yah i see what you mean...there are alot of options though here in the states, bandwidth prices at Tier1 facilities are getting better everyday with the amount of competition that currently circulates the market...the lustre was kid of losat when the markets tumbled and all these new datacenters were out of clients, but now they are basically tryin to cover ground and offers good deals. I don't know what connectivity issues you experiance in Ireland, but you might want to look at the current schemes if needing colo, i got a sweet deal with the 10Mbps pipe that i'm currently on, so check it out and let me know if you need any help with pricing.