[85230] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cogent/Level 3 depeering
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen J. Wilcox)
Thu Oct 6 10:03:53 2005
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:02:33 +0100 (BST)
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve@telecomplete.co.uk>
To: tony sarendal <dualcyclone@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <ad7542dc0510060343k13756d7cp@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, tony sarendal wrote:
> Is being a tier-1 now a good or bad sales argument when selling internet
> access ?
its the same as it always was, its a marketing positive. but thats because the
market is dumb.
if you wish to make your purchasing decision on 'tier-1' status thats up to you,
but i'll be looking at performance, price, strategy, service level and what type
of supplier i want for a company like mine.
cogent is cheap and you get what you pay for. level3 is mid-price, but they
really dont care much about their customers (or thats what i found). perhaps you
want better customer service or to deal with a smaller company to gain their
attention and respect.
choose your supplier based on your own criteria, not someone elses or on who has
the most marketing points.
Steve
