December 15, 2012 @ 12:33 pm, by Zahra 
Crystal from UGVPS is back with yet another exclusive offer for LowEndBox fans.
VPS – LEB/LET 2048
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VPS – LEB/LET 256
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UGVPS have been listed once before, and that was back in early November when they were offering a $4.99/Month 1GB OpenVZ VPS in North Carolina, Chicago and UK. Since then, they’ve expanded to Los Angeles, California and now have servers with Quadranet – who are renowned for their connectivity to Asia. At the time, UGVPS received very good feedback on their offer. If you’ve had a service with them, share your experience with us. A further two plans are listed below.
Crystal informs us that this deal has already posted on LowEndTalk. UGVPS offers a 5 day return policy and PayPal is the only accepted method of payment. Lenoir’s datacenter is with Dacentec, Chicago and LA are with ColoCrossing and Newcastle is with Wildcard Networks. Newcastle is the only location that currently supports IPv6 and can be added via ticket. You can check out their full Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information.
VPS – LEB/LET 512
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VPS – LEB/LET 1024
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Network Information:
Los Angeles, California
Test IPv4: 198.23.250.123
Test File: http://198.23.250.123/100mb.test
Lenoir, North Carolina.
Test IPv4: 192.198.81.129
Test File: http://www.ugvps.com/100mb.test
Chicago, Illinois.
Test IPv4: 198.144.186.68
Test File: http://198.144.186.68/100mb.test
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Test IPv4: 149.255.105.10
Test IPv6: 2a03:ca80:6002::461:2e4b
Test File: http://149.255.105.10/100mb.test
have 1 server,UK location greate support from Crystal usual less then 10 minutes respond.
Thank you for the kind words! Nothing makes us happier than a happy client!
I have a vps in each location, total 4 vps, all reliable and fast support.
Highly recommend!!!
Thanks for the kind words john!
Are game servers permitted?
Yes they are!
Great, and when does this offer expire?
Since it is the middle of the month i was going to let it run for a little while. Sometime mid January. Maybe ill keep it going longer if enough people buy it :)
Thanks,
Crystal
Is this possible get some discounts if prepay for UK 256/512 for six months or one year?
Lucas,
Currently, we only have a monthly option on our offers. If we decide to do other terms in the future all of our clients would be emailed of such a change.
Thanks,
Crystal
Do you support IPv6?
Ray,
Currently, only the UK has IPv6 Support.
Thanks,
Crystal
How many IPv6 addresses do you get on the uk plan?
Could anybody who owns a vps show some benchmark results on the Chicago node please.
JohnyC,
Any Chicago VPS currently is going to be spawned on a fresh Raid 10 node. :)
Thanks,
Crystal
I was mostly just curious about I/O speeds because I’ve been getting burned on my last few purchases with speeds below 40mb/s.
Edit: you addressed that concern by the way ;)
No problem :)
dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync; unlink test
16384+0 records in
16384+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 4.77366 s, 225 MB/s
I don’t think its an issue at this point :)
Thanks,
Crystal
Just throwing this in there as well.
wget cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
–2012-12-15 19:41:46– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: â100mb.test.2â
100%[===========================================================================================================================================================>] 104,857,600 96.7M/s in 1.0s
2012-12-15 19:41:47 (96.7 MB/s) – â100mb.test.2â
Which location gets such glorious speeds?
Any UK terms of service documents? The US has no jurisdiction over the UK server…
Our same TOS/AUP applies for every location.
Thanks,
Crystal
Any chance of you ever offering a UK KVM with reasonable resources?
We do not offer KVM at this time.
Thanks,
Crystal
Ordered a node in LA. Nice performance!
Thanks for posting :)
Is this possible get some discounts if prepay for UK 256/512 for six months or one year?
Don’t you think this is cheap enough!
