Anyone paying less than $0.2/GB to their CDN? - GoFuckYourself.com

noam · 01-17-2010, 07:17 AM

My current CDN is charging me $0.2/GB. I didn't really mind but now we're pushing about 6-10TB a month and they're not willing to give us any volume discount.

Their service is very high-end and I'm not looking to go down in service-quality. So, can anyone recommend a CDN?

I hear that you can get service from Akamai at $0.15/GB if you know a good account manager...

abshard · 01-17-2010, 07:24 AM

Just bw you can get alot cheaper then that, but CDN is multiple servers right? Is your price including alot of server for 20cents per gig?

If my math is right im paying about 1/10th what your paying for BW but i just have 1 server

noam · 01-17-2010, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by abshard

Just bw you can get alot cheaper then that, but CDN is multiple servers right? Is your price including alot of server for 20cents per gig?

If my math is right im paying about 1/10th what your paying for BW but i just have 1 server

Yes CDN means multiple servers. A good CDN will route every request to the nearest server, automatically fail-over in case one server crashes and also balance the load between multiple servers during peaks.

noam · 01-17-2010, 07:57 AM

Hmm anyone using http://simplecdn.com ?

joshuawk · 01-17-2010, 08:04 AM

is playedonline.com your site?

seeandsee · 01-17-2010, 08:08 AM

cheap

noam · 01-17-2010, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by joshuawk

is playedonline.com your site?

Yup.

xxweekxx · 01-17-2010, 08:38 AM

howd you build up so much traffic man? how many hits u getting with that daily?

ive always wanted to run a gaming site, just not sure how to get the games/traffic

noam · 01-17-2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by xxweekxx

howd you build up so much traffic man? how many hits u getting with that daily?
ive always wanted to run a gaming site, just not sure how to get the games/traffic

PlayedOnline.com is the result of 4 years of hard work I can't really sum it up in a forum post but here's tip #1:

http://www.google.com/search?q=strategy+games

xxweekxx · 01-17-2010, 08:50 AM

did you design all those games? or just got em from other sites

jay23 · 01-17-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by noam

My current CDN is charging me $0.2/GB. I didn't really mind but now we're pushing about 6-10TB a month and they're not willing to give us any volume discount.

Their service is very high-end and I'm not looking to go down in service-quality. So, can anyone recommend a CDN?

I hear that you can get service from Akamai at $0.15/GB if you know a good account manager...

I dont want to post here what i pay but if you email me at jay @ objectcube.com i will let you know.

Jay

noam · 01-17-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by xxweekxx

did you design all those games? or just got em from other sites

We stole them from poor Mexicans.

SmellyNose · 01-17-2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by noam

We stole them from poor Mexicans.

Good on ya. Keep at it.

DWB · 01-17-2010, 10:03 AM

I get conflicting reports on people using CDN. In theory it seems like its the right thing to do, then you start asking around and you hear it doesn't make a difference to warrant the cost.

Excuse my ignorance on the topic, I've just started looking into it and this is what I'm hearing, often from hosting companies directly.

Do you think it's really worth the extra cost?

borked · 01-17-2010, 11:15 AM

What CDN are you currently using? Level3?
Maybe you need to go onto a Gbs plan rather than GB total...

react · 01-17-2010, 11:43 AM

SoftLayer resells Internap's CDN at < 12c/GB on that volume (they only price up to 2TB, beyond that is custom). Storage is a consideration if you want content cached at the edges > 24h.

discountencoding · 01-17-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by borked

What CDN are you currently using? Level3?
Maybe you need to go onto a Gbs plan rather than GB total...

Agreed!

andrej_NDC · 01-17-2010, 01:37 PM

You pay way too much. Just send your specs to 5-6 different reliable hosts to get a quote and compare.

PowerCum · 01-17-2010, 05:20 PM

We are just finishing our new CDN.

The price will be $0.01 per GB when the system gets online and ready for sale. That's mixing severs in USA and EU and delivering using geolocation or just round robin according to client preferences

In fact, we are trying to get it even lower at near $0.0075 per GB, and that's quite possible with high volume sites pushing around 500 Mbit/sec or more.

Theo · 01-17-2010, 05:54 PM

send me an email pls at theo @ avn.com - I'd like to show you a new money making service suitable for gaming traffic :-)

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01-17-2010, 07:17 AM	#1
noam Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 730	Anyone paying less than $0.2/GB to their CDN? My current CDN is charging me $0.2/GB. I didn't really mind but now we're pushing about 6-10TB a month and they're not willing to give us any volume discount. Their service is very high-end and I'm not looking to go down in service-quality. So, can anyone recommend a CDN? I hear that you can get service from Akamai at $0.15/GB if you know a good account manager...

01-17-2010, 07:24 AM	#2
abshard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 6,253	Just bw you can get alot cheaper then that, but CDN is multiple servers right? Is your price including alot of server for 20cents per gig? If my math is right im paying about 1/10th what your paying for BW but i just have 1 server

01-17-2010, 07:57 AM	#4
noam Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 730	Hmm anyone using http://simplecdn.com ?

01-17-2010, 10:03 AM	#14
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	I get conflicting reports on people using CDN. In theory it seems like its the right thing to do, then you start asking around and you hear it doesn't make a difference to warrant the cost. Excuse my ignorance on the topic, I've just started looking into it and this is what I'm hearing, often from hosting companies directly. Do you think it's really worth the extra cost?

01-17-2010, 11:43 AM	#16
react Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NZ Posts: 673	SoftLayer resells Internap's CDN at < 12c/GB on that volume (they only price up to 2TB, beyond that is custom). Storage is a consideration if you want content cached at the edges > 24h. __________________ -- react

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andrej_NDC Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 7,760	You pay way too much. Just send your specs to 5-6 different reliable hosts to get a quote and compare.

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PowerCum CjOverkill Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Woldwide Posts: 1,328	We are just finishing our new CDN. The price will be $0.01 per GB when the system gets online and ready for sale. That's mixing severs in USA and EU and delivering using geolocation or just round robin according to client preferences In fact, we are trying to get it even lower at near $0.0075 per GB, and that's quite possible with high volume sites pushing around 500 Mbit/sec or more. __________________ CjOverkill Traffic Trading Script Free, secure and fast traffic trading script. Get your copy now

01-17-2010, 05:54 PM	#20
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,524	send me an email pls at theo @ avn.com - I'd like to show you a new money making service suitable for gaming traffic :-)