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urpad shutting down all services Ag 22nd
Dear xxxx (xxxx),
This is a reminder that on Aug 22nd we will no longer be providing hosting or VPS services. If you have not already done so, we advise preparing to move your VPS and/or hosting account away from our network.
As mentioned in our last email, we have set up a migration agreement with Warpline Hosting (https://my.warpline.com/aff.php?aff=96)
This will allow you to sign up for hosting services with them, and allow for the migration of your data to them. Further details on their pricing plans can be found here: https://my.warpline.com/aff.php?aff=96
Once you have signed up for an account with Warpline, please let us know the email address used for signup, and we will ensure your data is transferred to Warpline with minimal interruption of service. This move would require an IP change.
You are of course more than welcome to use any hosting provider you wish; however, we would not be able to facilitate migration of your data or content. We anticipate shutdown of service on or shortly after Aug 22nd.
With thanks,
The Urpad Team
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Summer is over fellas.
Who?
I got the email above, and it all looks legit, but concerned this is happening with such short notice.
They say its a reminder, and a followup to a previous email, but when I login to their billing system (whmcs) and look into the email history, there were no previous emails sent.
If legit, they give us 1 week notice, and they just sent a renewal invoice for one VPS 3 days ago.
Has anyone else had this?
My only friend.. THE END.
Yeah, it's common among summerhosts.
Be glad that you are actually given a notice and few days. Most just shut down the shop and go back to school, using money you gave him to buy steam games and such.
I hear what your saying, but I have had services with them since 2011 ?
Meaning he began the biz in early grade. Now that he is going to college, he can't afford to waste time anymore.
Or he is graduating from college/uni and getting a real job instead of this shitty a buck per hour job.
Nah was not a Summerhost, but was sold to someone else a while ago. Around the same time Justin sold BlueHost if I remember correctly.
They had some exotic locations like Iceland at one time, but have not heard about them in awhile.
From November 2012:
Responses like this would cause a LET to have a hemorrhage nowadays, likely 300+ posts in the thread all trying to lynch the host. Ah, the halcyon times....
What the hell are you smoking @deank? URPad was around for years and is owned by Root Level, it's not a one man summerhost operation just because you haven't been around long enough to have heard of it.
It was never all that great, but it was legitimate.
My Jam!
https://web.archive.org/web/20120219011724/http://www.urpad.net/blog/urpad-rap/
Kinda strange that they injected their aff code into the email. Dick move on two fronts: 1. They're milking their existing customers for more cash through affiliates sales and 2. They're taking money away from a different host that graciously accepted refugees and the migration of their data. With ethics like that, it's no wonder they are closing shop.
Legitimate host my arse.
The day it was sold, it was the day it died.
Legitimate host my arse.
Yeah sorry about that.. I regret that everyday.
Just got one for Semoweb as well.
If they are going out of business, why their ordering page is still active and accepting new orders? Specifically for semoweb.
They straight up migrated everyone from those locations to LAX so they obviously bled the brand dry. They admitted a good few years ago to being in a tough spot financially but were working to improve the product.
Weren't a summer host at all, they gave it their all for quite a few years.
Francisco
they don't accept new orders and they used to be cheap - the top price was $9.95:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120214204144/http://www.urpad.net:80/linux-vps.shtml
Nostalgia flashback. Used them years ago along with IPXCore. Good times. RIP
@francisco by any chance got some OVZ boxes? Wouldn't mind consolidating my services to you, since I have a reseller already....
Any suggestions on a new host? I'm currently on 1GB, 40GB HDD 2vcpu for $19 a year.
Yeah they'd been around for a while. Did they start in upstate NY?
I was wondering whose aff code that was (i.e. whether they sent it out themselves). Did anyone else get the email with the aff code?
Sorry for misunderstanding; I was actually referring to semoweb.
If Semoweb == urpad, then semoweb still accept a new order. https://lowendbox.com/blog/semoweb-3-256mb-openvz-restocked-in-dallas-free-pens/
Urbad?
lol really? xD
Their billing system is still issuing invoices for services beyond the cutoff date.
Our mission will always be to support our current customers to ensure a long partnership.
Urpad was one of my first VPS providers, years ago (2012?).
Migrated some shared hosting accounts to their service and don't recall having any major issues at the time. Moved away from them though some time after (2103) due to slow servers.
Pretty sure there was some drama here around ~2013 - drama I did not initiate though.
Same. Urpad and IPXCore were the first providers I think I ever used. IIRC it was IPXcore first, then urpad. Both were great at the time nonetheless.
If urpad is reading, I wish them luck in their future endeavours
If urpad is reading, I wish them luck in their future endeavours
I wish I never sold URPad to them...
They killed *My Baby
*Adopted
I sold it over 5 years ago too... Damn that makes me feel old.