 milnoc
join:2001-03-05
H3B
kudos:1 | reply to hm
Re: OVH pricing at Montreal datacenter is... insane? The advantage we have in Canada is that infringement has to be at the very least clearly demonstrated before anything can be taken down.
Isohunt however is in a very grey area since, while they don't host the files listed in the Torrents, they do make it very easy for someone to retrieve these files by making available the torrent file itself, or in the case of The Pirate Bay, a magnet link.
Then again, so does Google. For example, Google "Skyfall Torrent", and many Torrent links show up, the first one being...
Isohunt. 
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 GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
Except boingboing.net is a .net address, which is managed by Verisign, which is a US company. That puts all of boingboing under US jurisdiction, inasmuch as a DMCA takedown to Verisign can get boingboing.net suspended.
They could move to a different domain, but this is just an example of how you can't really escape the US' grasp quite so simply.
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| if this, if that, when it's this, when it's that..
Listen anyone can go after your domain instead of your site and where it's being served from. That even happened to Jon Newton over at p2pnet.net w/ godaddy during his lawsuit and when someone tried to take over his domain on BS.
There are possibilities for everything.
Teksavvy could go after you for libel and/or defamation and do the same thing to you here, instead of using a DMCA.
DMCA, in Canada, is the least of your worries.
Best not to have anything online if everything scares you away. |
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brad
join:2007-09-06
Etobicoke, ON | reply to milnoc
said by milnoc:said by brad:They're not in Canada. If I wanted to colo in the US there are plenty of other options I'm already aware of.
With the DMCA in the States, I would never consider colo there. I have other reasons other than the DMCA for keeping my stuff here. One of them being better latency to my system. But in general I have no interest in putting anything in the US. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
Looks like it's launched. Their English sites now have all the packages:
»www.ovh.com/ca/en/dedicated-servers/
»www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/
Also they're having an "end of the world" sale, 50% of the first month.
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 c2rothPremium
join:2006-04-26
Kitchener, ON
kudos:2 | I still can't get over those prices for the amount of base hardware in those systems. Their base amount of RAM and HDD space is well above the industry standard. Only specials/sales from other competitor get you into the same ballpark. |
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olesz
join:2007-02-19
Toronto, ON | reply to Guspaz
If anyone hasn't bought a server from OVH yet right now is looking like a good time to try it out.
They have a 50% off deal for the first month.
»www.ovh.com/us/apocalypse-deal/ |
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Guru
join:2008-10-01
kudos:2 | Do we still have to provide proof of address? |
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| said by Guru:Do we still have to provide proof of address?
I did at kimsufi.ie, but not at ovh.com/ca
Also ovh.com/ca allows PayPal, unlike kimsufi.ie! |
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Guru
join:2008-10-01
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·TekSavvy DSL
| said by Ree:said by Guru:Do we still have to provide proof of address?
I did at kimsufi.ie, but not at ovh.com/ca Also ovh.com/ca allows PayPal, unlike kimsufi.ie! Good to know, thanks for the info! |
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Hehe : OVH cannot be held responsible if the end of the world be posponed.
Good one!
Good offer as well, leaves time for migration at reasonable cost. |
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In regards to the ssh public key that the admins use to get into the machine in times of support, I suppose the answer is to move the file elsewhere, and move it back when you need their support? Any other ways? |
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| said by DannyBoyOhBo :In regards to the ssh public key that the admins use to get into the machine in times of support, I suppose the answer is to move the file elsewhere, and move it back when you need their support? Any other ways?
That would work...except when the reason you're contacting them for support is because you've locked yourself out, so you're unable to move the file back! |
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julienvf
join:2008-12-30
Verdun, QC
kudos:1 Reviews:
·Acanac
2 edits | reply to Guspaz
BTW, just got a promo email from them for Kimsufi servers in Beauharnois. 119 Euros per year (just cost me 157.35 CAD) for intel Atom 1.8ghz, 4gb ram, 2tb storage, 100mbps/5tb transfer per month (unmeterred after 5tb, speed is throttled to 10mbps). That's 13.11$/month for a VPS!!
»www.kimsufi.com/fr/bons_plans/index.xml |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
That's not a VPS. It's a dedicated server. |
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 MJimLayAKA FlexBaudPremium
join:2004-10-06
Pensacola, FL
kudos:2 | reply to Guspaz
Are these prices USD or CAN? |
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| If you order from ovh.com/ca/en (or ovh.com/ca/fr) then CAD, if you order from ovh.com/us, then it's USD. |
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MJimLayAKA FlexBaudPremium
join:2004-10-06
Pensacola, FL
kudos:2 | said by Ree:If you order from ovh.com/ca/en (or ovh.com/ca/fr) then CAD, if you order from ovh.com/us, then it's USD.
Excellent. Thanks. I'm also signed up on ovh.ie and can get some dedicated servers for $12ish a month but would be over sea's and lower specs. |
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julienvf
join:2008-12-30
Verdun, QC
kudos:1 | Actually, I was looking on that website and nowhere I could find the Aton D425 base kimsufi server. Looks like it's only on their european website. On top of the 119 Euros/year offer, I wasn't charged any sales taxes.. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
ovh.ie does have an Atom D425 model with lower specs than the special-offer, but it's not available at BHS.
ovh.ca (or the US one) do not have any KS models that low (starts at an i3).
The special offer (with the Atom D425) is available at the BHS datacenter, but only from the France site.
OVH's pricing is great, but their offerings are a huge mess. It doesn't make sense that they have so many different websites that have different offers. The cheapest deal in the Canadian datacenter is only available on the France site, for example.
OVH should have one single website globally, where you select your country (for currency/language), with ALL offers available on the one site, dependent only on datacenter availability...
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