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leg4 · 05-18-2005, 08:10 AM

Is that bandwidth anygood???

Is it comparable to Cogent?

EviLGuY · 05-18-2005, 08:18 AM

Its alright.. better then Cogent, with really good ping times to Asia if I remember correctly.

leg4 · 05-18-2005, 08:25 AM

Not as good as level3..?

goBigtime · 05-18-2005, 08:29 AM

It's not ok - It's the best network I've ever tested.

Run traceroutes from places around the world and compare.

www.traceroute.org

Just go to the link above, and start using some traceroutes.

Trace to he.net then trace to whatever company you want to compare them with.

You'll see.

goBigtime · 05-18-2005, 08:37 AM

Something to keep in mind about providers that offer ridiculously low pricing:

On the wholesale end, HE offers some of the industries lowest pricing, and just like with Cogent, this attracts resellers who want to be able to offer hosting to end users at rock bottom prices, sometimes at or near their own cost. The way they make money is by heavy overselling. This will sometimes lead people to believe that an Upstream provider like HE or Cogent has a shitty network when in reality they are just on a reseller network that is hitting the bandwidth limits it is provisioned (or paid) for.

The best thing to do if possible of course is to go to the source - or as high up as you possibly can. This way you can be sure to get exactly what you're paying for and experience the true performance and reliability of any given network.

If you can't go to the source, and you are spending what you feel is a considerable amount of money, then try to get the hosting company to give you a SLA with CIR guarantee or something.

leg4 · 05-18-2005, 09:36 AM

thanks for your input GoB!

Ycaza · 05-18-2005, 11:27 AM

hey i got both, HE and cogent and way more, BTN and T-systems (tmobile) and verio and level3 and uunet and.... well you know. If you want real peering to anywhere just hit me up. I know I am tiring on this but we have the largest peering here in SoCal. all gig pipes all only running 10 percent.

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05-18-2005, 08:37 AM	#5
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	Something to keep in mind about providers that offer ridiculously low pricing: On the wholesale end, HE offers some of the industries lowest pricing, and just like with Cogent, this attracts resellers who want to be able to offer hosting to end users at rock bottom prices, sometimes at or near their own cost. The way they make money is by heavy overselling. This will sometimes lead people to believe that an Upstream provider like HE or Cogent has a shitty network when in reality they are just on a reseller network that is hitting the bandwidth limits it is provisioned (or paid) for. The best thing to do if possible of course is to go to the source - or as high up as you possibly can. This way you can be sure to get exactly what you're paying for and experience the true performance and reliability of any given network. If you can't go to the source, and you are spending what you feel is a considerable amount of money, then try to get the hosting company to give you a SLA with CIR guarantee or something. Last edited by goBigtime; 05-18-2005 at 08:39 AM..

05-18-2005, 09:36 AM	#6
leg4 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 4,429	thanks for your input GoB! __________________ >>> Contact me here email me here

05-18-2005, 11:27 AM	#7
Ycaza Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: the 805 Posts: 4,290	hey i got both, HE and cogent and way more, BTN and T-systems (tmobile) and verio and level3 and uunet and.... well you know. If you want real peering to anywhere just hit me up. I know I am tiring on this but we have the largest peering here in SoCal. all gig pipes all only running 10 percent. __________________ Caz Thrush Head Honcho [email protected] http://thrushtech.com ICQ: 304883574 do people still icq?

05-18-2005, 08:18 AM	#2
EviLGuY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: malta Posts: 12,745	Its alright.. better then Cogent, with really good ping times to Asia if I remember correctly.

05-18-2005, 08:29 AM	#4
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	It's not ok - It's the best network I've ever tested. Run traceroutes from places around the world and compare. www.traceroute.org Just go to the link above, and start using some traceroutes. Trace to he.net then trace to whatever company you want to compare them with. You'll see.