Just a comment on my experience: the last time one of these threads appeared (after reading several prior), I followed tptacek's advice and shut down the few re

Just a comment on my experience: the last time one of these threads appeared (after reading several prior), I followed tptacek's advice and shut down the few remaining Linode instances I had. Linode handled it professionally: I removed my nodes, canceled my account online in a couple clicks, and requested a refund of the credit on my account (I had pre-paid for a year, and Linode refunded the time remaining). The payment was issued quickly and without confrontation (though they did ask, by email, for the last six digits of my credit card for "verification") I then deleted my account. All told, it took a few minutes one evening.