i have been looking around at starting a internet cafe where i live and i have placed that on a side burner for now so im looking at starting a server farm mainly a server colo i can get 1.5mbps SDSL line for $200 a month zero setup, so 1.5 up & down so im looking at 2 lines for now but they upgrade so what else do i need, i want to keep cost low so i can past the savings to my customers. so what else do i need?

You can't get a *DSL line for hosting..sure, you could - but you think a lot of [real] datacenters and server-farms are running off of those? I'd really at least recommend at the smallest..2 T-3 lines.

Originally posted by mkaufman
You can't get a *DSL line for hosting..sure, you could - but you think a lot of [real] datacenters and server-farms are running off of those? I'd really at least recommend at the smallest..2 T-3 lines.

a internet cafe' is not hosting from what i seen it like going to a store just to use the internet for a fee thats it , nothing to do with hosting , sound like a good business but most people have computers no days i said most lol --

it may work out to be a good thing

Originally posted by AWRobert
i have been looking around at starting a internet cafe where i live and i have placed that on a side burner ?

I think that most people here will advise you not to bother starting a hosting company with a couple of DSL lines. Even with SLAs your connections would not be as reliable as a good datacenter and leasing a server located in such a center is not all that expensive and has lots of benefits (burstable bandwidth, backup power, fire suppression, etc.).

-Joe

Try Cable/Broadband...there are better service out of thoes than DSL. And for a 2MBPS it only costs $30 per month..that would take care of you for a while....get 2 or 3 if needed! :)

You should charge what www.freededicatedservers.com charges. ;)