Hi guys - I've got a server with the following specs:

Hardware:
Dual PIII 1000Ghz
1024 Ram
Dual 40Gb harddisk
10/100 3Com NIC
Cisco 3Com powered network
6 T-1 bandwidth lines (about 9Mbp/month of bandwidth)

That amounts to around *gasp* 3000Gb of transfer a month!!

Software:
Linux Redhat 7.2
Webmin, Php support, MySQL support, Telnet (optional)

Uptime guarantee: 99.9%

My question is: how much would you guys pay for such a server? There'll be a setup fee of around $400, but it can be wavied for a slightly higher monthly fee.

So what do you guys think? How much would you pay on the average?

Oh, and if the question pops up, yes, you can have adult materials on this server.

Thanks for your time!;)

Based on what I pay at my current colo, Id say $1650 or so for that package if I built it... cloer to $2000 if I rented it.

Hmm... That's interesting.

Well, I'm just asking this question because I've got some stakes in a web company that's under development. Just testing the market a little to decide what prices such servers should go for.

Okay, I admit - we're reselling servers for someone else, but we've done an extensive research on them, from the BBB to all kinds of online and offline research. :stickout

Hmm, what about the setup fee part? Think it's too high?

I can always lower the amount of T-1 bandwidths and get them to charge less.

Thanks for the input - any more are welcome!

THe setup is fine... more than fine. If I'm going to be paying 2k a month, I'll gladly pay 400 for setup.

As for the bandwidth, it your renting actual t1 connections (or by the t1), your going to pay for too much. I was factoring a bandwidth fee of like 50 cents per gig which is a good rate... if you buy t1s you'll pay atleast a dollar a gig.

On a side note... what are you planning to charge and who needs that much bandwidth?

I would reccomend colocation. 6 t1s cost a lot of money, but if you colocate at someone's NOC that price can be reduced a lot. Send me an email if you're interested.

Yes, it's by the bandwidth - by actual connection it's going to cost over $1000! I'm just finalising the reselling details with my upstream provider, and if all else is fine, I think we can go live within 3 weeks or so.

Setup of new servers take 14 days, if the question pops up. :)

get bandwidth much cheaper if you colocated. T1s cost around $800, correct? I'm sure you can get cheaper deals from about *anyone* if you colocate.... as long as your servers aren't huge. I could find you some cheaper bandwidth, as could about anybody else as $4800 (6 T1s) is a lot to pay for 10 MBPS.... (aprox 6 T1s).

Send me an email, or do a search for colocation for more information.

Well thats gonna vary on how you're billing the bandwidth - 95th? Average/Actual Throughput? Total Capacity of the connection/Capped line?

I'd say at least $1800 depending on exactly what you mean by "6 T1's"

If he litterally means "6 t1s", then it means that you're being billed on max thouroughput. If you have "1 t1" connected to your server max is 1.55 MBPS, there is no physical way to go above that as the t1 won't be able to. Now if you have "6 t1s", that means that your max is 6*1.55 = 9.3 MBPS. That's the max you can use, there's no 95% billing if you litterally have 6 t1s. Since there's no burstability (past the 9.3) they can only bill you for that exact amount.

There are good things and bad things about this.

Bad:

- Cost: T1s are *very* expensive compared to good colocation.
- Burstability: Let's say you have a high transfer day in the month, your 6 t1s may begin to go slowly.

Good:

- No Overcharging: You know what you're paying for, and you're getting exactly what you're paying for.
- Space: You can run a t1 from a lot of large spaces, this means that you have more space (it's like having a small data center).

If you're buying cheap, big servers then t1s/t2/t3/ds3/OC3 are your only choices. I'd look into t3s/d23s if I used 6 t1s, anyways. If you're buying 1U, smaller server then you have the option of colocation which is much cheaper.

Revelation is right - you're paying for the bandwidth, not the transfer.

Hmm - I should be able to let you guys have this offer soon. If anyone is interested, PM me, let me know how much you would like to pay for this server, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!;)

more details.

Where is this located?

Minimum price?

Software installations, if needed?

Redundancy/latency?

We've got redundant T-1 and T-3 running to multiple Telco Offices. A redundant satellite connection is under works at the moment.

There're backup generators too that are capable of powering a small neighbourhood in the region of 12 hours.

Thanks for your inquiries ;)

Okay guys - I'm listing one on eBay right now. I think the super-long TOS is putting off potential bidders :(

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1317578419

What do you guys think of it?