Sean: The server has had a lot of hiccups lately. Should I go dedicated?

Server dude: Being on your own box WILL help things for you guys - but the hiccups lately havn't been the server to be honest - our NOC is in the midst of upgrading several bandwidth feeds so connectivity has had a minor share of connectivity 'bumps in the road' as they say. =)

I'm told they are nearing the end of their upgrade. The hiccups were NOC-wide- even being on your OWN machine, you would have experienced the same bumps here and there.