[RndTbl] [*] Low cost Colo in WInnipeg

Hartmut W Sager hwsager at marityme.net
Tue Mar 25 14:52:40 CDT 2014


If it doesn't have to be colo, I've had several years of total satisfaction
with

Canadian Web Hosting
http://www.canadianwebhosting.com/

They're in Vancouver (and now in Toronto too), and VERY Canadian.  They
even advertise U.S.-free routing if the endpoints are both in Canada.

Hartmut Sager


On 25 March 2014 13:41, Shawn Wallbridge <shawn at wallbridge.net> wrote:

>
> On Mar 25, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Adam Thompson <athompso at athompso.net> wrote:
>
>  On 14-03-25 11:57 AM, Gerald Brandt wrote:
>
> I emailed FiberFortress, specifying 1 or 2 3U servers.  He replied with a
> half rack quote at $550.  Still waiting for a response to my second query.
>
>
> I'm curious - why do you need your own hardware at a colo site instead of
> just renting a VPS?
>
> If you want a VPS inside Canada, the biggest player (with, apparently,
> really good support) is OVH.com.  Well, at least until/unless Quebec
> secedes, at which point whether they're "in Canada" or not depends on where
> the border gets drawn :-).  They'll also colocate your servers.
>
> Also with a good reputation is Blackbridge (
> http://www.blackbridge.com/networks/facilities/location.html).
>
> However, keep in mind that $50/month for 3U of colo rack space is actually
> a really good deal... one I don't think you'll be able to match in Canada,
> at least not at reputable establishments.  (I mean, seriously, you could
> put your server in my rack for $50/month, but I can only guarantee you
> about 10Mbps symmetric right now.)
>
> --
> -Adam Thompson
>  athompso at athompso.net
>
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> For dedicated server hosting in Canada, I have used iWeb. They aren't the
> speediest network wise, but I have had very good service and reliability
> for the last 7 years (one HD failure, which they fixed immediately).
>
> If you check their warehouse clearance section, you can get a pretty good
> deal. I have a Dual-Core machine with 8GB of Ram and 2x500GB HD's for
> $59/month.
>
> shawn
>
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