HE and Cogent can get pretty cheap. Zayo is gonna most likely be a bit more.
• eezcloud Member

  April 30

  Location would be east coast US (don't really want to get more specific currently). Commit to 10G.
• maws Member

  April 30

  @eezcloud said: Location would be east coast US (don't really want to get more specific currently). Commit to 10G.

  Rates in major metro vs middle of nowhere (+ backhaul) will vary significantly. I would expect 10G HE/Cogent to be at or under dollar 1 / mbps, and anywhere from 200-600/month for cross connect
• eezcloud Member

  April 30

  @maws said: Rates in major metro vs middle of nowhere (+ backhaul) will vary significantly

  I do have several carrier neutral DCs (IX onsite possibly) in mind, so backhaul doesn't concern me.
• maws Member

  April 30

  I"m not NDA, but I am very small customer when requesting quote.
  My last quotes were about $500/m for XC ( N . b. : carrier neutral does not mean free XC, IX does not mean free XC or they allow selling transit over the IX) and $1k-1.5k/m for 10G cogent, $1.25k for 10G HE.

  The last few times I have used cogent I have never been posisbility to to push 10G on Cogent in single flows, I'd had to split them such as 10x 1G http separate downloads to reach 10G
• PureVoltage Member, Patron Provider

  April 30

  I would suggest buying from a blended mix if possible. Unless you bring in at least two upstreams.

  We've seen multiple providers down for sometimes days at a time from a fiber cut etc. Typically even some minor outages. If you have the option.

  Cogent and HE will be the cheapest options the costs of cross connects can also add up quickly.

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• sshbox Member

  April 30

  Cross connects are a racket.

  Change my mind.
• Swiftnode Member, Patron Provider, LIR

  April 30

  @sshbox said:
  Cross connects are a racket.

  Preach.
• interservermike Member, Patron Provider

  May 1

  10 Gbps on a 10 Gbps port should be under $800 from Zayo and Cogent. You can get it with a 100 GB burstable port for $800 with a little struggle.

  HE might be a little cheaper. But they do not do burst ports.

  If you need a sales rep referral to any of those providers lmk.

  We would sell 10gbps unmetered for $500.