Agreed, just something to be aware of. And never, ever singlehome to HE or Cogent. I was typing on my phone so I didn't want to spend a lot of time, but another detail in addition to the single router is non diversity of routes.
There's places where HE has a router and will sell IP transit in a non-major city (usually in the single largest IX point/carrier hotel) but they don't have diverse transport routes in and out of that city. An aerial fiber cut can take things out completely. Whereas a more expensive transit provider such as GTT/Nlayer might reach the same city via two diverse routes. On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Seth Mattinen <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/11/16 10:13, Eric Kuhnke wrote: > >> If you've physically laid eyes on an HE POP in a non major city, another >> issue is they frequently deploy with 1 router, not a redundant core pair. >> > > Not really an "issue" as much as what it's worth to do or what you get at > a certain price point. > > ~Seth >
