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Re:Hetzner raises prices while significantly lowering bandwi... by that_guy_iain on Thursday November 28, 2024 @06:21PM (#42269342)
Because they're so cheap they have to worry about spammers and other sorts of abuse. It's more cost effective for them to refuse dodgy-looking accounts.

The big question is, were you using real information or did you put in fake info?

They're still in business because they're cheap and pretty reliable. But being cheap means there are things you can't get with them but can with others. For example, you can't pre-pay for the entire year ahead of time.

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Re:Hetzner raises prices while significantly lowering bandwi... by NicoHarms on Thursday November 28, 2024 @06:45PM (#42269496)
You can actually pre-pay them. Under the transactions section in your account, it says:

“If you make advance payments by bank transfer to our bank account, the amount will be posted as a credit on your account. We will automatically deduct this credit on your account when we process future invoices.”

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Re:Hetzner raises prices while significantly lowering bandwi... by that_guy_iain on Thursday November 28, 2024 @06:53PM (#42269545)
They must have changed that. I remember reading on their site at some point that they didn't accept that.
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Re:Hetzner raises prices while significantly lowering bandwi... by n144q on Friday November 29, 2024 @06:48AM (#42273187)
In order to pre-pay, you need to have an account first.

Many people didn't even get to the point where they can log in.

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