[68564] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: who offers cheap (personal) 1U colo?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff McAdams)
Sun Mar 14 13:30:31 2004
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:29:43 -0500
From: Jeff McAdams <jeffm@iglou.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <g38yi35mba.fsf@sa.vix.com>
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Paul Vixie wrote:
>>>it would be marketing suicide to offer a different dsl-dhcp ip address
>>>to people willing to pay enough to budget for an abuse desk.
>>You're wrong here. It can be done, and it can be done profitably.
> Looks like you didn't read what you quoted. I know it can be done profitably
> but I also know that offering two price-levels of DSL, one with an abuse desk
> capable of calling you and telling you your XP box has been rooted and talking
> you through Windows Update; the other with a tailgate warranty -- this would
> be "marketing suicide" since the irresponsibility of the latter would become
> intolerable if it were thusly highlighted.
No, you're presenting a false dichotomy. A provider can provide a
first-rate abuse desk, and still be price competitive. It can be done.
It requires a fair amount of clue level in the ISP, but it most
definitely can be done.
--
Jeff McAdams
"He who laughs last, thinks slowest." -- anonymous
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