> Colocation possibilities: a "Bob's Colo Shed" in the Real > Time parking lot. > > If I understand correctly, Bob, you are saying that the > services most Linux users could do without > (colocation-wise) are icing on the cake of Real-Time's > colocation costs. And it might be that cut-rate service > isn't what Real Time is all about. This is exactly what I was getting at... is there ANY ISP that's actually willing to set up such a cheap service? Most ISPs want to provide the best for their customers. For the price of co-lo you get a secured room, redundant backbone, 24/7 access, and guaranteed bandwidth. All ISPs want to be the best, and that's what it takes. I want to know where an ISP is that DOESN'T want to be the best. I knew a guy (before he got bought out) that ran a half-assed ISP. He had customers, they liked him, and they paid his bills. He probably would have co-lo'd a box for $50-100, but it would have been in a shed in the backyard with an extension cord and a piece of Cat5 running to it. Oops, lawnmower incident, we'll be down for a couple days. Well, I got what I paid for. Most fo the time I have bandwidth, and that's what I need. I have to say that $250/mo is about the cheapest co-lo I've seen anywhere, so kudos to Real Time on that!