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[majik]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if you could help me locate a VPS that has these qualities:

• Network: Peer1 in NYC
• VPS Technology: Xen (preferred, but not required)
• OS: FreeBSD or NetBSD (preferred, but not required)

It could even be a dedicated server as long as it meets the minimal goals of being (A) Low cost, and (B) Uses Peer1.


I first found out about Peer1 and the lovely pings I get to them, when I ran a traceroute to a game server that happened to be hosted by someone using Rusko. Aside from Rusko, the only other place I know of is RimuHosting.

Then there's Fluid Hosting, which seems to be using Internap now instead of Peer1. (Am I correct on this?)

Thanks,
Matt

[majik]

I guess we can scratch off all three of those providers..

Rusko - offers what I'd call "the big-daddy servers" because they have a matching price tag; certainly not what I'm in the market for. The guy I talked with on the phone was more than helpful, advising me of my options and even commenting on some good NY providers. (Thanks man!)

RimuHosting - has stopped doing new VPS setups at Peer1. Instead, all new setups will happen at their Colo4Dallas facility.

Fluid Hosting - appears to only offer RedHat 9/Virtuozzo VPS's.

I might [have to] stick with VoxRox at this point. I do love VoxRox and their (dedicated server) prices, but if at all possible, I'd like to get a VPS with atleast some of the qualities of VoxRox (location, connection, serial console maybe, etc).

I also thought about downgrading from my current P4 2.8, 1GB server to one of their Celeron, 512's - but their web site no longer has these value servers..? (I've e-mailed them asking about this just a moment ago..hopefully they still offer these!) Now they're all about dual-xeons exclusively, it seems.

I'm trying to cut back on my monthly spendings if I can.. (a new laptop or desktop machine for xmas would be nice )

Oh, let's make Peer1 optional too.. at this point, similar pings (NYC) + lower price (VPS) still = a winner.

[layer0]

http://www.nyvps.com/ - not sure if they are accepting orders yet but they are in Peer1. Try e-mailing dan.kitchen AT razorblue.com (wouldn't want him to get SPAM )

There's also http://www.netivex.com/ that offers dedicated servers in Peer1, but I'm not sure if that's what you want.

[majik]

Thanks!

That reminds me, I almost forgot about Saturated Networks. They offer FreeBSD VPS's in the NY area and seem to be on Internap, which seems just as good as Peer1 if not better (minus the 20ms less ping time I get to Peer1 off my Charter connection -- that's why I'm nuts for Peer1).

[layer0]

Originally Posted by majik

Thanks!

That reminds me, I almost forgot about Saturated Networks. They offer FreeBSD VPS's in the NY area and seem to be on Internap, which seems just as good as Peer1 if not better (minus the 20ms less ping time I get to Peer1 off my Charter connection -- that's why I'm nuts for Peer1).

I'm in NY myself on OptOnline and I get around 32ms to Peer1, but I can get all the way to VA in 16ms.

Just because it pings great for you, doesn't mean it will for everyone else. With that said, Peer1 is a good provider but restricting yourself to just that isn't a good idea. InterNAP has much more global reach and is arguably a lot better than Peer1.

Thanks,