BGP Netowrk, need better bandwidth prices!

[dctech9]

Hello all,

Carreir contracts are coming to an end, and I am thinking with working with a wholesaler. Any suggestions would be appreciated Here is some additional info on our BGP blend

1. USA, east and west coast
2. currently with comcast and centurylink
3. looking for 2 Gbps with burst

Thank you for your help.

 

[drebo]

Doesn't get much cheaper than Huricane Electric and Cogent.

Even if you're not in a building they immediately service, a Comcast E-Line connection to one of their DCs + bandwidth from them is probably still cheaper than DIA from Comcast.

 

[cmetz]

+1 for HE. I have been very happy with them.

Cogent... well, they're cheap. I found them to be a headache to work with in many different ways. I would strongly recommend that you not be solely on Cogent, only use them as a part of a blend where you are somewhat actively steering routes. What you don't pay for in bandwidth you may well pay for in labor.

 

[dctech9]

Thank you both for the recommend. Yeah cogent seems to have a pretty bad rep among the lower end providers, either way we are going to blend.

drebo - thanks for that insight as well. HE seems like they can be a good fit for the less critical traffic.

Any experience working with a bandwidth broker who handles either carrier??

 

[Cable God]

Add Cogent & HE in with other better carriers such as nLayer, Zayo/Abovenet, Level3 and you should be golden. Maybe even some Internap.

 

[cmetz]

Any experience working with a bandwidth broker who handles either carrier??

Why are you looking to use a broker?