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-boun...@nanog.org> on behalf of Josh Luthman > <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 12:10 PM > To: Brielle Bruns <br...@2mbit.com> > Cc: NANOG list <nanog@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 > <br...@2mbit.com<mailto:br...@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.