A couple of days ago, I received an email from my [old] hosting provider.<\/p>\n
Hey, we’re trying to renew your hosting account for $7.95\/month for the next two years. Looks like your credit card has expired…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
$7.95\/month?! Seriously?<\/p>\n
Every time I’ve hit their front page to log in, they’ve been slowly dropping their rates —
$6.95\/month<\/del> No, $5.95\/month! Sign up now!<\/p>\nSay, they’re charging me an additional two bucks a month!? What gives?<\/p>\n
Naturally, I pinged the live chat d00d.<\/p>\n
Me<\/strong>: $7.95\/month!? What’s so special about new customers that they deserve a $2.00\/month discount?!<\/p>\n
Him<\/strong>: Well, they’re new. And, you’re not. Fork over the cash, or else…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Same conversation with the live chat d00d at arvixe.com:<\/p>\n
Me<\/strong>: $4\/month, huh. So, is that like an introductory rate? In two years, when my contract’s up, you’ll jack it up, right?<\/p>\n
Him<\/strong>: Nope. We don’t jack our rates up.<\/p>\n
Me<\/strong>: Let’s ensure we’re on the same page… In two years, when I renew, what’ll the cost be per month?<\/p>\n
Him<\/strong>: …$4\/month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Good bye, old hosting provider. Hello, arvixe.com.<\/p>\n
After a flurry of emails from arvixe, I’m set up.<\/p>\n
Time to SSH into my account.<\/p>\n
Nope, you need to contact our support department.<\/p>\n
Okie doke, no biggie, I don’t absolutely need access until the weekend — I’ll just mark this “Medium” urgency.<\/p>\n
Literally six minutes later<\/strong>, I get an email — “Your SSH is set up.”<\/p>\n
Wha…?<\/p>\n
Cheap hosting? Check.<\/p>\n
Easy setup? Check.<\/p>\n
None of this “yeah, fax us a copy of your driver’s license, and we’ll think about giving you SSH access” bullshit… Check.<\/p>\n
The only problem I have with arvixe is I have absolutely no idea how to pronounce it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A couple of days ago, I received an email from my [old] hosting provider. Hey, we’re trying to renew your hosting account for $7.95\/month for the next two years. Looks like your credit card has expired… $7.95\/month?! Seriously? Every time …<\/p>\n