Equinix is acquiring Packet

Post by dilyevsky » Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 10:27 PM UTC

erichocean wrote: post #59

dilyevsky wrote: post #29

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Packet’s pricing doesn’t seem worth it to me compared to GCP - looking at their list prices they seem to be priced just 20% less for compute (actually same if you get e2s) so unless I’m missing something seems like very niche offering...

GCP will literally shut off your servers, with email support only, and f*ck you. Happened to me right after I'd done a multi-million job for Nike the weekend before. No recourse, nothing. Just "we think this is fraud so we're shutting you down, here's a noreply email to contact us". I wouldn't consider using GCP for anything I cared about. AWFUL customer service.

Post by ryacko » Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

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I didn't know how fast to turn around when I tried to register an account and they insisted I needed to provide a copy of my passport or drivers license. I don't know why I need to provide such information for a hosting provider as I've never had to do so before at any of their competitors. or perhaps you mean something else with open?

They obviously wanted to verify who you were which is why they requested a government issued photo ID. Good on them for being proactive about it instead of waiting until you had created a server. Could you imagine a production server being frozen while they wait for you to verify your identity? Fraud is incredibly prevalent in the hosting space. Spammers, CC fraud, hackers, etc.. all stand to benefit from servers not…