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Ask HN: tips for negotiating with rackspace?
i have several times gotten quotes from rackspace for dedicated servers. it usually goes like this. i ask for a discount, they offer to waive the setup fee if I sign it by the end of the day, but they don't offer to lower the monthly recurring fee. Any advice?
- staunch 16y agoRackspace is not cheap. Probably not great for price sensitive customers. You might try showing them pricing from a competitor for a comparable product and requesting that they price match. They might at least try to come close.
- andrewtbham 16y agoGenerally I don't recommend rackspace, but reliability is a huge concern for this customer. I took your approach once in the past... I showed them a price sheet from the planet and they sent me a presentation about how their service is superior. It was quite compelling.
- maxdemarzi 16y agoIf you want a discount dedicated server try web hosting talk forums. Here is one for dedicated server offers: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36 I like WebNX, but there are plenty of options depending on what you need and where you want it.
- gs8 16y agoWeb hosting talk forums are a great place hosting deals. Why is this getting downvoted?
- vipivip 16y agoTry Serverbeach.
- ScottWhigham 16y agoWhat do they say when you offer to pay yearly? Maybe they have a little more power if you can do it that way. Or hell - just come out and say it: "I will sign a one year agreement this instant if you can make it $x per month with no setup fee."
- gs8 16y agoRackspace isn't anymore reliable than any other reputable provider. Every network/host will go down, the main question is how fast can they recover and how good is your backup strategy. You could save a lot by looking elsewhere. The last time I checked their pricing I would have been able to host at two places for what Rackspace wanted.