P.S. You may be able to get a reasonable deal on the 100GB if you ask for it:
http://www.thrustvps.com/vps/customvps/ Storage GBs are a lot less valuable than Ghz and transfer AJ ONeal On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:56 PM, AJ ONeal <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had great experience with DamnVPS (now CheapVPS) and NyNOC > > At $6/month it's very affordable > > http://www.thrustvps.com/ > https://clients.thrustvps.com/cart.php?gid=9 > > At $5/month NYNOC is even more affordable, but the specs aren't as great. > > The bonus is that they are US owned and operated > http://thenynoc.com/ > > AJ ONeal > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Bryce Redd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for the responses, it looks like a vps costs more than I >> anticipated, so I'll go with stashing a box in my parents laundry room and >> dyndns.com for the name service. >> >> I'll hook it up with ubuntu 10.10 server edition and let everyone know how >> it goes when I'm done. >> >> p.s. >> >> For all those that may have thought I needed a place to stash my pirated >> warez, I actually just want a cvs, universal access to my documents, a blog, >> and test server for some iPhone games I'm writing. >> >> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Topher Fischer <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Fischer, Topher wrote: >>> > Most people that I know use either Slicehost or Linode. If you want >>> that much storage space, you're going to be paying at least $190/month on >>> Slicehost. Have you considered using Amazon's S3 for your storage needs? >>> I've never used it myself (for personal stuff), but I know it's exactly >>> what you need. :) >>> > >>> > --Topher >>> > >>> > From: [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryce Redd >>> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:30 AM >>> > To: BYU Unix Users Group >>> > Subject: [uug] Any good hosting solutions? >>> > >>> > Hey I'm looking to buy a virtual server for private uses and wondered >>> which providers are the good ones. Here are the requirements: >>> > >>> > - Needs to have a large storage limit, above 100 GB >>> > - Must give root access >>> > - Doesn't need a large bandwidth cap >>> > >>> > Mostly, I'd be using the server to test small programs, store personal >>> files, and occasionally link files to friends. What do you guys use? >>> > >>> > >>> I sincerely apologize for the formatting of my previous email. Stuart, >>> please lower the flamethrower. >>> >>> --Topher >>> -------------------- >>> BYU Unix Users Group >>> http://uug.byu.edu/ >>> >>> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >>> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> List Info (unsubscribe here): >>> http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bryce >> >> -------------------- >> BYU Unix Users Group >> http://uug.byu.edu/ >> >> The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their >> author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> List Info (unsubscribe here): >> http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >> > >
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