[jedsmith]

From that description, KVM over IP doesn't sound free to me -- it looks like 149€ to set up and 19€ a month. Furthermore, even if what you say is true, what is the benefit of going with a provider who nickel and dimes you over something as simple as out-of-band console?

$dayjob has 24x7 free out-of-band console access, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a VPS provider that doesn't. The only way these dedicated providers keep margin as they do is by shanking you on little things like KVM over IP ($220 to set it up?).

You are wayyyyy better off sharing the cost of a colo'd 1U with others to offset your cost, in almost every case.

[mtarnovan]

Well for a VPS, KVM over IP is as simple as running some piece of free software, as opposed to having the same thing on a real server where you need expensive equipment. This explains the cost. And as I said, the console is indeed expensive if you want it permanently, but is free for 2 hours and we seldomly needed it more.

Now if you are set with the computing power provided by a 20$ VPS that's another thing, I'm just saying, if you need more you should consider a dedicated server or maybe collocation.