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by gcb0 3408 days ago
In the past they kept changing their pricing. I was paying for the smallest one (static site and a few prototypes) around $150/yr. Then they advertised that per-use would be mandatory and cheaper for everyone. I kept the site there barelly receiving any hit, using 0% of cpu and network. Endedup paying well over $250 after 12 monthly charges.
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teach 3408 days ago
Unless I'm mistaken, per-use means you aren't billed for the server when it's powered down.

If the server is up, even if you use 0% CPU, you're getting charged.

Per-use is a lot cheaper for people that spin up servers to meet demand and kill them once things slow down.

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cmg 3408 days ago
From Linode's FAQ:

"If My Linode is Powered Off, Will I Be Billed? If your Linode is powered off, but is still added as a service on your account, you will still be billed for it. This is because Linode maintains your saved data and reserves your ability to use other resources like RAM, transfer, etc. even when your Linode is powered off. You will be billed for any other active Linode service, such as Longview Pro or an extra IP, as well."

[0] https://www.linode.com/docs/platform/billing-and-payments

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astrodust 3408 days ago
"If I'm not in my hotel room will I still be charged? I was at a ball game for three hours! Also I wasn't in my apartment all weekend, can I get a partial refund?"

Seriously, people do not understand leasing and renting.

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gcb0 3406 days ago
Question here is about they using the new model as a smoke curtain for the price hike.

All their marketing during the change was how it was cheaper. When it clearly was over double the price. And your argument is "it is cheaper if you are not using". So good luck going to a hotel and not booking any room so it can be cheaper.

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teach 3406 days ago
It would never be cheaper for you because you want a single low-utilization server that's available 24/7.

It's only cheaper for companies that have lots and lots of servers, but most of them aren't provisioned most of the time.

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astrodust 3408 days ago
I've used Linode since they opened and their pricing has been extremely consistent, it has never gone up or been randomly changed.

They introduced per-hour billing recently, that's the only fundamental change to their billing, and that was something you had to go out of your way to opt into if you wanted it for an existing account.

If you provisioned a $20/mo. machine then yes you will pay $240 per year for it. This is how math works.

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