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For what it's worth I've never had any of the problems you've mentioned. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting such a glowing review. I think documentation + instant

by thismat 17y ago

For what it's worth I've never had any of the problems you've mentioned. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting such a glowing review. I think documentation + instant communication with the community is a strong point for any company as well, honestly. But yes, as always, everyone has different needs and there is no one size fits all.

andrewtj 17y ago
To be clear: * Guides/IRC are from my perspective not relevant to picking a host I'm not referring to documentation on the service itself here, but to the software install/setup guides which seem to be in vogue at the minute. Regarding community, with a service like a VPS it's a bit of an airy concept to me; somewhat akin to having a community around a petrol station. That said - I can see how both of these things would be nice to have for some people.
- thismat 17y ago
  Understood, it's probably just the knowledge divide that makes certain things more valuable than others. I'm not a sysadmin, I know enough to get around and get things done and learn to do them properly, but the guides certainly help at times when I get stuck. IRC I'm not really a regular on, but I've been on Linodes a few times and the people are extremely nice and helpful, I feel if someone can relate directly to my situation (same host, same features) it's a lot easier to solve certain issues. You sound like you don't really have these needs for the most part, which probably makes the value of these services a lot less for you than for me. Although, this is the first time I've heard of prgrm(?), I'm going to need to look into it now, peaked my curiosity.
  - andrewtj 17y ago
    I've got a VPS with prgmr now and whilst it's too early in the piece for me to share any meaningful opinion, I will say that I think it's quite likely they represent genuine value for money. Feel free to email me (see profile) in a month or so if you'd like a more in depth review.

by thismat 17y ago

andrewtj 17y ago

To be clear: * Guides/IRC are from my perspective not relevant to picking a host I'm not referring to documentation on the service itself here, but to the software install/setup guides which seem to be in vogue at the minute. Regarding community, with a service like a VPS it's a bit of an airy concept to me; somewhat akin to having a community around a petrol station. That said - I can see how both of these things would be nice to have for some people.

thismat 17y ago
Understood, it's probably just the knowledge divide that makes certain things more valuable than others. I'm not a sysadmin, I know enough to get around and get things done and learn to do them properly, but the guides certainly help at times when I get stuck. IRC I'm not really a regular on, but I've been on Linodes a few times and the people are extremely nice and helpful, I feel if someone can relate directly to my situation (same host, same features) it's a lot easier to solve certain issues. You sound like you don't really have these needs for the most part, which probably makes the value of these services a lot less for you than for me. Although, this is the first time I've heard of prgrm(?), I'm going to need to look into it now, peaked my curiosity.
- andrewtj 17y ago
  I've got a VPS with prgmr now and whilst it's too early in the piece for me to share any meaningful opinion, I will say that I think it's quite likely they represent genuine value for money. Feel free to email me (see profile) in a month or so if you'd like a more in depth review.