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It's worth noting that the quoted "$0.50 a month" only applies for the first year, after which it will cost $0.02 an hour or ~$15 a month.
by prosa 16y ago
It's worth noting that the quoted "$0.50 a month" only applies for the first year, after which it will cost $0.02 an hour or ~$15 a month.
- dfranke 16y agoThe amortized cost of a reserved instance is only $7.47 per month.
- metachris 16y agoOnly if you choose the 3 year reserved micro instance plan. Both the 1yr and 3yr plans are $0.007 per hour, with different one-time fees: 1yr: $54 one-time fee: $0.007 * 24 * 365 = $61.32 + $54 = $115.32 / 12 = $9.61 per month. 3yr: $82 one-time fee: $0.007 * 24 * 365 = $61.32 * 3yr = $183.96 + $82 = $265.96 / 36 = $7.39 per month. http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
- MicahWedemeyer 16y agoSeems like a perfect use case for EC2 on demand. Only run the VPN node when you are on an open wireless network and need the VPN security. Shut it down otherwise. That would make it harder to run, but it would greatly reduce the cost. I'd pay $0.02 for an hour's worth of security while stopping off at a coffee shop.
- JonnieCache 16y agoIt wouldn't be much harder to run. You can start and stop the instance using the command line tools, so you could easily wrap the whole lot into a script which started the server and brought up the VPN link, then when youre finished take down the link then the server, all in once command. The API-based management is what makes cloud providers really special.
- sudont 16y agoHopefully these scripts would eventually evolve into a client management panel, making this as easy to the general populace as Firesheep.
- joelvh 16y agoYou might be able to signup for a new account and get another free year.... if the deal is still on by then.
- rbranson 16y agoRight, which is why the myriad other VPN solutions are a better deal.