MV communications colocation

[Travis Roy]

On Mar 9, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:
> Does anyone in the LUG have colocation experience with MV
> communications?  I know I've heard good things in general about them
> on the LUG, but I'm specifically looking for experience with their
> Manchester colocation facility.  The girl on the phone said they had
> UPS's but no backup generator, so uptime discussions would be
> particularly interesting to me.  Also, there's little discussion of
> bandwidth on their website.  Thanks for any info you can share....

I worked there for a while, and I know MEM is on the list so he might  
chime in.

They have a very nice colo for the size and the staff there is great.  
I used to work there (actually my first computer related job).

The reason they don't have a backup generator is because they lose  
power so infrequently it's not worth the investment.

For the cost it's a great deal for what you get.

If you're looking for something better you could try Colospace.com.  
They have a Manchester facility that worked at when I was an employee  
of them. It's more upscale and they have plenty of backup power, but  
it's also more expensive. It's actually about a block away from MV.