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Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by darkwater on Sunday March 08, 2026 @03:45AM (#47295420)
Yeah I expected this benchmark to include hosted "metal" hardware with the "per instruction cost" benchmark to see how provider like Hetnzer fare against classic AWS VMs. It's a bit apple to oranges I know, but I think nowadays is what most people compared pure performance cost are interested in. I'm not going to migrate from AWS VMs to GCP or Hetzner VMs, but I might be open to Hetzner hosted servers instead for a massive enough cost reduction.
Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by justinclift on Sunday March 08, 2026 @05:00AM (#47295735)
> ... but I might be open to Hetzner hosted servers instead for a massive enough cost reduction.

Don't use Hetzner for anything actually important to you. :(

As to why: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45481328

Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by nine_k on Sunday March 08, 2026 @02:31PM (#47299732)
A good business would send you a warning a month before your credit card expires, not after the fact.
Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by stephenr on Sunday March 08, 2026 @09:51PM (#47303923)
For some reason parent is using the word "expired" when they really mean "cancelled by the issuing bank".
Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by gizzlon on Sunday March 08, 2026 @06:00PM (#47302015)
To be honest, I find it hard to believe this is common. They have been around for ages and are quite beloved by many. Maybe something went wrong in this case?

Guess I will find out, think my cc expires soon.

Also, you can pay by bank transfer, at least for dedicated.

Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by justinclift on Sunday March 08, 2026 @08:37PM (#47303353)
> To be honest, I find it hard to believe this is common.

I agree. But it still happened, with literally no warning (I actually checked), and their support staff refused to even call me to get updated card details when I was in the middle of an actual cyclone. ie phone service worked, internet didn't

Directly impacting our customers, who were extremely unhappy (to say the least).

"Fuck Hetzner!" is not nearly strong enough to convey the sentiment.

Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by stephenr on Sunday March 08, 2026 @09:54PM (#47303934)
I mean, the context here is that a company stopped providing services after a bank cancelled a credit card they had been charging.

For all they know, your legitimate charges were the fraudulent charges that triggered the cancellation.

I cannot fathom why you keep using the term "expired" when that is a very different scenario to "cancelled by the issuing bank".

Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by justinclift on Monday March 09, 2026 @06:40AM (#47307279)
> For all they know, your legitimate charges were the fraudulent charges that triggered the cancellation.

Literally years of paying the bills. ;)

> I cannot fathom why you keep using the term "expired" when that is a very different scenario to "cancelled by the issuing bank".

That seems like a you problem. No worries, hope your day is going ok.

Re:Cloud VM benchmarks 2026: performance/price for 44 VM typ... by stephenr on Monday March 09, 2026 @07:06AM (#47307483)
> That seems like a you problem.

I dunno man, it wasn't me having a breakdown in public because I forgot to update a biller after I cancelled my card.