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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Mehmet,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We usually ask the sales director from a neutral datacenter to introduce a sales rep from Tier 1 - 2 ISPs to bargain.
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<p class="MsoNormal">First of all, sign NDA if possible, then ask the following questions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Price for 100 Mbps on 1 Gbps port to 1 Gbps unmetered or 1 Gbps on 10 Gbps or 10 Gbps unmetered<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Contact term, from 12 months to 36 months, or even 60 months.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. BGP community or RTBH for blackhole<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. AS-SET or LOA for BGP filter updating<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5. SLA and network delay (latency) guarantee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6. Price for NRC and MRC and VAT or tax in some countries<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For their peering networks and IX, you can do research on different network using looking glass, mtr, traceroute, etc. And ask your friend if they are already using the service.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheapest transit service will not always have good performance, but the most expensive one may not be the best choice. You should choose the suitable provider for your audience.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Mehmet Akcin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 14, 2018 11:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nanog <nanog@nanog.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> How to choose a transit provider?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello there,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have started writing a blog which I hope it would help buy transit services from providers by doing various due diligences(technical) i wanted to reach out and ask nanog community’s thoughts on this. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What are some of your checklist items ? Price? Their directly peered networks? If they are tier 2,3 who they use as tier 1-2? Are the onnet? I am sure list goes on and on on...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks a lot for your help. I plan to write the blog this month and publish.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mehmet<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-- <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mehmet<br>
+1-424-298-1903<o:p></o:p></p>
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