• ReThinkVPS.com Cheap, Affordable VPS and Web Hosting
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This thread makes me giggle.
[QUOTE=darksoul69;26399130][url]http://www.serviceuptime.com/users/uptimemonitoring.php?S=08d87b35f09525cc1e2cb3eccde0eb71&Id=29575[/url] Under 99.5%. Failure.[/QUOTE] Actually, 99.065 %. 1% failure rate.
I love how they are completely ignoring this thread. This is a grade A+ company. Is the helpdesk down as well? If so, how are customers getting support?
[QUOTE=darksoul69;26399614]I love how they are completely ignoring this thread. This is a grade A+ company. Is the helpdesk down as well? If so, how are customers getting support?[/QUOTE] Sup-what? Supper? It's in the server, which is down.
I honestly believe this was a scam. Setup a shit computer with a trial of whatever solution you want, advertise for a day or two, get money and then kill the thing and get away with money. Pretty low-income scam but eh. Or they're experiencing downtime.
[QUOTE=nikomo;26399829]I honestly believe this was a scam. Setup a shit computer with a trial of whatever solution you want, advertise for a day or two, get money and then kill the thing and get away with money. Pretty low-income scam but eh. Or they're experiencing downtime.[/QUOTE] The site has been down since last night. About 16+ hours ago? Something like that. That is a long downtime.
DDoS attack apparently: [url]http://twitter.com/RethinkVPS[/url]
[QUOTE=TVC;26401444]DDoS attack apparently: [url]http://twitter.com/RethinkVPS[/url][/QUOTE] I thought they had DDoS protection? They claimed they did on the site. Bummer.
every time I see the words "Affordable" and "VPS" in thread titles now, I sigh internally. It seems all the shit, unprepared companies without one iota of PR/marketing knowledge, all use the phrase "Cheap and affordable"... which is also a fucking stupid phrase anyway since one word implies the other. [url=http://bytesex.slashingedge.co.uk/]Not that I haven't[/url] [url=http://old.slashingedge.co.uk/hosting]done the same thing[/url] before :v: (and that's not me plugging my old hosting crap, I'm using both of them as an example of a kid trying to start a hosting business without any idea what he has to do. Except I was cool enough to design my own site(s) instead of using a template)
Most new VPS startups: Offer super cheap prices and a long-ish renewal period. They get your money and they disappear a month or two down the line. They start another VPS company and do exactly the same. [editline]30th November 2010[/editline] tl:dr; When you get a VPS, make sure the company has been up and running for at least half a year.
Starting a new company? Don't post about it on Facepunch.
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