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VPSRepublic – $3.50 OpenVZ VPS with 128MB RAM

Low End Virtual — Tags: , , — July 31, 2008 @ 1:36 am

Via this offer on WHT, VPSRepublic has some some amazingly cheap VPS deals, starting at $3.50/month (!!). You get

128MB guaranteed / 256MB burstable memory
1GB storage
75GB monthly data transfer
OpenVZ
Debian / Ubuntu / CentOS / Fedora / Gentoo / OpenSUSE

Their standard plan also fits into the criteria at $5.50/month with 256MB/512MB of memory. Their servers are at [...]

echoServers – $5.99 Plan Upgraded to 96MB Memory

Low End Virtual — Tags: , , , — July 25, 2008 @ 2:40 am

echoServers.com, whom I wrote about in February, has recently recently upgraded their plan (which I suspect has actually been a while) so that for $5.99/month, you can get 96MB of guaranteed memory for your OpenVZ VPS instead of 64MB.

Spec
Old
New

Memory
64MB
96MB

Storage
1GB
2GB

Transfer
10GB on 1mbps
150GB on 2mbps

The 3 free months on 1 year prepaid deal is still available. According [...]

BoxVPS – $6 64MB OpenVZ VPS

Low End Virtual — Tags: , , — July 22, 2008 @ 2:35 pm

BoxVPS has some interesting low-end plans. For $6/month you can get the following OpenVZ VPS:

64MB guaranteed memory
2GB storage
50GB monthly data transfer or 512kbps unmetered
CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu, Slackware, etc

Server is at Phoenix AZ with System Solutions Inc. While the monthly cost for the low end plan is $6, if you prepay in advance it [...]

SuperBytes – $5.10 OpenVZ VPS in Canada

Low End Virtual — Tags: , , — July 17, 2008 @ 3:20 am

Via this offer on WHT, SuperBytes is having a low-end VPS plan for $5.10/month with coupon ($6/month without).

64MB guaranteed / 128MB burstable memory
6GB storage
60GB monthly data transfer
OpenVZ + HyperVM
Many Linux distros

Their website is traced to this Toronto dedicated server company, however from a quick lookup SuperBytes seems to be a 2 man team from UK.

PaidHosts – $5 OpenVZ VPS with 64MB memory

Low End Virtual — Tags: , , — July 9, 2008 @ 1:25 am

UPDATE: PaidHosts website is either not resolving or is currently parked. FAIL.
This PaidHosts VPS plan is only available via this WHT offer. For $5/month you can get the following OpenVZ VPS:

64MB guaranteed/128MB burstable
500Mhz dedicated CPU
3GB storage
30GB monthly data transfer
HyperVM/CentOS/LxAdmin
Fully Managed

No idea where the server is from their website, although their main site is traced to [...]

You Get What You Paid For, Sometimes

About — July 8, 2008 @ 1:38 am

One aim for running this website is to find the cheapest root you can find on the Internet (legally, of course For me I just want to have my own little box that I can do whatever I want, and install whatever software I want on it. I do not have a big [...]