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netcup apply strict criteria -- this is their choice. This choice doesn't make them fools.

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To be frank, it's not clear that netcup really want to do global business. Their .eu site is mainly intended for non-German speaking EU countries. Nowhere do they say that they aim to do global busine

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netcup not so cheap. why want so bad?

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You reminded me situation with Alibaba Cloud - I didn't want to upload my documents (this is direct way to serve your info to China government) and so I didn't become their customer. Regarding Netcup

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netcup no fool. strong contract policy. difficult for normal buyer. only good for long time user.

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netcup is not fool

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to meet the requirements of netcup. (You're not the first person to encounter such difficulties, and you won't be the last.)

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No, netcup aren't fools, but they are cautious.

I want to buy one server but it asked me for proof of ID and address.

Netcup is having a special on shared hosting:

Most Reliable: Tied between Hetzner, Netcup, UltraVPS - @UltraVPS and SmartHost - @SmartHost (ZERO provider related downtime between my VMs with them)

netcup: https://www.netcup.eu/hosting/reseller-webhosting.php

* Netcup