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On Tuesday 25 September 2007, Grant wrote: |
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> > > So much for that. |
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[snip...] |
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> > Customer service in the Internet age :( |
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> > |
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> > I would find a new host, but that's just me. |
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> Any recommendations? |
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Couldn't you host your own server in the loft or the garage, using an old box |
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for the job? A car battery + inverter for UPS (all second hand of course) |
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should see you good for not much more than the cheapest of most ISP packages |
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per year. The catch here is that access speed may not be as good as the more |
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centralised fiber optic data centers with their load sharing, 8 CPU monsters, |
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but as I assume that you are not running amazon or google you should be |
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OK. ;-) |
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It may be worth checking with your domestic DSL/cable ISP that they do not |
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throttle traffic and that they allow you to run a server in their T&Cs. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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