[geeks] Wow

Joshua D Boyd geeks at sunhelp.org
Wed Dec 19 10:06:21 CST 2001


On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 08:03:41AM -0800, David Passmore wrote:

>> http://www.cogentco.com/Essentials/about.html

>> Anyone here of this before?  They claim to offer 100mbps internet link for
>> $1k.  

> Evidently their business model isn't terribly sound; I used to know quite a
> few folks who worked there, but who were let go a few months back.

> They are basically running an OC-192 on fibre to your building. Don't ask me
> how they manage to make money on $1000 a month, because I don't know.

Why an OC-192.  Wouldn't an OC-3 be good enough for 100mbps?

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd



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