I have to say I had terrible issues with one of these 1GB VPS. I have other VPSes which ran my streaming server fine but my UGVPS kept crashing. Crystal wasn’t much help and did’t offer a refund when I wanted to cancel a few days later…
Please make a support ticket so we can take a look at this for you.
Thanks,
Crystal
I am in the same boat, bought the 1024 special last month and the server was up and down. It felt like the IO was overloaded.
Thanks for the offer Crystal but you didn’t help when I had the account, I’ve moved elsewhere now. @Sweet – that’s just how it was on the UK server for me…
Sweet,
Please make a support ticket about your issue. Id be glad to look into it.
Thanks,
Crystal
For some reason I get better ping to a EU VPS then my UK VPS purchased from here (I live in the UK)
Pings can be different for a lot of reasons. I have a Data Center i live 30 minutes away from but i ping 70ms. However, there is a Data Center 300 miles away from me i ping 20-30ms.
Sorry it didn’t work out for you.
-Crystal
Seems to me that other provider is jabbing you here and there with make-up accusation…
Nope. My chi server was definatly overloaded.
Yes seems so to me too :D
Have 2 servers with UGVPS and no problems at all.
UGVPS IS AWENSOME,PERFORMACE AND THE SPEED IS FAST,HIGHLY RECOMMAND!
Firebet,
Thank you for the kind words :)
-Crystal
I sent a sales ticket yesterday and its been over 24 hours. No reply yet. :(
I believe i have answered your ticket for you i apologize. There was an issue with the billing system it wasnt making tickets for the sales form this has been resolved.
Thanks,
Crystal
what type server use at UK
We use Dual AMD quad cores in the UK.
Hi, any chances to add other payment options ?
Like etc Payza ?
Not at this time, I apologize
Is VPN allowed and setup by default?
Or do I need to create a support ticket after setting up a server?
We do not setup the VPN for you. This is something you would do on your own. You can turn PPP or Tun/tap on in the solusvm control panel.
Thanks,
Crystal
UK Server down?
UK Servers are not down, please make a support ticket.
North Carolina is currently SOLD OUT!!! We are waiting for the datacenter to put another node up. I will reply on here when this is comeplete!!
Thanks,
Crystal
NORTH CAROLINA IS BACK IN STOCK!! BRAND NEW NODE!!
dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync; unlink test
16384+0 records in
16384+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 6.08224 s, 177 MB/s
wget cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
–2012-12-20 08:40:56– http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net… 205.234.175.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80… connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response… 200 OK
Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: â100mb.testâ
100%[========================================================>] 104,857,600 42.5M/s in 2.4s
2012-12-20 08:40:59 (42.5 MB/s) – â100mb.testâ
UK Location is sold out. Waiting on hardware!
Is there an ETA on the new hardware?
Does this vps cab be fit for zimbra + ubuntu 64 bit 12.04 lts ?
Beny,
We have Ubuntu templates available for use. You can install anything(legal) you want on your VPS.
Thanks,
Crystal
I buy this vps ,but I can’t connection. my ip is 198.144.186.120
[root@linux ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync
16384+0 records in
16384+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 28.1633 seconds, 38.1 MB/s
[root@linux ~]# w
13:29:35 up 29 min, 0 users, load average: 0.25, 0.50, 0.32
USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
[root@linux ~]#
I’m not showing that IP in our system. Please make a support ticket for assistance.
Can you ad more payment methode like payza and webmoney
Just signed up for the Chicago node, sorely disappointed. Does not come anywhere near the benchmark Crystal posted. I’ve opened a support ticket & am hoping it’s just some random abusive user or something. I’ll update here when/if this is resolved.
Took over 6 hours to get a response to my support ticket, I’ve quoted the response below. I realize 60M/s is “not bad” for a budget VPS but posting that it’s capable of 225M/s I/O and not mentioning that that was on a totally empty node is deceptive at the least.
I ran another benchmark around 2pm PST today and it was down to 64.3M/s, way too slow to use it for the project I purchased it for. It’s now 9:20pm PST and it’s at 100M/s but that’s kind of expected this late at night.
