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We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

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Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

#2
Out of the blue I received a bill from fly.io for ipv4 addresses. No warning about this, no email communication or anything. Forgot I even had anything on fly.io, was just some test stuff I created years ago. So if you ever tried them out but don't use them, go delete your account just in case they start billing you without warning. Oh and, don't put your credit card into a hosting service then forget about the "free" app you had on there...

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

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Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

#4
I just came to HN to see if there was something about this here. I just got my first charge out of nowhere. I’ve had an account there for a couple years and tried it out a long time back but wasn’t actively using it.

I like fly as a service, and I have no problem with them charging, but coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

#5
post #4

I just came to HN to see if there was something about this here. I just got my first charge out of nowhere. I’ve had an account there for a couple years and tried it out a long time back but wasn’t actively using it. I like fly as a service, and I have no problem with them charging, but coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

> coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

Sounds like fraud or theft to me?

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

#6

Out of the blue I received a bill from fly.io for ipv4 addresses. No warning about this, no email communication or anything. Forgot I even had anything on fly.io, was just some test stuff I created years ago. So if you ever tried them out but don't use them, go delete your account just in case they start billing you without warning. Oh and, don't put your credit card into a hosting service then forget about the "free…

Wow, how is that even legal?

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

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post #4

I just came to HN to see if there was something about this here. I just got my first charge out of nowhere. I’ve had an account there for a couple years and tried it out a long time back but wasn’t actively using it. I like fly as a service, and I have no problem with them charging, but coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

> coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected. Sounds like fraud or theft to me?

The same fraud or theft that gives Amazon a 1.5 tn market cap?

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

#8
I had a similar experience last year with them. Went to check the billing/invoices section on my account, there was nothing there about the charge. Usage section to see if I had passed a limit, the section wasn't even working properly and mentioned it was in beta.

Found a few people complaining on their forums about an unexpected charge but with no official resolve.

Since I wasn't hosting anything serious with them, I purged the account and have never thought about them till now.

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

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post #4

I just came to HN to see if there was something about this here. I just got my first charge out of nowhere. I’ve had an account there for a couple years and tried it out a long time back but wasn’t actively using it. I like fly as a service, and I have no problem with them charging, but coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

The notice was posted by Fly on October 18th.

Re: We are going to start charging for dedicated IPv4 in January 1st

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post #4

I just came to HN to see if there was something about this here. I just got my first charge out of nowhere. I’ve had an account there for a couple years and tried it out a long time back but wasn’t actively using it. I like fly as a service, and I have no problem with them charging, but coming out of nowhere with no prior notice is definitely frustrating and unexpected.

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