I've had experience with using Speakeasy to host servers, with the 768 SDSL and 1.5 SDSL packages. It worked flawlessly and was very fast.
Speakeasy uses InterNAP too ;) Edge100x ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:36 AM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Good Colocation Sites > Hey guys, while we're on the performance provider issue, I'd like to ask you > all about Speakeasy's DSL packages. I'm currently on SW Bell DSL here at > home, and would like to have a few more slots in my private CS server. I > currently give $59/month for 1.5Mb/s down and 128Kb/s up with 5 static IPs. > SW Bell wants $179/month for 384Kb/s outbound (their max upload rate for > ADSL in St. Louis, period), with the same 1.5Mb/s down. That's outrageous! > > Speakeasy offers "classic" ADSL at 1.5Mb/s down, and 768Kb/s up for $99 with > 2 static IPs. Have any of you had any experiece with Speakeasy (besides the > HLDS auth stuff), and specifically with this package, or a similar one? > > If any of you have had experience with Speakeasy ADSL, and hosting game > servers on it, or know someone who has, please tell me all you can, good and > bad. > > Thx a bunch. > > StanTheMan > TheHardwareFreak > http://www.hardwarefreak.com > rcon admin at: > Beer for Breakfast servers <http://bfb.bogleg.org/> > 209.41.98.2:27016 (CS multi-map) 209.41.98.2:27015 (DoD) > 209.41.98.2:27017 (CS militia/dust2) Dallas, TX > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jeev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 8:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Good Colocation Sites > > > > > > Hahah me too, I get like maybe 40ms ping on cogent and on savvis I get > > 15 ms ping and im only like 12 miles from the lines :< over > > here sbc is > > great. > > > > j > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Edge100x > > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Good Colocation Sites > > > > As jeev said, it relates to bad peering. Few places want to peer for > > free > > with Cogent because it tends to mainly dump things onto their network > > and > > not use much traffic the other way. Cogent needs to keep costs down to > > support its low prices, so it chooses very few peers and keeps traffic > > on > > its network for as long as it can before offloading it. This > > means that > > packets on the Cogent network frequently get routed around the country > > before reaching their destination. > > > > I've run many, many traceroutes while I've had my Cogent > > bandwidth, and > > it > > pings badly to just about anyone from Seattle. The few exceptions > > generally > > relate to those people who get routed quickly onto mfnx.net here (such > > as > > some people on pacbell and using AT&T cable). > > > > It's pretty amusing to get 100 ping to my Cogent server 10 > > minutes away, > > when my provider peers with Sprint, AT&T, WorldCom, Verio, and Level3. > > > > Edge100x > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric (Deacon)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:17 PM > > Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Good Colocation Sites > > > > > > > > I meant worthless for my purposes. I.e., servers. > > > > > > OK, what I'm asking is how/why is it worthless for HL servers? > > > > > > -- > > > Eric (the Deacon remix) > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