Even this late at night however, I’m not getting the download speed (96.7M/s) she advertised:
On a positive note, deployment was amazingly fast; the VM was up and running before Paypal even updated my transaction history, so great job there. Support response time could use some improvement however, and I’m not sure what Crystal considers a full node to be but with every host I’ve been with (and liked) they won’t sell more than 80% of available resources. With the drastic decrease in the I/O speed since this node came online a week and a half ago it’s likely at or above 100%. Don’t expect any major performance from this node and/or host.
My in/out speed on both the Chicago and Los Angeles nodes is still good and hasn’t shown any deterioration since I bought the plans. The in/out speeds are roughly comparable to the in/out speeds I get on Kimsufi’s dedicated servers. %iowait isn’t showing any indication of overloading yet on either server.
Tech support (limited to enabling rDNS, adding quotas) was handled in a matter of minutes both times I contacted them last weekend, and they were professional unlike some highly rated LEB hosts.
Chicago node (the WHT 3GB ram, 4 unthrottled E3-1240V2 cores, for $5.50 monthly “FOREVER!” Christmas special)
> dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 7.75442 s, 138 MB/s avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 0.07 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.00 99.88Los Angeles node (same 3GB Xmas special):
> dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 8.10568 s, 132 MB/s avg-cpu: %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 0.12 0.01 0.08 0.11 0.01 99.68Hmm…thanks, good to know the results I’m getting are not typical. I’ll keep checking it over the next day or so; if speed doesn’t improve I’ll see if they can move me to whatever node you’re getting those results on. Any idea if the offer you signed up for is still valid? I’m not finding it on LEB/LET?
Mike,
I just want to clarify that the speed test that i posted was done in LA not Chicago. Cachefly doesn’t always deliver the best download speeds in every location. For instance Our UK node only gets 20ish MB/s on Cachefly but when i downloaded something from another location i got about 50-60MB/s. Also this is a single thread test. Unless the download location is pretty much on top of you you will not max out the connection.
-Crystal
Yeah I meant to update this review after we spoke but got busy with the new year & what not :)
Here are the current benchmarks for Chicago as of this morning:
Benchmark Run: Wed Jan 02 2013 12:59:55 - 13:27:57 4 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 38012665.6 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 4150.4 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 5059.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 1017454.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 271023.3 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2320973.9 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 2047213.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 197082.7 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 15135.8 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 8035.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2582.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 2595713.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 38012665.6 3257.3 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 4150.4 754.6 Execl Throughput 43.0 5059.3 1176.6 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 1017454.1 2569.3 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 271023.3 1637.6 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2320973.9 4001.7 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 2047213.1 1645.7 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 197082.7 492.7 Process Creation 126.0 15135.8 1201.3 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 8035.4 1895.1 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2582.4 4304.0 System Call Overhead 15000.0 2595713.0 1730.5 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 1719.8------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Wed Jan 02 2013 13:27:57 - 13:56:03 4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 142369499.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 16301.0 MWIPS (9.9 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 21112.5 lps (29.9 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 984940.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 248922.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 2773041.4 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 7185241.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 1125598.4 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 44186.6 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 20559.4 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 2754.9 lpm (60.1 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 7552279.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 142369499.4 12199.6 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 16301.0 2963.8 Execl Throughput 43.0 21112.5 4909.9 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 984940.1 2487.2 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 248922.0 1504.1 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 2773041.4 4781.1 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 7185241.5 5775.9 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 1125598.4 2814.0 Process Creation 126.0 44186.6 3506.9 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 20559.4 4848.9 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 2754.9 4591.5 System Call Overhead 15000.0 7552279.1 5034.9 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 4063.8“Any idea if the offer you signed up for is still valid? ”
It was a WHT offer. The $5.50 price isn’t available any more but you can still get the plan for $5.99 (if ordered by 12/28) or $6.50 if ordered by 1/1). You need to contact sales after ordering to get the reduced rates (the “regular” sale price is $6.99)
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1220734&highlight=ugvps
tyvvm! I’m a LEB virgin so while I’d heard of WHT & checked reviews there before I wasn’t aware they have offers posted as well. Much appreciated! I’m used to fully managed hosting but decided I’m comfortable enough to branch out on my own…but still a learning curve ;) I just asked Crystal if I can be moved to that plan, hopefully we can get this resolved.
