Need Cheap 1U Colo

[Solema]

Title says it all. I need a place to colo my family mail server. As cheap as possible. 1U. I don't need a ton of bandwidth either. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[keeleysam]

I know there is cheaper stuff, but I LOVE http://www.fdcservers.net/

 

[Solema]

$99/mo is definitely too much. Anything else people?

 

[Nocturnal]

Well I think any colocated server is going to cost you a decent amount of change. I haven't really seen colos for less than say $50-100 minimum. If you do find one, it'll probably be on a friends or something.

 

[azev]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Well I think any colocated server is going to cost you a decent amount of change. I haven't really seen colos for less than say $50-100 minimum. If you do find one, it'll probably be on a friends or something.

DING DING DING...... unfortunately he's right. I have a friend whos works for big hosting provider here in the northwest and he confirmed what Nocturna said.

 

[RebateMonger]

The last time we looked at colocated servers, we decided it was too pricey for what it was. It cost about the same as getting Business-Level Cable Modem service to one of our homes and keeping our servers there.

Besides, backups are a BIG problem with co-located servers. Unless you pay for them to back up your servers, there's no good way to do backups. Nobody will change a tape for you, you can't easily get access to your servers, and it's too inconvenient, anyway. Same problem with server maintenance.

If you want relative cheap, look for a shared server. At least, the owner will (presumably) do hardware maintenance. And see if you will be able to get backups, if those are important to you.

 

[Payton]

Colo is almost never worth it unless you have some specialized need for a server or you have multiple machines...

Is there a reason why you can't have someone else host your email? Running a pirated exchange server?

Anyways, if you're set on it then check out Orange Fiber

 

[cmetz]

Solema, look at shared virtual web/email hosting. It's not expensive and should better suit your needs.

 

[hoihtah]

how much are you looking to spend?