Re:Pay $35 once and get a VPS for life: too good to be true?
by jerf on Monday February 29, 2016 @09:41AM
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Well, if nothing else, it's only for the life of the company, not your life.
The T&Cs include several outs for them, too: http://www.cloudatcost.com/terms.php Including, but not limited to, an open clause that allows them to change the pricing any time (arguably intended for the monthly service but not so restricted in the T&Cs), 10.4 and 10.5 defines "abusive usage" and allows them to shut off VMs according to certain standards, but they get to judge them entirely, and section 20 has the standard "The terms of this Agreement, including fees, charges, features, content or any other aspects of a Service, may change at any time and without prior notice."
These are not particularly unusual clauses, which you know if you are in the habit of reading these agreements, so I'm not making any accusations that cloudatcost is trying to defraud you, or that they have any intentions at this time of not honoring the agreement. I am only pointing out that in the future they have several escape hatches, if you were for some reason counting on this service. If you are interested, go ahead and sign up, I would just account for every month after the 4th or 5th one as a nice bonus, rather than your right. Have a backup plan.
The T&Cs include several outs for them, too: http://www.cloudatcost.com/terms.php Including, but not limited to, an open clause that allows them to change the pricing any time (arguably intended for the monthly service but not so restricted in the T&Cs), 10.4 and 10.5 defines "abusive usage" and allows them to shut off VMs according to certain standards, but they get to judge them entirely, and section 20 has the standard "The terms of this Agreement, including fees, charges, features, content or any other aspects of a Service, may change at any time and without prior notice."
These are not particularly unusual clauses, which you know if you are in the habit of reading these agreements, so I'm not making any accusations that cloudatcost is trying to defraud you, or that they have any intentions at this time of not honoring the agreement. I am only pointing out that in the future they have several escape hatches, if you were for some reason counting on this service. If you are interested, go ahead and sign up, I would just account for every month after the 4th or 5th one as a nice bonus, rather than your right. Have a backup plan.