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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by alwayslikethis on Thursday February 29, 2024 @08:42AM (#39549161)
Can you elaborate? I have a VPS and a storage box on Hetzner and I'm so far satisfied with it, minus the sometimes confusing interface between their different products.
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by MikusR on Thursday February 29, 2024 @09:04AM (#39549422)
Because they are so cheap, they are often used by spammers or other shady entities. So occasionally they may ask for ID. For example, if you connect from one country, use an address from another country and use prepaid card from yet another country.
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by crotchfire on Friday March 01, 2024 @04:28AM (#39560134)
used by spammers

Then why don't they just ask for ID if you want port 25 unblocked?

Doesn't add up.

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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by V__ on Friday March 01, 2024 @05:02AM (#39560301)
The ports are blocked by default for new customers. After a few billing cycles, a request can be made to have it lifted.
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by formerly_proven on Thursday February 29, 2024 @09:52AM (#39550055)
Their fraud detection is very advanced. Any new customer is simply banned after registration and before they can order anything, the customer just needs to unban themselves by going to one of two phishing data collectors ehrm I mean identity verification partners and hand over everything you need to buy a car in your name. Simple and legit.
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by hypefi on Thursday February 29, 2024 @12:29PM (#39552360)
This is what happened to me basically, I was so happy I found a cheap provider, I got locked out I didn't even know what to do to unban my account. I will keep using my old provider ...
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by thijsvandien on Thursday February 29, 2024 @11:30AM (#39551548)
I'm impressed other people are actually given options.
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by cbg0 on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:28AM (#39550608)
Where exactly can someone else buy a car with a copy of your ID?
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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by toast0 on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:49AM (#39550949)
A car dealership?

My credit is great (and currently locked), and is probably enough to get a car with a "$0 down" offer, although those often do require some payments at time of purchase. If you can answer the credit application questions and present ID with my name that looks good, you've created a big mess for me.

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Re:Hetzner switches to new billing model by e145bc455f1 on Thursday February 29, 2024 @12:05PM (#39552083)
Why is every comment critical of Hetzner being downvoted?
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