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Old 04-12-2005, 07:40 PM   #1
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While the site was down today i traced it's route to look for any problems, i see this site is based in Sandiego in the U.S ?
I though this was strange, is it cheaper to host in the states ? as the connection speed would be much better in Aus.


Tracing Route to www.fordforums.com.au:

Hop # 1 14 ms 150.101.212.90 loop0.lns1.mel3.internode.on.net
Hop # 2 38 ms 150.101.212.158 gi0-3.cor1.mel3.internode.on.net
Hop # 3 29 ms 150.101.212.86 pos2-1.bdr1.syd6.agile.on.net
Hop # 4 199 ms 203.16.213.153 pos1-1.bdr1.lax1.agile.on.net
Hop # 5 188 ms 208.222.8.93 GigabitEthernet3-2.GW1.LAX15.ALTER.NET
Hop # 6 189 ms 152.63.115.210 0.so-2-0-0.CL1.LAX15.ALTER.NET
Hop # 7 189 ms 152.63.117.118 0.so-4-1-0.XL1.LAX7.ALTER.NET
Hop # 8 189 ms 152.63.113.1 0.so-6-1-0.BR1.LAX7.ALTER.NET
Hop # 9 189 ms 209.0.227.37 so-2-0-0.gar1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net
Hop # 10 189 ms 4.68.102.129 ae-1-55.bbr1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net
Hop # 11 189 ms 64.159.1.29 as-1-0.mp1.SanDiego1.Level3.net
Hop # 12 199 ms 4.68.113.70 so-7-0-0.gar1.SanDiego1.Level3.net
Hop # 13 198 ms 209.245.56.130 Aplus-gw.Level3.net
Hop # 14 199 ms 66.226.66.5 gi1-2.cr1.sandiego.abac.net
Hop # 15 198 ms 66.226.66.14 gi1-2.dr1.sandiego.abac.net
Hop # 16 198 ms 206.225.84.45 206-225-84-45.dedicated.abac.net

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Old 05-12-2005, 12:15 AM   #2
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Almost 12 months ago when we looked at starting this forum we reviewed the available hosting options both here and overseas. While dedicated servers could be had here at similar annual costs the cost in this country for excess bandwidth utilisation made it an easy choice to opt for A+.

We average around 180-200 Gb of traffic per month and that simply isn't available in this country at a reasonable cost.

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Old 05-12-2005, 12:59 AM   #3
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Almost 12 months ago when we looked at starting this forum we reviewed the available hosting options both here and overseas. While dedicated servers could be had here at similar annual costs the cost in this country for excess bandwidth utilisation made it an easy choice to opt for A+.

We average around 180-200 Gb of traffic per month and that simply isn't available in this country at a reasonable cost.

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That sux bigtime... any IT boffins out there care to explain why?
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Old 05-12-2005, 09:28 AM   #4
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That sux bigtime... any IT boffins out there care to explain why?
Its Telstra's fault.
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Its an absurd predicament when it's cheaper to pipe the data from overseas than it is to do it from a capital city within 1000km of the majority of users. Still, whatevers good to keep the forum afloat.
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Its Telstra's fault.
obviously with people like me working for them...:
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Almost 12 months ago when we looked at starting this forum we reviewed the available hosting options both here and overseas. While dedicated servers could be had here at similar annual costs the cost in this country for excess bandwidth utilisation made it an easy choice to opt for A+.

We average around 180-200 Gb of traffic per month and that simply isn't available in this country at a reasonable cost.

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Old 05-12-2005, 03:17 PM   #8
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Yeah like AUS $$$ Per GB is BULL-D-U-S-T compared to US 00.x(cents)

I was paying I think $150p/month for my hosting in US(dedicated) - like 160gb space and 1500gb(1.5tb)+gb bandwidth .. and i never had a down time....I loved it cause I could install game servers/scripts/mirc servers etc etc.
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Old 05-12-2005, 05:35 PM   #9
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You would think the Aus companys would match the competition, a lower profit contract must be better than no contract.
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We cant do that, Howard doesn't support Australian businesses
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Old 05-12-2005, 05:49 PM   #11
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You would think the Aus companys would match the competition, a lower profit contract must be better than no contract.
Half of them use Telstra's infrastructure and the others need to recoup the investment they have made to install their own.
It will only get worse, if Telstra get their own way and get sold they will put the squeeze on smaller operators using the infrastructure they put in place with public money, if they dont get sold they will use their (almost) monopoly to maximise their profits. The Australian public lose either way.
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