Subj : Cheap Hosting...
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Jan 03 2021 19:10:00

Hello poindexter!

** On Wednesday 30.12.20 - 06:11, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> Per YEAR? That's pretty darn good.  But I only see per
 Og>> MONTH figures on their site.  Or.. are you getting an
 Og>> exclusive because you are previous customer?

 pF>  I got a one-time deal and I keep renewing it, because I'll
 pF>  never see a deal like it again.

Unless they are undercutting the service in some unknown way to  
you to make up for their losses, you're very fortunate that they  
even maintain the $9/yr offer.

This is not hosting related, but it is a similar grandfathered  
pricing story:

I had a promo offer from Rogers for their mobile internet one  
time that would take me from $35/mo for 4GB to $40 for 5GB.   I  
grabbed it at the time because 4GB seemed really insufficient.

Then, later when it came time to renew for another year (but I  
was really on a monthly program by then), they were promoting  
newer mobile USB devices (requiring a new device purchase) and a  
commitment to at least 2 years on contract.  I could have done  
that, and probably gained 3G LTE too, but the outlay for the new  
device and being locked-in for 2 years seemed over zealous. Also  
at that time, the entry point for 5GB was $50/mo! plus $10/mo if  
I went over the standard 5GB usage.

I decided to stick with 5GB at $40/mo thank you very much -  
although technically it was a tad slower than 3G LTE.

I monitored my data usage with a program on my laptop, so I  
hardly ever went over if I didn't have to.  Overage was still $5/ 
mo instead of $10/mo at that time.

Rogers practically had to continue with the last 5GB for $40/mo  
of my last offer because I was using "their" device, and I had  
agreed to their original requirements. They were in no legal  
position to change the terms and force me to change.


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