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Almost like it's a whole other guy posting. Always seemed like a nice and chill guy to me in the past.
I don't even think people were really toxic. Like I said, their servers are great and depending on your use case worth the hike.
But imposing a 100% price hike half a year after people ordered something is bound to yield some criticism.
I don't think they handled it very well.
the main email for the BF24 deals says over two years but it's not
from BF24 to now is less than 2 years, not over 2 years
even to expiry would be 2 years, not over 2 years
what they're saying just isn't true
How did they not see this coming? I feel like they've been around on LET long enough to know this is going to be the response from the LET community.
But it'd be 2 years when you have to renew. No?
Totally reasonable from Solid Vps. I have vps with them and all work ok. Its not cheapest but ok price anyways.
I wrote:
Good luck finding all those customers who are going to automagically come to your website and buy your "market rate" offers.
Mine new year flash sale also went from 14$ to 22$. I expected 5% i think it was said in the sale, but it is what it is. Still time to new year, lets see how it will go..
One of mine jumped from $20 to $21, the other $18 to $24. The percentage of the last one is a steep fucker but it is an Epyc that pushes above 1 Gbit and with their service level I'm staying at least for now.
Had to check the panel and haven't got any offer for a pro-rated early renew nor e-mail but maybe that'll arrive later.
Too bad to see them leaving, can't have good things etc.
The 5% would have been quite reasonable.
However, mine is not 5% its 25% if I am grateful to take the offer within 30 days and then a further 15% next year.
With that I don't have any faith the 15% wont leap or there will be another volley of emails next year saying the same...oh we tried to keep it at 15% but unfortunately I need socks so its going to be another 25% and then 15% the year after...
So, both services have been cancelled.
Already moved to another provider. Similar price point to what my renewal would have been. Same cpu cores, ram and slightly larger disk space.
yep, I had to check it and found this from Xmas megathread. I wish it would be just 5% but it surely seems like 22usd eventho I havent got any email yet
I have VPS servers with a lot of providers and this is the first time I have ever been met with a 40% increase with 30days notice.
But it's not just the price increase it's the bs attitude shown here that is more of a concern.
I agree. They’re always quick to complain about everyone else’s attitude in the community, while completely ignoring their own.
We won’t be engaging in long discussions here, but we want to correct the misinformation circulating in this thread. These are the actual numbers, and anyone can verify them directly in their account.
1.No 2025 services were increased
Any temporary changes were from the bulk adjuster and were corrected.
2025 plans only have the standard 5% yearly adjustment, which is usually under $1/year.
These plans were never increased for 3–4 years, despite rising costs.
Here are the exact numbers:
• $4.95/year plans
Old: $4.95/year → ~$0.41/month
New (after August 2026): $11.95/year → ~$0.99/month
Early renewal (before August 2026): $9.95/year → ~$0.82/month
Actual increase: about $0.40–$0.50/month, or less if renewed early.
• $6.95/year plans
Old: $6.95/year → ~$0.58/month
New (after August 2026): $11.95/year → ~$0.99/month
Early renewal (before August 2026): $9.95/year → ~$0.82/month
Actual increase: about $0.24–$0.41/month, depending on early renewal.
• $60/year plans
Old: $60/year → $5.00/month
New (after August 2025): $90/year → $7.50/month
Early renewal (before August 2026): $75/year → $6.25/month
Actual increase:
With early renewal: $1.25/month
After August: $2.50/month on 16GB EPYC plan
• $90/year plans on 32GB EPYC Plan
These follow the same adjustment logic as the $60/year plans where applicable, with early‑renewal discounts offered before August 2026 instead of sudden jumps.
• $14/year plans (2025 plan 5% yearly increase)
Old: $14/year → ~$1.17/month
Bulk adjuster mistake: $22/year → ~$1.83/month
Corrected: proper 5% increase → $14.70/year → ~$1.23/month
Actual increase: about $0.06/month.
This came from temporary bulk adjuster changes.
All 2025 plans were corrected and only have the normal 5% yearly adjustment.
Every action pulls a reaction. When a provider is attacked for a few cents of increase over three years, it’s unrealistic to expect us to respond with enthusiasm.
Final note
The numbers above are accurate, verifiable, and reflect the actual adjustments made:
Only 2023–2024 legacy plans were updated
2025 plans were not increased beyond a small yearly adjustment
Early‑renewal discounts were provided where applicable
Thank you.
Your Current Annual Price: $100.00/year
New Annual Renewal Price: $140.00/year
Which is 40%
Or 25% if I renew by August. My renewal date was November.
