GIA CN2 Network VPS by BandwagonHost, $39.99/year, with review

Publish: 2018-09-30 | Modify: 2018-10-18

CN2 GIA has an independent return link and is a lightly loaded network to ensure quality access. For CN2 network, GIA should be the best. The CN2 GIA VPS from Bandwagonhost has been available for some time, but the previous prices were too high.

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Bandwagonhost recently launched a low-end GIA package, priced at $39.99/year, which is quite good for CDN use.

Configuration

  • Datacenter: Los Angeles, United States
  • Package Name: SPECIAL 10G KVM PROMO V3 - LOS ANGELES - CN2 GIA - LIMITED EDITION
  • CPU: 1 core
  • RAM: 512MB
  • Storage: 10GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 300 GB/mo

I/O Test

Using the bench.sh script from Qiu Shui Yi Bing for testing, the average I/O reached 593.7 MB/s, which is quite good. However, it remains to be seen if the performance will decrease as the number of neighbors increases.

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Ping Test

The ping latency to Sichuan Telecom is around 180ms, and the Super Ping Test is also within 180ms, with good performance on China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom.

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Routing Trace

Outbound Routing

The outbound routing from Sichuan Telecom uses CN2 network from Shanghai, and Jilin Unicom/Beijing Mobile uses CN2 exit of China Telecom, as shown in the screenshots below.

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Inbound Routing

For inbound routing to Sichuan Telecom/Shanxi Unicom/Shanghai Mobile, all routes use China Telecom's CN2 network.

# Inbound routing to Sichuan Telecom
traceroute to 61.139.2.69 (61.139.2.69), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  *
 2  218.30.49.97  0.91 ms  AS4134  United States ctamericas.com
 3  59.43.182.102  152.56 ms  *  China Guangdong Guangzhou ChinaTelecom
 4  *
 5  59.43.130.149  204.89 ms  *  China Guangdong Guangzhou ChinaTelecom
 6  59.43.18.245  154.61 ms  *  China Guangdong Guangzhou ChinaTelecom
 7  59.43.18.202  173.14 ms  *  China Sichuan Chengdu ChinaTelecom
 8  *
 9  61.139.113.54  170.57 ms  AS4134  China Sichuan Chengdu ChinaTelecom
10  ns.sc.cninfo.net (61.139.2.69)  169.86 ms  AS4134  China Sichuan Chengdu ChinaTelecom
# Inbound routing to Shanxi Unicom
traceroute to 60.221.249.166 (60.221.249.166), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  *
 2  218.30.48.129  0.89 ms  AS4134  United States ctamericas.com
 3  59.43.248.130  9.84 ms  *  United States California San Jose ChinaTelecom
 4  59.43.182.186  129.30 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 5  59.43.247.61  139.64 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 6  59.43.138.61  133.77 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 7  59.43.97.145  154.22 ms  *  China Beijing ChinaTelecom
 8  219.158.40.165  154.76 ms  AS4837  China Beijing ChinaUnicom
 9  219.158.5.129  157.11 ms  AS4837  China Beijing ChinaUnicom
10  219.158.19.194  168.22 ms  AS4837  China Shanxi Taiyuan ChinaUnicom
11  206.11.221.60.adsl-pool.sx.cn (60.221.11.206)  167.33 ms  AS4837  China Shanxi Linfen ChinaUnicom
12  178.4.221.60.adsl-pool.sx.cn (60.221.4.178)  193.07 ms  AS4837  China Shanxi Linfen ChinaUnicom
13  246.7.221.60.adsl-pool.sx.cn (60.221.7.246)  170.18 ms  AS4837  China Shanxi Linfen ChinaUnicom
14  166.249.221.60.adsl-pool.sx.cn (60.221.249.166)  165.12 ms  AS4837  China Shanxi Linfen ChinaUnicom 
# Inbound routing to Shanghai Mobile
traceroute to 117.144.202.162 (117.144.202.162), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  *
 2  218.30.49.97  0.83 ms  AS4134  United States ctamericas.com
 3  59.43.186.217  8.18 ms  *  United States California San Jose ChinaTelecom
 4  59.43.182.182  127.59 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 5  59.43.246.253  128.78 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 6  59.43.130.213  131.27 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 7  59.43.80.110  129.48 ms  *  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 8  202.97.46.10  131.13 ms  AS4134  China Shanghai ChinaTelecom
 9  *
10  221.176.22.17  133.56 ms  AS9808  China Shanghai ChinaMobile
11  *
12  117.135.49.86  128.45 ms  AS24400  China Shanghai ChinaMobile
13  117.144.202.162  129.33 ms  AS24400  China Shanghai ChinaMobile

Summary

Bandwagonhost's GIA VPS uses CN2 network for both outbound and inbound routing, with good network quality. It is very suitable for websites, CDNs, and proxies. GIA CN2 is more expensive than regular CN2, but you get what you pay for.

Bandwagonhost Purchase Link

  • All packages: https://bwh8.net/ (Special packages are often out of stock)
  • 6.25% discount code: BWH26FXH3HIQ
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