[Warning] Linveo secretly killing Annual plans with a 64% stealth price hike & dumping trashed IPs

simwiki

Heads up to anyone holding an Annual plan or migrated from Arizona with Linveo. Check your billing panel before they auto-bill you.

I’ve been hosting an AMD Ryzen VPS with Linveo for 2 years:

• Nov 21, 2024: Paid $15.00/yr (Credit Card)
• Oct 18, 2025: Paid $15.00/yr (Renewal)

Earlier this year, Linveo announced the retirement of their Arizona location and moved services to Texas. Here is how they treat a loyal recurring customer:

1. Allocated a severely abused IP

The new Texas IP (23.230.253.x) came heavily blacklisted and abused (Scamalytics fraud score 70+, previously used as a public game server). When asked to swap this dirty IP, staff replied:

"IP changes are $3/each. We are moving away from annual packages, so your billing is monthly."

2. Stealthily converted Annual to Monthly (64% Price Hike)

Ahead of my Nov 21 renewal, I checked the panel and saw they quietly changed my package term to:

1 Month @ $2.05

This secretly turns a $15/year recurring service into $24.60/year (+64% price hike), completely ignoring two years of consecutive $15 annual receipts right in their own portal!

3. Staff's outright gaslighting

When challenged on this unilateral contract change, support staff (Adam Bednar) doubled down and wrote:

"We do not have contracts with you. The payment term is monthly."

Summary

Make sure to check your control panel and remove your payment methods from their portal. Linveo has zero respect for recurring terms.

lnx

@simwiki said:
Heads up to anyone holding an Annual plan or migrated from Arizona with Linveo. Check your billing panel before they auto-bill you.

I’ve been hosting an AMD Ryzen VPS with Linveo for 2 years:

• Nov 21, 2024: Paid $15.00/yr (Credit Card)
• Oct 18, 2025: Paid $15.00/yr (Renewal)

Earlier this year, Linveo announced the retirement of their Arizona location and moved services to Texas. Here is how they treat a loyal recurring customer:

1. Allocated a severely abused IP

The new Texas IP (23.230.253.x) came heavily blacklisted and abused (Scamalytics fraud score 70+, previously used as a public game server). When asked to swap this dirty IP, staff replied:

"IP changes are $3/each. We are moving away from annual packages, so your billing is monthly."

2. Stealthily converted Annual to Monthly (64% Price Hike)

Ahead of my Nov 21 renewal, I checked the panel and saw they quietly changed my package term to:

1 Month @ $2.05

This secretly turns a $15/year recurring service into $24.60/year (+64% price hike), completely ignoring two years of consecutive $15 annual receipts right in their own portal!

3. Staff's outright gaslighting

When challenged on this unilateral contract change, support staff (Adam Bednar) doubled down and wrote:

"We do not have contracts with you. The payment term is monthly."

Summary

Make sure to check your control panel and remove your payment methods from their portal. Linveo has zero respect for recurring terms.

I'll just add the same reply here since you decided to post it twice.

Hello,
Your billing amount is higher due to your package having 50GB instead of the 25GB allocated for 1GB plans. You were under-billed for two years.

We gave you an opportunity for a refund or migration and now five months later you claim we are scamming you after you chose the migration.

ScreenReader

@simwiki said: This secretly turns a $15/year recurring service into $24.60/year (+64% price hike), completely ignoring two years of consecutive $15 annual receipts right in their own portal!

what an odd thing to complaint, provider can change price anytime they want as long as they honor your already-paid service. if you want to continue using their service after price changes then it's your call to pay the new price or not upon next renewal.

if they forced you to pay for more in the middle of already-paid invoice period however, that's where it's wrong.

@lnx said: Your billing amount is higher due to your package having 50GB instead of the 25GB allocated for 1GB plans. You were under-billed for two years.

ayylmao. so it wasnt secret at all. would be nice if you have proof / page that the 50GB indeed cost more than 25GB (what a strange thing to ask too, but you can't reason with mjj that already arguing in bad faith)

rpqu

@ScreenReader said:

@lnx said: Your billing amount is higher due to your package having 50GB instead of the 25GB allocated for 1GB plans. You were under-billed for two years.

ayylmao. so it wasnt secret at all. would be nice if you have proof / page that the 50GB indeed cost more than 25GB (what a strange thing to ask too, but you can't reason with mjj that already arguing in bad faith)

Yes. Don't forget about this

@SolidVPS said:
It’s also worth noting that several of the loudest voices previously requested additional free plans or repeated free upgrades—requests we consistently approved, often providing far more than what was publicly listed. Seeing those same individuals now leading the complaints is an interesting contrast.

And to be clear, not every “1GB plan” was actually 1GB, and not every “8GB plan” was actually 8GB. Many of these plans included additional resources at no cost, which is another factor in overall expenses.

Mainfrezzer

"We do not have contracts with you"

WHHHAT?

Brother, what did you smoke