Re: Cogent charging 50/mo for BGP (not IPs, the service)

[Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>]

They gave me a free /29 and then when I reminded them about BGP they popped
up another agreement for $50/mo.  This was today.

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 12:25 PM Anderson, Charles R <cra () wpi edu> wrote:

> I was told they only charge it if you have bigger than a /29 from them.
>
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 04:12:01PM +0000, David Hubbard wrote:
> > They charge it even if you’re using your own address space.  It’s a fee
> simply for establishing BGP with them on a given circuit.  I believe if you
> used static routes and their space, you would not have to pay it.
> > From: NANOG <nanog-bounces () nanog org> on behalf of Josh Luthman <
> josh () imaginenetworksllc com>
> > Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM
> > To: Brielle Bruns <bruns () 2mbit com>
> > Cc: NANOG list <nanog () nanog org>
> > Subject: Re: Cogent charging 50/mo for BGP (not IPs, the service)
> >
> > I view Cogent IP space as a way to lock customers to their service, ie
> make them sticky.
> > Josh Luthman
> > Office: 937-552-2340
> > Direct: 937-552-2343
> > 1100 Wayne St
> > Suite 1337
> > Troy, OH 45373
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 12:03 PM Brielle Bruns <bruns () 2mbit com<mailto:
> bruns () 2mbit com>> wrote:
> > On 10/17/2018 9:47 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
> > > Has anyone else dealt with this mess?  Even my Cogent rep admits it's
> > > unique to their business.
> >
> > That sounds like the BS the first company I worked for tried to pull.
> >
> > One would think they'd welcome customers bringing their own IP space
> > since it saves them money by not using up precious Cogent IPv4 address
> > space.
> >
> > Hell, I even have BGP for v4 and v6 over my CenturyLink biz fiber, and
> > its available as part of the enhanced package they offer with no extra
> fees.