Surprised there isnt much connectivity in the Detroit area, I mean it is Motor City and all, I would think tons of manufacturing palnts all needing telecom of some sort or other.. Bri On Thu, 30 May 2002, Deepak Jain wrote:
Clearly anyone in your market is buying from someone outside of your market. The fees associated with reliability (if available) are a function of your geography. Large providers are concentrating on the markets that are making them the most money.
If you get a few networks in your area that want to save money on the cost of reliability you can run a couple of circuits to the next large market and try to knit together a reliable network and divide the costs that way.
My guess is that with more large providers on a profit-centered basis you won't see the same kind of pricing equality you have been seeing between Tier 1 and Tier N markets anymore.
Deepak Jain AiNET
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of John Palmer Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 5:39 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Trying to find a connectivity provider that wont go under (was RE: CAIS/Ardent and now Network Access Solutions)
Its just that they aren't local and there is no need to pay for a circuit all the way to Chicago. It seems that so many providers have moved out of Macomb county. Anyone have any experience with BigNet? We are talking to them now
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Woodcock [mailto:woody@zocalo.net] Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:42 PM To: John Palmer Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Trying to find a connectivity provider that wont go under (was RE: CAIS/Ardent and now Network Access Solutions)
> Who can one rely on for connectivity? In general and in the Detroit area? > I put out a request for bids on T-1's and all the national providers were > way too high...
Haven't you just answered your own question? I guess if you think reliable service is too expensive, you're not in the market for reliable service, no?
-Bill