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are startup investments a scam?
thats what most LTD are.
many will fail, and a few will provide amazing value, that is worth multiple times the cost.
If you plan on being a long time customer, and you get one lifetime purchase. You may get your moneys worth but you also might suffer, it's a bit of a gamble.
If the price is right and you know the reputation of the company and it's been around for a long time, chances are it will stay around.
But buyer beware when it comes to promises of a lifetime in terms of vps/dedi.
It’s basically a gamble on how long the host stays afloat. I usually just look at the break-even point if it pays for itself in 2 years, I'm fine with it. Anything after that is just a bonus before the eventual deadpool.
A lifetime deal for any non-negligible resource (i.e. pretty much anything except dirt-cheap shared hosting) is typically only feasible as a sort of investment into a new host. Like buying stocks in a startup, you're giving them a significant upfront income that they can use to expand, with the effective result that, if they survive with the help of that money, you will be "rewarded" by them once the plan becomes a loss for them.
Of course, most hosts just do it because they don't know anything about business.
Is it a scam? I voted yes, but only because I think scam is being used here to mean "patently unsustainable deal from a host that will probably deadpool as a result of bad business decisions".
i hope my lifetime zap hosting vps i spent $600+ on still works in 90 years
will someone help me sign into my CLOUDATCOST.COM "lifetime" vps server.
it ran $35 but I can't find out how to put in a ticket
Any one remember Cloud at cost?
You should know that the host provider’s life is not so long as yours.
Answered "Yes" to this - you really have to trust the host to keep it alive and they don't deadpool.
I have had some services that I've bought that are still working almost 7+ years later like my $1 FastestVPN lifetime and Glasswire Elite, and some that lasted 5 years like Ivacy.
I got enough value from my 25GB MyW Reseller lifetime for 30EUR - had it for 3 years (+1 year if you count Jar saving it). Comparing it against similar offerings here meant that I was "on top" after 1.5 years, but of course this was unsustainable.
I also had a CloudAtCost server for $35 - I didn't recover any value from that because it was so oversold.
l use my lifetime for servers like ntp and globalping where if the server deadpools then no problems
Consider also running a Snowflake proxy to help people in censored countries access the Tor network.
True, join the proxy squad
I wouldn’t call it a straight scam, but it’s definitely risky.
“Lifetime” usually just means as long as the provider stays in business, and with hosting that’s not always guaranteed long term.
In most cases, these offers only make sense if the provider is well-established and the pricing somehow makes sense from a sustainability point of view.
Otherwise it can easily turn into a short-term deal rather than truly “lifetime”.
I mean if ovh,netcup,racknerd launch lifetime vps,I def buy them.I trust them.
I don't trust Netcup in this regards especially after the recent thread.
Not sure about Racknerd
Tbh, if I am buying a lifetime vps its most likely from either OVH/Hetzner (yes, I know that they have been raising prices too but they are a little bit more selective imo)
Netcup is a little questionable but if they offer like insanely cheap deals at lifetime, maybe but definitely a little less trustworthy than usual nowadays.
Every unlimited ( without limits) is a scam ! With no doubt!
It is like you want to live for a unlimited time . Possible? Absolutely not !
Like 7 years late.
@ColoCrossing
hope u check #231630
I already paid 5usd 24hours ago,hope u push vps for me,thanks
Definitely. Coming this summer. Get your wallet ready!
Ps. No chargeback allow.
Lifetime VPS deals aren't always a 'scam' in the sense of stealing your credit card, but they are unsustainable bets. You aren't buying a server; you're buying a ticket on a ship that has no way to pay for more fuel.
Idk if I would call it scam but isn't fair practice,
Whose life are we talking about, what if they just collect 1000 orders and close the company, it's life is over