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Ask HN: AWS invoice completely out of touch with reality
Has anyone else been horrifically surprised by an AWS invoice? I have barely used their services and just got a huge invoice without any warning.
Hope this message can help someone before they deal with Amazon
- robbya 7y agoWhat service(s) drove up your bill? AWS pricing is certainly complex, and requires some research. Not user friendly.
- peter_retief 7y agoI did a tutorial on coap server and openthread devices, it was hopelessly over complex but I wanted to see what they offered. Services were mostly cloud I think. I switched off all my devices after
- mooreds 7y agoOnce, yes. I left a number of very large instances running for longer than they were needed and ran up a four figure bill that was quite a bit higher than we usually had. On the plus side, I emailed support and they forgave some of it.
- ik3r 7y agoThey charge me $0.80/month for just having an account I have no access to. I cancelled my card but still keep receiving new charges and termination notices. I hasn't happened in 10 months and don't plan to pay a dime.
- vpEfljFL 7y agoWhat I found for myself as a rule of thumb is if high aws bills can surprise me or if I don't have a paid support contract then most likely AWS type of services are not for my size. Actually, I'll sleep better on fixed-price cloud targented to small/hobby/medium size companies.
- peter_retief 7y agoI have to add this I’m pleased to inform you that we’ve approved a billing adjustment for charges on your October bill, which has been applied as a refund to your credit card. Please note that the refund processing time will depend on your payment method type and can vary according to your Financial Institution. Apologies for freaking out