You talk about rising costs blah blah blah. That's not just you though, is it? Everyone has had rising costs.
You didn't even bother to email about my other plan due this month. That was just raised to $140 without any notification at all.
There are 2 people here that stated an increase to their labor day 2025 deal. Was that 2025 time traveled to 1925 or what in the hot misinformation campaign are you spreading.
Edit: also for the calculus challenged, 15 to 25 is not 5%
Don't think too hard.
/effort mediumIt's bad for health. Let has unrealistic demand lol
Being aggressive on LET is also bad for health (I am not about you now, my cheap dedi lover)
Sounds more like backtracking due to cancellation requests.
We don't need you.
No we do really.
No fuck you all and your chickens.
Coming soon. Chicken deal.
You called it false rumor but then again you adjusted the bulk changes of those packages.
How can both be possible at the same time though?
Costs of BW, Power did not raise 100% this node’s hardware was paid off.
I will avoid any host that price-hikes already paid hardware, to make more money of the current hardware bubble, despicable companies.
100% increase, seriously?
Actin like 2024 is long time ago for a yearly plan, the guy has basically had it for 2 renewal periods only, not exactly “long-term” pricing.
They even try to lie and say IP space has increased! since 2023 it’s gone down not up! jokers!
Provider will continue to lie through his teeth, but clearly wants to dump old customers since hardware boom, or simply pressure them to leave so he can re-provision it nothing here is actually due to cost of those existing customer base.
• $4.95/year plans
Old: $4.95/year → ~$0.41/month
New (after August 2026): $11.95/year → ~$0.99/month
Early renewal (before August 2026): $9.95/year → ~$0.82/month
More than 100% increase HAHA.
Keep up the good work!
What is the good work here exactly? Asking for a friend
Don’t forget, you only get 25% in hopes you sit quiet they will simply wait for the next year where it’ll be 40% if not more maybe 40% will be the good option that time! can’t trust provider like this animal.
Sunny’s list of price gouging suppliers since AI boom.
Cannot agree this childish behavior is good work but ok.
Ive got no problem with a provider raising prices when it’s actually justified, but this is a joke.
They’re trying to milk old hardware that they already own and have fully paid off.
The "over two years" claim is a flat-out lie since BF24 to now is mathematically less than two years. They’re trying to justify these hikes by claiming rising costs for hardware and transit, but that's total BS. They already owned this hardware. Those $5/year plans were loss leaders for a reason - marketing, getting people in the door, and building a base and now they’re pretending like that business decision didn't happen so they can pad their margins.
Blaming massive 40%–100% price hikes on a "bulk adjuster mistake" is just a coward's cop-out. You don't "accidentally" double prices unless your system is a disaster or you're betting that your customers won't notice. IP prices are actually down, and the rest of their overhead hasn't spiked like they’re claiming.
These weren't just adjustments; they were 100% price hikes on people who signed up for loss leaders. They took the lowend customers who built their business, called us dirtbags for calling them out, and are now trying to squeeze every cent out of the hardware they've already got sitting on the rack. They’re using the current tech bubble to inflate profit margins they've never seen before, and they're lying about the math to our faces to get away with it, and they will as those LEB users that don’t take the increase the hardware will be provisioned for 5x the cost.
It’s a classic bait-and-switch: lure people in with loss leaders, then complain about the "cost of business" for hardware that’s been sitting in a DC racking up profit since the day it was provisioned. If their margins were so thin, they shouldn't have been running those deals in the first place. Don't call us ungrateful for pointing out that you're trying to re-monetize the same rack space three times over.
Strange as plenty of other’s don’t seem to have this issue, or actually handled it respectfully, you know what these plans are and what LET is before you post. Acting shocked and insulted later is just childish business. Even with those loss leaders from LET his nodes was making profit. simple.
While I agree that raising prices is not good, I also understand it is inevitable in today's climate, including for old hardware (prices generally increased for everything). I can understand why some providers react emotionally here (LET is toxic and often difficult to deal with), which I think I kinda agree with you - reaction should be calm. However, before rushing to LET to put the pressure on the provider, has anyone tried to open a ticket and politely negotiate the extension? I doubt that many people did it.
We really don't like the price incresings, that's for sure.
Some providers have to do some increases - I don't judge their decisions. Too high, too low - whatever.
Our duty is to find out our way. It is too high? Close it and find another provider. The ocean has a lot of fish - valid for both customers or providers.