From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 11 03:43:24 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBBF516A401 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:43:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D0EB13C481 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:43:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from coolf89ea26645 (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id l1B3hMx32858; Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:43:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Message-ID: <003201c74d8e$95711760$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Jay Chandler" References: <26face530702071701v2980a87vcf0a3195688b684e@mail.gmail.com><6.0.0.22.2.20070207190744.02801488@mail.computinginnovations.com><45CA7E37.2060205@chapman.edu> <20070208132838.GB25286@gizmo.acns.msu.edu><004a01c74c15$eb201140$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <45CCB5FC.10706@chapman.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:41:58 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:43:24 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Chandler" To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:57 AM Subject: Re: Low-cost dedicated FreeBSD server or non-jail VPS? > > Maybe that's an option for you, but I'm looking at spending a minimum of > another $60 every month to my ISP if I want those services. I haven't > been sufficiently impressed to feel that they warrant that extra fee. > Maybe they haven't significantly impressed you because you bought the cheap service? Hell - $60 compared to a colo feel of $50? (the cheapest I've seen someone post here) In other words, you have a choice between actually having the physical box right there, vs having it 1000 miles away, and your in a -learning- situation? And your going to cut off your nose to spite your face just because of some issue with your ISP? What are they currently doing to you to warrant that? Without knowing your connectivity and how good/reliable/bad it is it's difficult to make a judgement call. But, I can say from experience that there isn't any -TECHNICAL- reason that cheaper DSL or cable connectivity can't be made as reliable as, say, a T1. There's not many places in the United States that you can't find multiple competing broadband providers. It's a lot different overseas, but here in the US if you don't like your ISP there's usually another one around the corner. Ted