[GRLUG] Hosting ideas

[Colin Vallance]

I'm definitely interested in some details.  What is the company?  If  
you can match the $50 price point I'd be about 99% sure that I'd stick  
with a place in GR.  If not, the $30/mo extra would be better spent in  
gas driving to Troy ;)



On Mar 31, 2008, at 10:53 AM, Benjamin Eavey wrote:

> My company does hosting here in Grand Rapids.  Our standard price is
> $80/month to put your own hardware in our data center, but it might be
> negotiable depending on your needs.  I don't do pricing, but if  
> anybody
> is interested, I can get you in touch with someone who does.
>
> -Ben
>
>
> Matt Hofmann wrote:
>> I would be interested in a little more local colo solution as well.  
>> But
>> $50/month sounds pretty good.
>>
>> /Matt
>>
>>
>> On 3/23/08, *Colin Vallance* <colin at tankrip.com
>> <mailto:colin at tankrip.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    I'm curious about this place you coloc'd at.  I'm currently  
>> leasing a
>>    box somewhere out in California, they own the hardware etc and I'm
>>    paying about $60/mo.  I've got a nice Dell 1U sitting around my  
>> house
>>    that I was considering racking up in Seattle with a buddy but  
>> would
>>    much prefer something more local.  We've not needed much turn  
>> around
>>    time in the past but how bad is it actually?  I could deal with  
>> a few
>>    hours most likely.
>>
>>    Does anyone else know of a place in town that does coloc around  
>> those
>>    prices?  Not driving over to Detroit would make the deal even  
>> sweeter.
>>
>>    -Colin
>>
>>>
>>> I have a $50/month colo solution for my 1U rack server.
>>>
>>> Its my machine... do anything I want.
>>>
>>> $50/month gives me power and 1000GB of transfer per month.
>>>
>>> Its nice.
>>>
>>> www.waveform.net <http://www.waveform.net>
>>>
>>> But... be warned, though they ARE very reliable as far as overall
>>> service... Response time can be a PITA.
>>>
>>> $50/month also includes "mid-tower" machines. As long as you meet  
>>> the
>>> size and power reqs... you are good.
>>> --
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