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05-06-2004, 10:08 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Fdc == Horrible!!
This 12+ hour downtime standoff just proves how horrible FDC Servers really is.
And less than a week ago, they had capped their customers to 2Mbps.
Also, they wont offer $1 of compensation due to downtime. In fact, their TOS says they dont guarantee any uptime.
Anyone who says otherwise is literally a fool (yes im looking at you "music")
This is a company which should avoided by a 1000 foot pole at all costs. IMO they are the worst dedicated server company that i have seen.
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05-06-2004, 10:11 PM #2Taking a break from hosting
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Linking to their TOS doesn't help much with their downtime . Do you know what's causing this issue? I know they had a fiber issue a few weeks back. When I was on their reseller server a while back (before they sold it to AcuNett), it was an extremely rocky ride, server and network wise.
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Re: Fdc == Horrible!!
Originally posted by GetYourHitS
This 12+ hour downtime standoff just proves how horrible FDC Servers really is.
And less than a week ago, they had capped their customers to 2Mbps.
Also, they wont offer $1 of compensation due to downtime. In fact, their TOS says they dont guarantee any uptime.
Anyone who says otherwise is literally a fool (yes im looking at you "music")
This is a company which should avoided by a 1000 foot pole at all costs. IMO they are the worst dedicated server company that i have seen.
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05-06-2004, 10:26 PM #4Web Hosting Evangelist
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with as many people post day in and day out you think people woould learn.
I stick to what I always say if its something non critical at all for play ie. irc that can accept alot of downtime, maybe a high bw using shoutcast server then they MIGHT be ok
if not most people could easily goto a place that gives u 1000gigs a month an not exceed their limit. Or even consider one of the other unmetered places like hostmania
One of these days you guys will figure it out:/
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05-06-2004, 10:50 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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I think its a router issue this time.
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05-06-2004, 10:59 PM #6Newbie
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Little power surge? Dude it did more damage then just the router.
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05-07-2004, 12:07 AM #7Newbie
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Yes it is for play. download server etc. but down is still down. i have a lot less than a gain.
I hope they don't burn down the whole dc by now.
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05-07-2004, 12:41 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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I'm a FDC client as well, yet you don't see as many complaints from me.
I just posted an announcement on my site's forums about the downtime, my users should understand. So far, nobody bitched at me yetDating Revolution Method - Book on how to meet and attract women
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05-07-2004, 12:55 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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Now think about it like this...What if your main site was hosted at FDC?
And most of your clients were on it..
I dont think you would be a happy camper. Dont act like it was nothing.
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05-07-2004, 01:16 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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Anyone know why they were/are down for this length of time?
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05-07-2004, 01:50 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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They seems to be DDoS a lot. It might be because they are allowing IRC servers off their network or they are overselling by quite a bit.
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05-07-2004, 02:08 AM #12THE Web Hosting Master
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When you buy from FDC you should know what you're getting into. Everyone knows it's not the most reliable, but the value is amazing. They give you at least 8mbit/sec per server for only $150 a month. That price is amazing, and as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Normally the service is worth much more than what you pay, sometimes it's worse, it all evens out.
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05-07-2004, 03:08 AM #13Newbie
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managed could give you 8mbit (if you total up) at about that price, and still they are way better. at least not as horrible as fdc in the past weeks.
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05-07-2004, 04:27 AM #14CISSP-ISSMP, CISA
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Originally posted by Nessun
with as many people post day in and day out you think people woould learn.
I stick to what I always say if its something non critical at all for play ie. irc that can accept alot of downtime, maybe a high bw using shoutcast server then they MIGHT be ok
if not most people could easily goto a place that gives u 1000gigs a month an not exceed their limit. Or even consider one of the other unmetered places like hostmania
One of these days you guys will figure it out:/
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05-07-2004, 05:18 AM #15Carpe Diem
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It's tough to be mad at FDC when they clearly state they don't guarentee uptime at all.. It pays to read the fine print my friend before plunking down your hard earned money...
Live and learn.. Live and learn.
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05-07-2004, 05:54 AM #16Web Hosting Master
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True. FDC has gotten a roller coaster reputation and well, you can't blame them for what you get especially since there are many threads about them here which spans back for several years already. I am sure that those who signed up would know what they are getting into since it is just an issue of searching here for past experiences.
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05-07-2004, 12:30 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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I find downtime more acceptable for web then irc, if something goes down for 20 mins, then the webpage is inaccessible for 20 mins but thats all, on IRC all users are booted and then they have to recconect, IRC is very sensitive to downtime if you have more then 3 mins its usually noticed.
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05-07-2004, 04:30 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by GetYourHitS
Now think about it like this...What if your main site was hosted at FDC?
And most of your clients were on it..
I dont think you would be a happy camper. Dont act like it was nothing.
I for one, appreciate FDC.Dating Revolution Method - Book on how to meet and attract women
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05-07-2004, 04:32 PM #19Junior Guru Wannabe
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fdc is cheap. what else do u expect. i went ahead and got another dedicated server at another company. i still play to use my fdc server for other things (ie: image hosting, streams, ftp, etc..)
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After you have read the TOS, and you choose to get from them.
You have already expected it.
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05-08-2004, 11:36 AM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
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Originally posted by sghost
After you have read the TOS, and you choose to get from them.
You have already expected it.
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05-08-2004, 01:49 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by X-Gaming
It's tough to be mad at FDC when they clearly state they don't guarentee uptime at all..
Ben S.
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05-08-2004, 01:52 PM #23WHT Addict
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Originally posted by TheTrance
Most hosts don't gurantee uptimes. eg, ev1servers or servermatrix have no SLA.
SM has a 99.9% uptime SLA. There was a downtime before and some people got a small discount for that month.
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05-08-2004, 03:38 PM #24Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by outkast
SM has a 99.9% uptime SLA. There was a downtime before and some people got a small discount for that month.
I wonder why is that...?????
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05-09-2004, 01:03 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by BudWay
Now a days you see claims by forum people that ev1 was the first to launch RHE and that SM does have the same services as Ev1....
I wonder why is that...?????
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