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

Wed Oct 17 16:42:08 UTC 2018

We pay it too and I’ve asked to have it waived 

-Ben

> On Oct 17, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 at 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 at nanog.org> on behalf of Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
>> > Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM
>> > To: Brielle Bruns <bruns at 2mbit.com>
>> > Cc: NANOG list <nanog at 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 at 2mbit.com<mailto:bruns at 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.
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