The future..

[Dean B]

Terra,
Do Future Quest ever envisage having an OC3 connection ? http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif



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Regards, Dean.
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[Terra]

A dedicated OC-3, I seriously doubt it due to the monthly cost... $85,000+ / month (UUnet)

It would be nice though... http://www.aota.net/ubb/wink.gif

We do have plans in Mid 1999 to move our servers to a dual-SONET OC-12'd NOC in Orlando, FL... Being built now, and will be state-of-the-art... We will purchase our bandwidth in Fractional T-3 allotments of liquid bandwidth with burstable capability...

As an aside: For hosting companies that claim to have an OC-3 - ask them if they own it, or are they sharing it with a thousand others... *evil grin*

It's sickening at times, to see all the marketing hype that other hosting companies play on unsuspecting customers, that just don't know/understand all the details about high-speed digital lines... They place the notion that a T-1 is equivalent to the 300baud modems of yesteryear - and that's just plain hogwash...

I do know that one of the **larger** Hosting companies (8800+) domains, is running their operation quite well on the 9 dedicated T-1's that they own...

I know what FutureQuest needs to meet bandwidth requirements, and will deliver as such... http://www.aota.net/ubb/biggrin.gif


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Andrew Gillespie
Systems Administrator
FutureQuest.net

[This message has been edited by ccTech (edited 01-26-99).]

[Jacob Stetser]

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[zeegraf]

This would be an interesting addition to the FAQ or tech support documentation... exposing the myths and hype of Web hosting.

[Dean B]

Andrew,
Couldn't agree with you more. There are so many hosting companies out there making all sorts of claims. It's nice to get a straightforward and honest reply for a change http://www.aota.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

Dean.