Tag Archives: Western

Looking for massive storage server – 60 x18 TB SAS in Western Europe (not U.S)


Quote Originally Posted by ethhert
View Post

I understand the difficulties
But since it is possible in the U.S
I figured I write it in here in case some provider is able to provide it for a long term customer.

The price you’re after, without bandwidth, only makes sense if a provider is sitting on the hardware and has no prospects of renting it out. They might offer that price just that one time, just to get it out the door. Then it just barely makes sense at the price you asked, but without bandwidth.

In europe, costs are higher in general, especially for electricity, which this kind of server uses a lot of. It simply is not a realistic price.

A “good deal” is about 50% more than your budget while a typical price is more like double.


Source link

Great Western Railway is not giving away a free year of travel for £1.69

Hundreds of people have shared a fake offer on Facebook, claiming that UK residents can get a year’s free travel through Great Western Railway (GWR) for just £1.69. 

The post says: “Great Western Railway is running a promotion offering all UK residents a gift card for a year’s free travel for just £1.69.

“Simply click on the button below and answer a few questions to receive your card. The number of cards available is limited!”

The post also has a button you can click, which takes you through to a webpage designed to look like a GWR page but has an unrelated URL. 

The page asks the viewer to answer three basic questions, and then play a short scratchcard-style game. Another page then loads, where viewers are invited to enter their details to “win”…


Source link