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Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Any recommendation for a provider with dedicated servers in the US? I’m with a provider now who is phasing them out.

There are several dedicated server providers in US but not much is known about their track review. OVH has a datacenter in Toronto which may close enough to the US for many people. They provide dedicated servers.

OVH operates data-center close to Montreal (BHS), 8ms latency to NYC. Also it's 100% green hydro electricity powered.

Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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that said, while digital ocean is great, as far as i know hetzner is somewhat cheaper. compare! at digital ocean, 12$: 2GB RAM, 1vCPU, 20GB SSD, 2TB transfer at hetzner, 10,50$: 8GB RAM, 2vCPU, 80GB SSD, 20TB transfer

Yes, but Hetzner costumer service is from another planet. So in case of issues they won't be able to help, and you will have issues.

DigitalOcean has a long history of kicking out customers with no warning and no explanation.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11036554

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064169

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29596138

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29600320

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38880713

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39127683

Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Can you elaborate? I have a VPS and a storage box on Hetzner and I'm so far satisfied with it, minus the sometimes confusing interface between their different products.

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Where exactly can someone else buy a car with a copy of your ID?

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This is actually great. I maintain a library[1] for interacting with the Robot interface using Rust, but testing is heavily gated because of the potential costs it might incur, which is why a lot of the purchasing/cancellation APIs haven't been thoroughly tested. With this billing, I'll be able to do thorough integration testing without breaking the bank. And of course with hourly billing, horizontal scaling becomes…

Have you reached out to Hetzner? Feels like they should waive those bills in exchange for the free dev work you do for them.

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Hetzner has good support.

I sttongly disagree based in my interaction with them. They were very rude. That said, their services are reasonably priced and they have been competent throughout my time with them. Hetzner would be far more appealing if they ever decide to muzzle their rebid support team.

> They were very rude.

No, they were German. Knowledgeable and efficient, but they won't coddle you or pretend that their life depend on your miser account. If you have a problem that can not be solved by their standard process, they will rather drop you than try to accommodate you.

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Where exactly can someone else buy a car with a copy of your ID?

A car dealership?

My credit is great (and currently locked), and is probably enough to get a car with a "$0 down" offer, although those often do require some payments at time of purchase. If you can answer the credit application questions and present ID with my name that looks good, you've created a big mess for me.

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No, you'll max pay the same. May pay less.

Wonna bet?

They‘ve stated clearly that you pay the same. Its just calculating stuff differently that you can now remove a dedicated machine mid-month and get the remaining time‘s money back. Which wasnt the case until now.
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