As with anything there are good and bad. Both do some heavy traffic manipulation. Cogent is not very open-internet friendly. They do not peer with folks so their entire network is pay to peer. This can result in some congestion at major points. Some of the major de-peering events have been due to AT&T and others de-peering with cogent because of Cogent wanting money to peer.
Most of Hurricane’s network is either Telia Upstream or peering. This can result in some issues as well. There is no such thing as a perfect backbone/upstream/transit provider. They all have issues. What you want it diversity. When talking to them ask about their routes in and out of your location. How much capacity do they have? Are they taking the same routes as everyone else? Many of the xISPs I see do a blend of Cogent, Hurricane and peering on an IX or two. If they want to add some extra diversity they can add in an AT&T, Verizon, or other ILEC. With peering they typically don’t need to as a lot o the traffic gets shoved off to a good peering fabric. Justin Wilson [email protected] — https://j2sw.com (AS399332) https://blog.j2sw.com - Podcast and Blog
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