just order LA location
The deal is quite good on paper but I must say this is the first time I’ve been bitterly disappointed with a purchase of a VPS.
It’s very unresponsive and even when I simply go to see what is happening on my VPS (with VNC viewer) the screen takes quite a while to refresh. I own 5 other VPS’s and they are all smooth and responsive so I’m not sure why this one is so bad for me – I’ve got the Chicago one with 2gb RAM.
Shame really because my friend bought one in another location (from UGVPS) and says it’s the best one he’s ever purchased. :(
Can you make a support ticket for me please :) We’d love to troubleshoot the issues for you!
Thanks,
Crystal
Hi Crystal. The day after I posted that the unresponsiveness died down a little, it’s not so bad now. I didn’t change anything so I’m not sure what the problem was, I don’t think it was my connection because I logged into my other VPS’s and they were all very responsive at the time. Doesn’t matter now anyway, it’s working alright now so that’s what counts. :)
any one using their VPS in LA please post IO and network benchmarks.
dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync; unlink test
16384+0 records in
16384+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 6.42954 s, 167 MB/s
Just pulled.
Crystal, Awesome IO! that is too luxurious. An IO at ~45M/s is too good for my websites. Can you guarantee you will never put me down below that? I am asking because a provider (f.host) guarantees me a minimum IO at 25MB/s, however my VPS have only ~15MB/s.
Sure.
-Crystal
Any news on the UK machines?
here’s my LA box xD
do not purchase any uk nodes from these guys? had nothing but trouble? response time very bad/time difference..lost a load of clients due to downtime..
My node in Chicago is kind of sluggish… not sure if its a hardware thing or a network issue.
Ryan,
Sorry I didn’t see this comment sooner.
If you are still experiencing any issues just make a ticket and we will take a look, but I’m sure it was temporary and already resolved by now =P
Thanks!
Hey crystal,
Will I get your reply ever?…. I am waiting and updating ticket but don’t get any reply from you… Your response was quiet good before a week but now it’s really terrible…. is there any other way to chat or contact you?
Bought few vps’s from ugvps, Awesome support. an prices are nice :)
can’t ask for more. apart from keep up the offers :)
Thank you!
I bought the VPS – LEB/LET 2048 UK and I’m extremely disappointed. The VPS has so much downtime it’s unusable. Crystal Ive payed you 13 months hosting, can you please refund the 12 months hosting I payed you on the 5th Feb? The first payment of 1 months hosting I made 2 weeks ago you can keep, but I would like the other payment I made to you back. Thank you.
Hello,
I have ordered a server before 10 Hours and also raised ticket for new server orders before 72 hours, could you please respond the same? I have not got the server and also the ticket response. I am eagerly waiting for both…
Support is very bad. I am your client and I have some pending tickets but u never reply. You don’t reply until you resolve the problem and keeps us in dark for 2-3 days without any information. I have never seen such irresponsible support…it’s worst. How can anyone ignore tickets for 2-3 days? it’s very bad man…
DO NOT BUY OFF THIS SELLER, servers constantly down. Does not respond to tickets and does not refund money under promised 5 day guarantee.
that the risk if server very oversold…downtime and the provider not have enough knowladge and experience to manage and setup server to make it stable, they just need earn money
I purchased a 16GB dedi off of them, and it’s been over 48 hours and I still don’t have my box. Crap service, deal with caution. If I end up getting my server I’ll let you guys know.