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09-02-2003, 12:35 PM

Are you looking at co-location of your server or running your own server and internet backbone?

If you are looking at co-location for your server. Your typical price range is between $ 89 to $ 375 per month depending on bandwidth requirements, IP assignments, and support issues.

Are you looking to rent or own your control panel software. Most co-location services allow either or. You'll save money in the long run by owning the control panel you operate. We have used all the major panels, Cpanel, Exim, and Plesk. We went against the grain and now only use DirectAdmin we have immediate support with DirectAdmin and in the event of a bug a update is automatically installed within days and most of the time within hours. Rates are great to if you buy direct from them it's 29.00 per month or 299 if you buy a server direct from us and co-locate it the price is $ 25.00 per month or $ 185.00 for a lifetime license.

The cost of your own server will vary but the average is around $ 1200.00.

You can also rent a dediacted server for around $ 89.00 per month and it includes your bandwidth and control panel and support. This way you don't have to worry about hardware upgrades or server crashes. The choice is yours.

If you are looking to operate your own server and internet connection, your cost will soar. If reliability is not an issue you can host your server on a cable modem for around $ 70 a month. If reliability is an issue and it probably is you can find T-1 access for around $ 500.00 per month if you are in a area serviced by T-1 if not expect installation costs of around $1500 per foot (Ouch) T-3 connections will run around $1500.. per month and Fiber Optic connections will run around $ 3000.00 per month. We use Fiber Optic connections for our servers and it is worth the cost if it's in your budget.

Hope this helps..

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