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Hey!

 

So I've seen a lot of people are interested in the new internet connection that LMG HQ has.

 

And so here it is:

 

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The ISP is iTel which is a Business Grade internet provider. If the speedtest is to be believed, their connection is 200/200mbps and likely costs around 1.3k a month.

 

Please note that all info except the image (which can be found on the last WAN Show) is unofficial. And is based on my research.

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1.3k sounds waaayyy too high... And with how close they are to the nearest data center, no way it can be that expensive...

 

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I can get 2Gb/s both ways here with comcast for 300$ a month with a residential connection. Not great, but it makes me feel lucky. 

Even so 1.3k is likely to high. Though given their area, it wouldn't surprise me I guess. 

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1.3k sounds waaayyy too high... And with how close they are to the nearest data center, no way it can be that expensive...

 

The ISP in question bills $796 CAD for a 10Mbps connection. Which comes to about $79 CAD per mbps. When you go higher, the price per mbps drops. For example their 100Mbps package costs $1060 CAD and that comes out to $10 CAD per mbps. A 1gbps link costs $2540 CAD which is about $2.5 CAD per mbps. In business this is a very good deal. Here where I live, getting a 1 gbps connection costs  $5000 USD, without setup fees of course.

 

http://itel.com/services/business-internet/fiber-internet/

 

That should be the ISP, again without an IP or some other proof this is unofficial.

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1.3k sounds waaayyy too high... And with how close they are to the nearest data center, no way it can be that expensive...

 
It's like 800$ for a 10gbps line, with unlimited bandwidth. Most of the cost comes from unlimited bandwidth. These are on 3 year contracts though. In Canada it is usually expected to have lower (3-20mbps) uploads. for similar uploads to downloads it's even more. 
 

I can get 2Gb/s both ways ehre with comcast for 300$ a month. Not great, but it makes me feel lucky. 

Even so 1.3k is likely to high. 

High Uploads are hard to find in both the business and consumer lineup of ISP's, let alone unlimited bandwidth ( 125mbps down and 6 up is 180$ in Canada for business) 

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It's like 800$ for a 10gbps line, with unlimited bandwidth. Most of the cost comes from unlimited bandwidth. These are on 3 year contracts though. In Canada it is usually expected to have lower (3-20mbps) uploads. for similar uploads to downloads it's even more. 
 

High Uploads are hard to find in both the business and consumer lineup of ISP's, let alone unlimited bandwidth ( 125mbps down and 6 up is 180$ in Canada for business) 

 

yah, like I edited, I tend to forget BC sucks isp wise. Sad my options are infinitely better in north Indiana, and we're not even that great options wise. 

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Is it a Metro-E connection? I suspect at the very least it is 200 symmetric guaranteed bandwidth. Whereas consumer connections are best effort.

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1.3k is not that high of a price given that they likely have SLA, Besides I'm more annoyed that he planned to run pfSense...

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....

Besides I'm more annoyed that he planned to run pfSense...

 

why?

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why?

It's getting used because it is the 'cool' thing to do right now.

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pfsense has been around for a long time.

 

The 'cool' phase passed a long time ago, it has stuck around because it has lots of features and it works well.

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pfSense is old broken rubbish, I would take OPNsense or m0n0wall over it.

If I were Linus, I would get an EdgeRouter Pro and an Arista 10GbE SFP+ switch.

Comb it with a brick

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Just buy Cisco and be done with it.

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Rogers in Canada offers 250 down 20 up for like a 100 CAD with unlimited data so I highly suspect that 1.3k is way to much.

 

edit: its residential.

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Rogers in Canada offers 250 down 20 up for like a 100 CAD with unlimited data so I highly suspect that 1.3k is way to much.

 

edit: its residential.

Residential connections are what are called "best effort" connections. Your data is transmitted if it can be, but meh, who cares if it get's dropped. You have no guaranteed bandwidth as the lines are usually grossly over subscribed by service providers to keep profits up. With business class connections there is very little to no over subscription of the lines and you are guaranteed a certain data rate or CIR. This is often called an SLA or service level agreement.

 

In other words that Rogers residential is 250/20 if the line isn't saturated and if things are just generally going well. The connection Linus has is 200/200 at all time of the day and is a guaranteed rate. Also if they have connectivity issues they will be talking directly with Network Analysts and Network Engineers, not Customer Service and Customer Care reps like you would get if you called for residential services.

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In Australia, fibre still be rolled out and is capped heavily, the highest speed here is (Residential) is 250 down and 100 up. Its around 150 p/month.

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yea... Check their pricing, I don't see a 200mbps package though, so his estimate might not be far off

1K for 100mbps u/d

1.8k for 500mbs u/d

 

1.3k sounds waaayyy too high... And with how close they are to the nearest data center, no way it can be that expensive...

 

 

I can get 2Gb/s both ways here with comcast for 300$ a month with a residential connection. Not great, but it makes me feel lucky. 

Even so 1.3k is likely to high. Though given their area, it wouldn't surprise me I guess. 

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1. Business internet connections with a SLA (Service-Level Agreement) don't come cheap, so i believe 1.3k/mo.

2. My work pays 600/mo for a 80/80 connection with a SLA, and they're located just a few miles from Google Fiber.

3. 2Gb/s both ways on comcast? lol, i doubt any of us will live to see the day. And at 300/mo? Right....

 

 

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In Australia, fibre still be rolled out and is capped heavily, the highest speed here is (Residential) is 250 down and 100 up. Its around 150 p/month.

 

Yep, but I have to wait until April 2017 to get Fibre according to their original plans. :angry:

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It's getting used because it is the 'cool' thing to do right now.

 

Actually I was planning to use it purely out of familiarity. Any issues with that?

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Actually I was planning to use it purely out of familiarity. Any issues with that?

Is the internet connection at your office on Metro-E or is it just a regular fibre line? Also do you have an SLA for the connection?

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Is the internet connection at your office on Metro-E or is it just a regular fibre line? Also do you have an SLA for the connection?

 

Could be Metro-E because from one of the Office Move videos I noticed there was a demarcation device. I think it's something like MRV OptiSwitch 906G.

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Could be Metro-E because from one of the Office Move videos I noticed there was a demarcation device. I think it's something like MRV OptiSwitch 906G.

I was leaning towards metro-e just due to that ping, 17ms.

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