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Does your dedicated host charge for reboots?

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A caveat of the sub-£30 dedicated servers some providers are now offering is hidden fees. One of the nastier ones is a charge for server reboots. If your server needs a simple restart, something most hosts do for free could become very expensive.

I ran into a provider once that offered a dedicated server for only $20 a month, but charged $30 for reboots! After discovering this, it became clear how the host turned a profit. It isn’t unreasonable at all to expect a server to need a restart for whatever reason at least once a month. If experiencing technical difficulties, three times in one week wouldn’t be unheard of.

So for a $20 server, a customer could end up shelling out $110 a month. Always read the fine print before renting a server.

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