here's part of a support request i just sent to dreamhost.com:
Every part of the web panel loads extremely slow, including this contact page, and the domain transfer page.
I _highly_ doubt it's our account, seems more like extremely high server loads.
Maybe you can put your main website www.dreamhost.com across the same servers that host panel.dreamhost.com so we can see what kind of service we'll be getting before we sign up.
so many of these hosts are terrible. :(
Panel isn't very fast, but meh. How often do you use it? I use it occasionally, and on freaking dialup, and I'm good.
Also, JaggiEnterprises' webhost is out of business, so I guess they don't count...
It was damn slow for me, sometimes. But I don't anticipate using it much anymore.
http://209.20.76.44/
running Ubuntu :/. I don't hate it so far, I just had to turn off stupid stuff like prompt and ls colors. the filesystem seems laid out alright.
connection seems quick so far. how should I measure bandwidth from the command line? usually I use some Flash bandwidth test on Speakeasy's website.
bandwidth from cl... um... wget something from a beasty server? i'm not sure either, they might have told you.
if you know what your doing they are the best.
running a debian box. just wish we could get some bsd's on there. id rather be running open. :/
shit yeah. but netbsd is one that doesn't have 64-bit support. that's not really xen's fault. it's an os porting effort, just like any other.
from support@slicehost.com
to (me)
date Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 2:43 AM
subject Slicehost Support | wlw | <20756>
mailed-by slicehost.com
At 0830 GMT our monitoring system detected that your server had rebooted itself. We have restarted slices and are investigating the server for system issues. This is a rare event and we apologize for the service disruption. Should further action be necessary, we'll send a follow-up to this email. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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Slicehost Support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki
Would you guys be interested in something like this? If so, please get back to me, as I've been interested in hosting VPS's for quite some time now.
example: dreamhost fails by my standards for a shared host. 1and1 also fails.
i demand extreme hardware, an extreme noc with intense physical security, and a team that really knows their shit well.
i've only found one shared host that has satisfied me: http://www.racksense.com/
:/
they are mostly only shared hosting plans, no vps or dedicated that i know of.
I may invest in one.
now if they would only give in to me and lucas's pleading and give us a bsd in there.
im hoping that with freebsd 8 that slicehost will now consider it. lucas and i have been bugging them
http://forum.slicehost.com/comments.php?Discu … amp;page=2
openbsd would be the ultimate for me. fucking amazing really. but i dont ever see that happening
openbsd would be amazing, but yeah--not gonna happen
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:54:54 -0600
From: support@slicehost.com
To: lucas@wingedleopard.net, lucasreddinger@gmail.com
Subject: Slicehost Notice: Emergency host reboot underway | www.wingedleopard.net | <143894> [1502]
Dear Slicehoster,
We have been alerted to a software issue on the host running your slice that will require a controlled reboot to correct. During this process, we will attempt to save the execution state of your slice to minimize the impact to slices, but your slice may need to be shutdown.
We will begin this process in just a moment, and apologize for the unplanned event. We are performing this immediately to prevent a more impacting issue in the near future.
I will update you as soon as all slices have been brought back online. Impact is expected to be under 10 minutes.
Slicehost Support
[1502]
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Slicehost Support
support@slicehost.com
a small instance costs $0.03 per hour with a one-year reservation fee of $227.50.
((24 * 365 * 0.03) + 227.50) / 12 = $40.86
so if you run an instance constantly for a year, it will cost $41 per month on average.
a three-year reservation is only $350.00.
((24 * 365 * 3 * 0.03) + 350) / (12 * 3) = 31.6222222
so if you run an instance constantly for three years, it will cost $32 per month on average.
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by the way, a "small" instance isn't small relative to similarly-priced slicehost offerings.
1.7 GB memory
1 EC2 Compute Unit (1 virtual core with 1 EC2 Compute Unit)
160 GB instance storage (150 GB plus 10 GB root partition)
32-bit platform
I/O Performance: Moderate
API name: m1.small
https://manage.slicehost.com/users/1502/edit
I'm trying to remove my backup email address. I clear the field and click submit.
I get this error in response:
"Password must contain at least one number
Password must contain at least one upper case character
Password must contain at least one lower case character"
I don't want to change my password. I just want to clear my backup email address.
Cheers.
I got this careless reply:
Hi there Jonathan,
For security reasons, password must now contain at least one number, one upper case character, and one lower case character.
We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
-Thomas
Slicehost Support
They should administer a reading comprehension exam to potential customer service hires.
Hello,
Here was what I sent:
https://manage.slicehost.com/users/1502/edit
I'm trying to remove my backup email address. I clear the field and click submit.
I get this error in response:
"Password must contain at least one number
Password must contain at least one upper case character
Password must contain at least one lower case character"
I don't want to change my password. I just want to clear my backup email address.
Cheers.
Please read my message again and respond accordingly.
Lucas
Hi there Jonathan,
Like I said, for security reasons, password must now contain at least one number, one upper case character, and one lower case character. It sounds to me that your current password doesn't meet these requirements. If it does, then just type your current password into the new password box.
If that doesn't work, then I guess you will have to change your password. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
-Thomas
Slicehost Support
But I'm not trying to change my password. I'm just trying to remove my backup email address.
Lucas
My current password does meet those stated requirements.
I guess what I'm saying is that I consider the response a bug. If I'm only trying to alter my associated email addresses, it's confusing to have to set a "new" password, even if I enter my current password.
I humbly suggest that you change error handling on that script.
Lucas
[2007-11-05] $-5.00 = Credit for referring adam@fakeempire.com (256Slice)
[2008-09-19] $-5.00 = Credit for referring brianpcurran@gmail.com (256 slice)
:D
Hi there Lucas,
First, let me apologize for getting your name wrong in my past two emails. Really sorry about that.
Secondly, I realize that you are not trying to change your password. The thing is, you might end up having to change your password in order to remove your secondary email address. This is what I attempted to describe in my previous email.
As I said earlier, I'm really sorry about this inconvenience.
-Thomas
Slicehost Support
First, let me apologize for getting your name wrong in my past two emails. Really sorry about that.
No problem at all (my full name is [JLR]).
Secondly, I realize that you are not trying to change your password. The thing is, you might end up having to change your password in order to remove your secondary email address. This is what I attempted to describe in my previous email.
I realize that. I'm just suggesting that the form work in two separate fashions. If there is a change to the email addresses and both password fields are blank, then it should accept the changes to the email addresses and leave the password alone.
Don't you agree?
In other words, if your dev team has a lazy day, perhaps they could segment the case logic in the script.
Cheers,
Lucas
i contacted verne global for information.
The data centre is currently in construction and will be ready by late Q2 2010. Because of the demand we may be offering colo in a container solution prior to the main facility completion. Planned rates as follows:
Installation - $2,765
4kW rack inc power - $1,520 per month
If you need further info please feel free to get in touch.
I think this is bullshit and he was backpedalling hard. :)
Brickfilms.com which is a website I develop for is switching to Slicehost on a 384mb slice xD
aws just came out with a micro instance. running one non-stop costs about $15/month. if you pay a one-year reservation price, it costs about $10/month. if you pay a three-year reservation price, it costs about $7/month.
aws ec2 is finally cheaper than any vps provider!
you can run one f1-micro instance for free, "always". otherwise they cost $4.09 per month, with no reservation: https://cloud.google.com/compute/pricing
i'm going to cancel my digitalocean vps, and just use this instead
it seems a lot more convenient than aws. we use a bunch of amazon web services at work, and it's always such a pain to learn a service for the first time