RE: Tier-1 without their own backbone?

[Paul Timmins <paul () timmins net>]

Agreed. I know nothing about the pricing but last time I had a problem
with BGP, it only took a few minutes to get someone with enable and
clue, calling their general support number posted on their website. The
problem was on their end and it was fixed while I was on the phone.
Arguably one of the fastest response times I've ever had with a vendor.
-Paul

On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 20:40, Daniel Golding wrote:
> Level(3) is generally very good. Great engineering team and very reliable.
> I'm not sure if their pricing will maintain their business model in the
> long run, but I certainly hope so.
>
> - Daniel Golding
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Sean Crandall wrote:
>
> > > One of the providers we are looking at is Level-3.  Any
> > > comments good/bad on
> > > reliability and clue?  We already have UU, Sprint, and AT&T.
> > > I also realize
> > > that the "they suck less" list changes continuously... :)
> >
> > I have about 5 GB of IP transit connections from Level3 across 8 markets
> > (plus using their facilities for our backbone).  Level3 has been very solid
> > on the IP transit side.
> >
> > MFN/AboveNet has also been very good to us.
> >
> > -Sean
> >
> > Sean P. Crandall
> > VP Engineering Operations
> > MegaPath Networks Inc.
> > 6691 Owens Drive
> > Pleasanton, CA  94588
> > (925) 201-2530 (office)
> > (925) 201-2550 (fax)
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Paul Timmins <paul () timmins net>