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This is why they make so much money. Flat rate hosting is the only way I’ll go. They bank on smaller bills and hope not everyone calls.

by netfl0 7y ago

n1c 7y ago
FTA: > To Amazon's credit, they removed the bills from my account and gave me free hosting credits to make up for it. Their support was swift and professional.
- netfl0 7y ago
  Thanks, I did read the article. I clarified my post with an additional point.
- userbinator 7y ago
  That's not unlike a lot of other companies --- if you complain they'll be nice to you, but otherwise they'll eat all they get.
- blagie 7y ago
  Perhaps it sounds a bit odd, but in most business settings, I'd rather be paying double and have service like this than be paying half without that customer service. Generous policies like these avoid headaches, and headaches are much more expensive than machines.
  - jonfw 7y ago
    With a model like this- you're only getting your money's worth while you're regularly making mistakes. If everything is going smoothly, you're just paying double for no reason. I dislike when the value proposition gets muddied like this.
    - blagie 7y ago
      I'm paying double for peace-of-mind. Think of it in terms of expected costs. * In one case, I pay $500 / month. * In the other case, I pay $250 per month, and have a 25% chance of having a workplace conflict. A workplace conflict can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Which is cheaper?
coldcode 7y ago
I prefer Digital Ocean, at least I know what it will cost, and working with the product is straightforward. Even huge company like the one I work for gets stressed out over bills when we do anything new with AWS (our budgeting process is scary too). At least they usually will help us out when things go wrong given how much dinero we give them.
- friendly_fren 7y ago
  >at least I know what it will cost Yep until you go over the traffic limit and they start charging you more
  - rezic 7y ago
    That's why you set a billing alarm.

This is why they make so much money. Flat rate hosting is the only way I’ll go. They bank on smaller bills and hope not everyone calls.

by netfl0 7y ago

This is why they make so much money. Flat rate hosting is the only way I’ll go. They bank on smaller bills and hope not everyone calls.

n1c 7y ago

FTA: > To Amazon's credit, they removed the bills from my account and gave me free hosting credits to make up for it. Their support was swift and professional.

netfl0 7y ago
Thanks, I did read the article. I clarified my post with an additional point.
userbinator 7y ago
That's not unlike a lot of other companies --- if you complain they'll be nice to you, but otherwise they'll eat all they get.
blagie 7y ago
Perhaps it sounds a bit odd, but in most business settings, I'd rather be paying double and have service like this than be paying half without that customer service. Generous policies like these avoid headaches, and headaches are much more expensive than machines.
- jonfw 7y ago
  With a model like this- you're only getting your money's worth while you're regularly making mistakes. If everything is going smoothly, you're just paying double for no reason. I dislike when the value proposition gets muddied like this.
  - blagie 7y ago
    I'm paying double for peace-of-mind. Think of it in terms of expected costs. * In one case, I pay $500 / month. * In the other case, I pay $250 per month, and have a 25% chance of having a workplace conflict. A workplace conflict can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Which is cheaper?

coldcode 7y ago

I prefer Digital Ocean, at least I know what it will cost, and working with the product is straightforward. Even huge company like the one I work for gets stressed out over bills when we do anything new with AWS (our budgeting process is scary too). At least they usually will help us out when things go wrong given how much dinero we give them.

friendly_fren 7y ago
>at least I know what it will cost Yep until you go over the traffic limit and they start charging you more
- rezic 7y ago
  That's why you set a billing alarm.