Re: FN-FORUM: Managed Dedicated Server

date posted 7th August 2006 19:03

When did this turn into a "spam Johns company" discussion? ;)

On 7 Aug 2006 18:08:39 -0000, Jeremy Aston
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>
> Interesting point. I use one of John's servers and I could certainly
> do most of what I currently do (from a technical perspective) more
> cheaply. But I can tell you without any shadow of a doubt that I
> would not get anywhere near the service that I get from John from a
> far cheaper provider. I would not have the flexibility to run
> whatever I need to run on the server and get John's full support all
> the way. I'd either be denied the privilege (until more money was
> paid no doubt) or have to do it all by myself with little or no
> technical recourse. I've asked all sorts of things from John and
> never had to pay any more or feel that I am taking advantage. I'm
> really not bothered by the argument over new v nearly new v old kit
> but I am a firm believer (because it's how I run my business) that
> you very rarely get something for nothing. Just because some
> organisations levy charges that others don't does not automatically
> mean they are ripping people off - don't forget if a company is more
> expensive and makes claims about higher quality of service then they
> have to be prepared to be held to that standard by their customers.
>
> jez
>
>
> On 7 Aug 2006, at 16:39, John Morrison wrote:
>
> > Also remember this is for a managed server not a dedicated.
> >
> > They'll more than likely require a custom build together with
> > custom packages, also assistance all the way.
>
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