UUNet 10Plus

Wed Jul 9 18:52:08 UTC 1997

You could always plug an FDDI card into the back of the Netedge.

-Deepak.

On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Joe Shaw wrote:

> Anyone out there using UUNet's 10 plus setup?  We were one of the original
> beta testers, and have had consistant complaints about the performance of
> the link because of the 10Mbps ethernet handoff to us.  We can only get
> around 6Mbps out of the link before it hoses, and we know that's really
> what you're going to get out of 10Mbit ethernet, which is why we've asked
> for a different handoff meathod.  Also, they charge us $2000 for local
> loop to run us to a building downtown, and from there it comes back into
> the building we're in, into a room down the hall from our NOC.  They have
> their own reasons for this I'm sure, but no one's been able to tell me
> why.  Our problem is that we've maxed out our supposed 10Mbps link, so
> they want us to get a metered DS3, charging us $4000 more a month, plus a
> setup fee.  Now, under current UUNet performance, it's not likely we're
> going to do anything like that.  It makes no sense to pay $4000 more, plus
> a $2000 install fee to get mediocre performance out of them.  
> 
> My question is, has anyone else out there with 10Plus service gotten a
> different handoff from UUNet?  If so, how'd you get them to do it, and if
> not, did you ask?  We've been quite upset with UUNet for the past 5
> months, and seriously considering dropping them down to a t1 and using the
> DS3 we just had installed from anouther carrier as our main path to the
> net, but that does away with being really multi-homed.  Any suggestions,
> questions, or comments would be appreciated.  Once again, I understand
> that you only get 6Mbps out of a 10Mbps ethernet link, I just want to know
> why UUNet won't deliver a better handoff to their 10Plus customers and
> allow them to actually get 10Mbps.  I guess they're going to try pushing
> tiered DS3 service, and if so, why even have 10Plus access?  Doesn't make
> sense, unless you're a marketer...
> 
> Joe Shaw - jshaw at insync.net
> NetAdmin - Insync Internet Services
> "Learn more, and you will never starve." - Paraphrase of Lee
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