[144366] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Pricing for Comcast Connectivity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ren Provo)
Fri Sep 9 15:11:42 2011
In-Reply-To: <AF24AE2D4A4D334FB9B667985E2AE763C1937B@mail1-sea.office.spectrumnet.us>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 15:11:01 -0400
From: Ren Provo <ren.provo@gmail.com>
To: John van Oppen <jvanoppen@spectrumnet.us>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Hi Oscar,
John is right about the NDA. Feel free to reach out to Steve Lacoff,
as noted at http://www.comcast.com/dedicatedinternet/
Volume, location, term, etc. are all factors to consider. Steve will
be at NANOG if you, or others have questions.
Cheers, -ren
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:01 PM, John van Oppen <jvanoppen@spectrumnet.us> w=
rote:
> I think all pricing is under NDA for the direct connectivity... =A0 we ha=
ve it, and I know it is under NDA for us...
>
> Comcast is in the becoming a tier1 game in a big way so avoiding people w=
ho don't already peer with the is probably a plus if you want great connect=
ivity to them. =A0 =A0The AS paths I would avoid are _3356_7922_ (usually f=
ine, but subject to the fight de jour between level3 and Comcast) and anyth=
ing on _6453_7911_ (subject to being saturated all the time). =A0 Last I ch=
ecked AS2914 and a few others still only see Comcast via 6453 which made th=
at sub-optimal.
>
>
> I can send you a AS7922 sales contact if you need it, just hit me up off =
list... =A0they also have a good list of info on peeringdb for people to co=
ntact.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> John van Oppen
> Spectrum Networks =A0AS 11404
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oscar Caraig [mailto:oscarcaraig@Safe-mail.net]
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:28 AM
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Pricing for Comcast Connectivity
>
> List,
>
> Does anyone have sample pricing for Comcast's Paid Peering (http://www.co=
mcast.com/dedicatedinternet/) service they'd be able to share?
>
> Also, are there any transit ISPs to avoid when reaching Comcast? =A0I rem=
ember discussion last winter about Tata being congested, and would like to =
understand how common these issues are. =A0I'm preparing to launch a large =
video broadcast for the state, so any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Oscar Caraig
>
>
>