Yes... I agree... I have a dedicated connection from our main NOC to my
house... 20Mbps+... :)
However, we also have a CableOne connection at our office for testing
connectivity, speed tests, etc. It comes in handy. We also "remote"
monitor our main backbone routers using this connection... so if our
main router dies, we still get SMS on our cell phones... ;)
Travis
Microserv
George Rogato wrote:
The most fun I have is using my own connection. I always want to make
it better and drool over how fast it is. Sort of like a gear head of
broadband
But it doesn't really tell me how well the rest of the network is. For
that we monitor the network to keep us posted of any issues, we use
nagios, and we graph as much as possible to see high usage. And then
to boot we are always connecting to our ap's to see what the
performance is when we're out and about.
I have wanted to buy charter and qwest connections, just to experience
their network and see what the billing looks like.
Only problem is, if I was to buy their services, they would start
telling everyone I use their service and not mine.
John Scrivner wrote:
I was customer number 1 on my network. I still use my own connection
to my home. One of my ex-employees used to tell me he liked the fact
that I "ate my own dogfood". I always thought that was a humorous
metaphor.
I think it is good to use your own service so you can see what the
service is like for your customer. If it works well then chances are
your customers are happy. If it stinks then maybe you need to make
changes. Monitoring tools are a good indicator of where you need to
work on things but nothing beats using it yourself in my opinion.
Scriv
Blair Davis wrote:
Well, the reason I built my network was to GET an internet
connection.......
Ryan Spott wrote:
I always tell my clients that I use my own service and that I will
usually know before they do that things are slow or not working
because my family will call me MUCH faster than any client.
This builds trust with my clients.
...
Recently I was emailed by another WISP in my area and I noticed the
CEO was NOT using his own service....Strange
So with all this being said, I was wondering... how many of you use
your
own service?
ryan
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