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I have 2 VPS's but will cancel both of them but I recently "topped up" my account with 13 euro's remaining ... Curious on whether I will get a refund ...
@wlambrechts maybe submit a ticket to satisfy curiosity
Beyond the 1&1/Ionos €1 vps (512MB/20GB tho and some stupid 12-month commitment), Hetzner Cloud is a safe bet indeed, if willing to go the German way.
6 VPS ...
DICKS!
Just use ipv4+ then duh
Why would people top up so much rather than just topping up just enough for a month or 2? Everyone rips clients for taking deals that are too good to be true. Isn't this another case of client getting what they deserve as noone forced topping up? Maybe something to keep in mind during the next runner. just spend it on something else at arubacloud
Are Tor exit nodes allowed in Arubacloud? I don't think I care about my IP reputation anymore.
For me, it's because of Inflation. Not everyone earns EUR sadly, and your local currency gets devaluated over time. Topping up fixes that, or you need a EUR savings account which is more hassle for this case.
Not that I top up Aruba much though, unlike Kimsufi, where topping up extends your subscription time.
@default did you ask for a refund? or will you just assume they are "DICKS" without asking them for a refund of unused funds?
I asked for a refund. Will keep you updated on the feedback.
Reason why I topped up because I would did not assume they would pull an online.net and moreover their interface is so confusing I did not want to deal with it every month :-)
I am "dicks" because I was the one who top-up without guessing what future brings.
I don't think I am eligible for a refund, because it's a top-up, not a service paid in advance. So far they kept their end of the bargain. It is my fault for planing to use my credit only on their smart cloud. It is their fault for increasing the price of their smart cloud. But the top-up was granted as they charged for it. This is one of those moments when I suck.
Anyway, I am thinking of getting a domain transferred to Aruba. I will see. They may have won some money with this move. But marketing and SEO will drop their sales, because this sucks!
Same here. I like to buy a service, let it work, and not stress myself about it (not even payments). Automation is the beauty of working with computers. Now Aruba is taking advantage of me. I do not deserve such bad treatment from Aruba.
No provider here is going to sell to you if you post things like that.
If you don't mind small ssd (5GB) and annual payment (12€/y), you might grab BF-offer from vserver (no aff-link, just what I took a few weeks ago, looks good for the price):
https://cp.vserver.site/cart.php?a=confproduct&i=0
FYI, their templates have fixed 1GB swap partition, so I had to install OS from iso-image with custom partitioning to get rid of swap and have full 5GB disc. One can always create swap-file if necessary...
The sad part is - I think I might actually keep a few of my VPS machines with them. Just really wish they had a discount for people that have had the old 1eur plans.
@ArubaCloud any plans on providing such discounts?
why not switch to hetzner vps ? cheaper/more RAM/...
Already got that :-) Diversity is always a good thing
@ArubaCloud
Maybe, they've marked us as not worthy customer base? So they left.
I noticed some provider doing that, not actively participating again in this forum after getting enough customer from LET.
Been using them since 2017 I believe and I couldn't be happier. It was not just the price that was incredibly low. It is like this sweet little thing, like a little wrench that you have at home that you use from time to time and it brings a smile to your face. Now I have a frown on my face.
Any alt except hetzner?
I have a little wench like that.
Oh wait, you said "wrench".
A provider announces to increase prices, members of community go into PMS mode. History repeats itself as @deank predicted, and like it happened with Online.net before. I think I should get my popcorn ready, for complaints coming after 1st of August.
It was the best €1 VPS I ever had, stable, used since 2016 and happy with them.
I guess it's time to move, what providers in Europe offers similar specs for $15 or below?
this! without the thread here I'd probably missed it, as the short information mail went to the spam folder (as the other tivusat sh*t does).
however, I think there is not really much to complain about. it's their right to adjust pricing, they notify quite some time in advance and they had that pricing for a looong time. I just checked and saw, that I deployed my first 1€ box with them september 2015 - and still have that one.
yes a price increase close to 3x is ... let's say impressive, but it's kind of obvious that that's because it's their smallest product which was heavily discounted, so...
most likely letting go of the uk one, because it's the oldest idler ever anyway. have two more in germany which I picked because of their DC (equinix) - probably keeping those despite the raise. reliable shit and still cheaper than lightsail.
Funny thing is, people don't seem to go overly PMS for big amounts, like real estate.
When it's tiny though, people go PMS for tiny reasons.
cheapskates gonna cheapskate..
Don't we all lowendtalkers live under the bridge?
Or... or... is it just me?
I live in the gutters, in the sewers, in waters and mud, working day by day. But I like my VPS-es to live in datacenters, to live under protection of others, with light coming from fiber optics, idling, and enjoying a life I can't have.
Arubacloud has stolen that from me, they ripped it from me, they want to kill my idling VPS-es making their life more expensive, making it harder for them to live, and harder for me to pay. So much evil in this world...