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> free oracle VPS (4vcpu ARM, 24GB RAM, 200GB storage) <insert my standard disclaimer regarding oracle based on lived experience> https://news.ycombinator.com

by dijit 4y ago

> free oracle VPS (4vcpu ARM, 24GB RAM, 200GB storage) <insert my standard disclaimer regarding oracle based on lived experience> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29514359 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29514359 Just because you haven't been bitten yet, does not in any way mean you won't be, and crucially: it doesn't preclude others following your advice being bitten.

hrns 4y ago
> it doesn't preclude others following your advice being bitten. Just Google which ones are actually always free. Didn't have any problems personally.
- dijit 4y ago
  At least in my case I was not presented an obviously free option and the shapes given matched the always free tier, despite not being included in it. I'm a reasonably smart individual, I did not click through blindly and made a concerted effort to discover the free option and was taken aback by the fact that I couldn't find an option that was branded as being free and was assured by a friend (working for Apiary in Oracle) that it was fine to pick the shape I picked. Look, Regardless of how it came to pass: I should have been permitted to cancel. I continually paid what I considered to be the final bill (3 times in fact) until ultimately I was charged for an amount that it was not possible for me to actually pay (imagine trying to pay 0.1 US Cents or $0.001). I know we like to think that we're smarter than other posters and that "maybe they were holding it wrong", but I can't put into words how sincerely you'd be mistaken in thinking that in this case. You are very likely thinking while reading this: "Yeah, but that wouldn't happen to me, it hasn't happened, I feel safe enough in my decisions I could get out of it" -- you'd be wrong.
chetangoti 4y ago
Thanks for the thread. It is full of Oracle horror stories I was about to give Oracle free tier a try for some hobby projects.

by dijit 4y ago

hrns 4y ago

> it doesn't preclude others following your advice being bitten. Just Google which ones are actually always free. Didn't have any problems personally.

dijit 4y ago
At least in my case I was not presented an obviously free option and the shapes given matched the always free tier, despite not being included in it. I'm a reasonably smart individual, I did not click through blindly and made a concerted effort to discover the free option and was taken aback by the fact that I couldn't find an option that was branded as being free and was assured by a friend (working for Apiary in Oracle) that it was fine to pick the shape I picked. Look, Regardless of how it came to pass: I should have been permitted to cancel. I continually paid what I considered to be the final bill (3 times in fact) until ultimately I was charged for an amount that it was not possible for me to actually pay (imagine trying to pay 0.1 US Cents or $0.001). I know we like to think that we're smarter than other posters and that "maybe they were holding it wrong", but I can't put into words how sincerely you'd be mistaken in thinking that in this case. You are very likely thinking while reading this: "Yeah, but that wouldn't happen to me, it hasn't happened, I feel safe enough in my decisions I could get out of it" -- you'd be wrong.

chetangoti 4y ago

Thanks for the thread. It is full of Oracle horror stories I was about to give Oracle free tier a try for some hobby projects.