What Cogent charges is not a one time fee, its monthly recurring On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 8:43 AM H I Baysal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Indeed, its a one time fee to setup BGP. And as a side note, > I's also separate for v4 and v6 sessions. > > I was also taken aback when i heard it the first time. > On 17-10-18 18:12, David Hubbard wrote: > > They charge it even if you’re using your own address space. It’s a fee > simply for establishing BGP with them on a given circuit. I believe if you > used static routes and their space, you would not have to pay it. > > > > *From: *NANOG <[email protected]> <[email protected]> on > behalf of Josh Luthman <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM > *To: *Brielle Bruns <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Cc: *NANOG list <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Cogent charging 50/mo for BGP (not IPs, the service) > > > > I view Cogent IP space as a way to lock customers to their service, ie > make them sticky. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 12:03 PM Brielle Bruns <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/17/2018 9:47 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Has anyone else dealt with this mess? Even my Cogent rep admits it's > > unique to their business. > > That sounds like the BS the first company I worked for tried to pull. > > One would think they'd welcome customers bringing their own IP space > since it saves them money by not using up precious Cogent IPv4 address > space. > > Hell, I even have BGP for v4 and v6 over my CenturyLink biz fiber, and > its available as part of the enhanced package they offer with no extra > fees. > > > -- > Brielle Bruns > The Summit Open Source Development Group > http://www.sosdg.org / http://www.ahbl.org > >
