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@Scottsman - You are not charged for reinstalling the original O/S, but you are in the wrong place. You are placing an order for more services. On the page before click the reset button to reinstall the original O/S. No charge.
If anyone wants Centos 6, you might want to try my template (should work) as below:
http://dl.fs5.co.uk/Centos6.6.gz
Default root password is Password561
Enjoy
Edit: use joodles method / rescue system with this template to install.
LOL - blatant rip off charging people to reinstall their systems. You should be free to reinstall your system at will and with any common distros.
@FrankZ no i'm just in the my subscriptions area.
i just got an email from ikoula:
Your server may ping but it is not totally ready by now. You should wait until you receive your credentials.
You will probably receive a mail in the next 48h when your server will be ready.
@MarkTurner
i think i read somewhere on this thread that they are waiving that fee, nonetheless its still a rip off.
Actually its free and unlimited reloads for Debian or Ubuntu.. the 20 euro is for Debian or Ubuntu with a plesk license
I got one of their last offers (the $4.99 1TB one) and I wasn't asked for ID until a month later after I payed for a renewal.
@earl
My hdd:
Model Family: Western Digital RE4
Device Model: WDC WD5003ABYX-18WERA0
Serial Number: WD-WMAYP0241350
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 0ad324675
Add. Product Id: DELL(tm)
Firmware Version: 01.01S02
User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is: Fri Apr 10 01:26:57 2015 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 073 073 000 Old_age Always - 20301
So, HDD is 2,5 years in operation. Not so bad disk, either
Win templates not work. Dunno with centos.
And some speed tests:
ikoula isp
SFR (Paris)
free isp
Namesco isp london
SoftLayer (Amsterdam)
VOdafone Greece
So, connections are great (as in all of France providers)
>
Could you do a speedtest to LA / California?
@David_P THere you are!
California Internet Solutions
Atlantic Metro (Los Angeles, CA)
DreamHost (Los Angeles, CA)
(shrugging shoulders) Perhaps that's done on per customer basis. In any case, no news after my having sent ID data.
SoftLayer DC
San Jose USA
Querétaro Mexico
Toronto Canada
London England
Hong Kong China
Frankfurt Germany
Amsterdam 01 The Netherlands
Melbourne Australia
Paris France
Singapore Singapore
LeaseWeb DC
United States (East Coast)
United States (West Coast)
The Netherlands
Germany
Singapore
Several minutes ago I have received request from Ikoula to send them ID data (scanned photo of government document and phone number).
Funny thing is I have already done that 9 hours ago, in response to exactly the same email from Ikoula.
I wonder how many times I will do that.
I think one is from [email protected] and the other is from [email protected]. you should send the documents to both emails.
Wrong. Both came from [email protected]. The same email, sent twice.
I answered both in 2-3 minutes. I begin admiring the show, even if it ends in smoke. I thought OVH are the only good showmen of this kind, but perhaps I am mistaken.
At least I got service out of OVH though.. they're not perfect, but OVH seemed more consistent.
It seems like no one is running ikoula at all.. there' just a sales rep here that can't do much.
Online.net much better
Well the sales rep from LET told me to email both so after my initial order I received mail from sales with my order number to which I replied and included my verification documents.. can't recall but maybe the day after I got email from verification requesting my documents as well so I complied and sent it again just as the sales rep instructed me to do..
There is really no point in getting upset over it.. It's budget hosting I thought we all at LET are use to.. each host seems to have their quirks.. OVH - weeks for validation, online.net - cancellation before the 20'th, ikolua - disorganized verification process.. I think it's a French thing maybe.
Its 4am now ... This might the answer why your order was delayed
Don't get me wrong my Dedibox is awesome and I really like the panel.. But when they provisioned my server it actually came with a bad drive, which leads me to believe they don't test the hardware prior to delivering servers to the clients which ended up being another two days gone waiting for a replacement.. So they all have their plus and minuses.
The thing with OVH is, they don't feel the need to be accountable for their actions, every decision seems to be based on whim or what ever Oles feels like that day.
I recalled getting in on their Atom and i3 deal and after I paid they went and change the terms and strictly made it for residence of Europe only.. It took them a month to refund my money at which time I actually lost money due to the exchange rate!
And don't forget they made everybody get re-validated again cause they decided they want to make a new website.. That was fun!
But you know what they're cheap!! and I'm a cheapskate so I put up with their BS.
Oh and I almost forgot.. How long did OVH take to deliver those servers.. It was more than a month I think close to 3 months if I recalled correctly.
I suppose that some kind of logic is still expected, when dealing with host.
What is actually seen looks like Chaos pristine, when no one can tell anything definite. I will not be surprised if they request another validation. Just for fun.
And that's the dilemma.. how much BS are you willing to take before you say it's just not worth it! which is up to you..
For me it's pretty relative. The better the deal the better my patience.. A lot can be forgiven if the price is right!
I will wait till the end of show. It would be a shame just to quit so early!
After dealing with OVH, no amount of chaos can actually discourage me. They are excellent host for those wishing to develop philosophical attitude towards mundane ado.
I just remembered volumedrive was selling servers with similar specs and they were charging $29.99 while ikoula's is priced at $12.99..
They're cheaper than volumedrive for crying out loud!!
...if you are lucky enough to order and receive what you have paid for.
Keep your fingers crossed.. And I do hope you get your server.
Hey @earl tough crowd tonight?