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I jumped the gun when reading this thread here without reading the LEB post first. Had to reverse the hearse, quickly unthank what on first read seemed a reasonable challenge and chuckle at @raindog308’s prose on LEB outlining what a hair raising offer this is (in the true spirit of old LEB).
Always read the label
Exactly my first reaction, too ... but then I noticed that those VPS come with 1 Gb/s connectivity only. That, sorry, is a non-starter; I want 40 Gb/s, preferably dedicated to my VPS. Because moar is betta!
Their privacy policy is copied from another company (zetlex.host) that they presumably started and failed already...
https://portal.bytehosting.cloud/privacy-policy
And even better, zetlex.host's ToS seems to be also from another company (blare.host) which no longer exists
https://zetlex.host/terms.html
Furthermore they seem to post positive posts under the zetlex name ... about themselves ... on medium: https://medium.com/@zetlexdk/what-is-the-cheapest-vps-hosting-7991b0f57d0e
They seem to have previously operated some kind of click-for-payment system (likely some kind of ad-click fraud system) on Discord as well: https://top.gg/servers/918434956663992330
I understand LEB owes no duty of care to people that read the website, but this is getting a bit ridiculous is it not. I think the pattern of opening and then abandoning hosting companies ought to be enough to reject new hosts that want to promote themselves on the platform.
tagging boomer.host, our resident expert on "solid state swap"
Awks...
That's some serious LED (Low End Detective) stuff but I think LEB has no responsibility if offer is scam or not, reader's discretion is required. However, exercising some common sense should not hurt.
its not about LEB's responsibility; it's about its quality.
Why then publish them if you al ready have questions about.
Even if they for it I assume somebody checked it before posting...
byethosting
I think it's disgusting to read this from an Admin. It highlights that LowEndBox is useless and doesn't have the communities interests in mind. I want to find upcoming hosts with promise, not summer hosts who will steal my personal information and money.
Even if you don't approve, "disgusting" is a bit strong, no?
What word do you use for things that are (actually) disgusting?
did anyone here on LET bought that 11GB RAM VPS on 64 GB node offer?
any feedback?
I am pretty sure that more RAM is installed in the host systems or will be installed in the future.
20GB RAM + 40GB RAM => 60 GB Ram
So nearly full, but used only 12 of 24 available cpu threads and only 250 GB disk space from 4 TB useable?
If you calculate from the storage, the offer becomes much more realistic:
4 TB / 100 GB = ~40 VMs with 20 GB Ram
40 * 20 GB = 800 GB Ram
40 * 6 vCores = 240 vCores
I suspect the truth lies somewhere in between Nevertheless, this would be a good offer for those who need low CPU and IOPS performance. It's just a shame that the provider doesn't seem to be honest about the host configuration.
If only 64 GB of RAM is used in the host systems on a permanent basis (perhaps this is really the case at the moment ), I will give the provider a maximum of 6 months.
If its too good to be true and everyone is skeptical about it, you think getting a long time contract is a good idea?
Their listed node specification is the same as in here word by word. Did none of the LEB admin notice this or it's a coincidence?
Edit : And you need either public whois or company registration info to post an offer. I see no company registration info in the post and their whois is private.
or just add 512GB SSD swap.
I still believe in the good in people.... but of course it's also possible.
its 2022. what good? hostsolutions was good.
While this may be true for LEB - you did post it on LET. And the provider breaks a few of them rules, so.. yeah. Rules have been broken.
@jbiloh how is that "make LEB non-scammy again" deal going? As a super wild guess - I'd say not well, no?
revolting
Actually, I was just trying to check the rules... https://lowendbox.com/submit-an-offer/ says:
I guess this offer is unique and interesting in that even the admins question it being sustainable and consider that it's potentially a scam...
Ignoring all the rest, these are close to being possible, especially on older dual E5-2620 with HDDs. We were crunching numbers a few months back for a theoretical 8GB package that some people requested and $88 a year for 8GB on Ryzen was a possibility in certain locations.
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this part though, but:
This is the most concerning out of everything I glanced at... dual E5 nodes, in Frankfurt, where power costs are absolutely insane. Those nodes aren't exactly known for being power efficient. Add in spinny disks, fans to cool dual 95W TDP processors, and a HW RAID controller and you're easily pushing over 1A 230V at let's say $0.40/kWh ... or $90+ per month just for the power.
At 2x RAM overselling, they cover power costs. At 3-4x RAM overselling, they cover the hardware. At 4-6x RAM overselling, they cover everything else. At 8x RAM overselling, they turn a profit?
I mean it's theoretically possible when you'll run out of everything else before the RAM, but the HDD swap is going to be interesting.
I don't think it's a coincidence. They definitely just copy pasted the specs from the offer template.
I assume they submitted their company registration info to @raindog308 but it's just not on the offer post?
It would be nice if he can include the company info for future offer.
I thought they were only doing it for the (ads and $200) money... and sometimes they get rotten unknowingly
but now it looks like they are also having fun along the way posting obvious scams
and soon we will read again "every scammer deserves a second/third/fourth... chance"
You gotta meet the monthly quota of articles in order to receive bilohbucks from provider fees.
GVH 3.0. He will be back under that, or as a sales rep for someone.
Francisco
Most of the people here joined LET through LEB, not other way around. Certainly community interest is least, traffic on LEB is highest of Jb.
@mgcAna What hosting provider are you associated with?