Re:Alibaba Cloud
by problems on Friday July 14, 2017 @01:34AM
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Also $30/year for a cheap virtual server from a pretty major provider is nice. I'll probably pick one up just for some network testing purposes.
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That cheap $30/year server turns to $200+ per year after the 1st.
Go for vultr at $2.5/month. It has been good thus far.
Re:Alibaba Cloud
by cheapsteak on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:45AM
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I closed my VULTR account after getting this email from them
----- Dear Vultr Customer,
Including pending charges, your account is carrying a $5.94 balance.
In order to cover your current balance and your estimated monthly costs, our billing system will automatically deposit $275.00 from your payment method on file in 24 hours.
You were $5.94 in debt, so they decided to take $275? Bit extreme...
How could you carry a balance there anyway? Was considering using Vultr at one point.
Re:Alibaba Cloud
by cheapsteak on Sunday July 16, 2017 @03:26PM
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I don't know either, I bought a vps, left it there for a year and kind of forgot about it
Saw the email and scrambled as fast as possible to contact their support and close all my accounts.
Re:Alibaba Cloud
by devicenull on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @09:48AM
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How much was the VPS you purchased?
Anyone looking for a cheap VPS should review this discussion:
Show HN: VPS Comparison – Automated tests to compare VPS by yourself | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14245538