AvailableVPS - $14/Year 128MB OpenVZ VPS Exclusive Offer

Sep 23, 2010 @ 1:56 am

Updated August 2011 — AvailableVPS.com has not been resolving since 21 July. They have also tried to sell their domain.

Daniel from AvailableVPS emailed me yesterday (and chased up again today) about their special offer to LowEndBox readers. Here are the deals:

128MB guaranteed/512MB burstable memory
15GB storage
1000GB/month data transfer on 20Mbps
OpenVZ/SolusVM
$14/Year (Order Link)

256MB guaranteed/512MB burstable memory
25GB storage
1000GB/month data transfer on 50Mbps
OpenVZ/SolusVM
$30/Year (Order Link)

I know the first offer when you click through it actually says $12/year but 14 bucks is what I got in the email so I’ll stick that — just in case it is changed later. German servers with Hetzner, and according to previous post they are a sub-company of SetupLink. Domain registered for 3 months. Israeli operation.

UPDATES: As some might have voiced out in the comments, Available VPS might not have actual servers when they take your orders. The practise here seems to be getting all the pre-orders in first (which is never spelt out in the order form), before AvailableVPS order a dedicated server. IMHO in theory it is not too bad if the turn around is short, i.e. getting all the orders in, placing an order for dedicated server, getting everyone deployed in under 24 hours. However this can appear to be deceitful as most people would assume the provider already have the servers ready before taking orders. There is also no guarantee on the definite timeline when the order will be fulfilled — if ever at all.

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187 Comments

Beny:
What is the different between guaranted and burst memory ?
Is burst memory as the totally memory that I will get ?
September 23, 2010 @ 2:10 am | Reply
an9:
nice.
September 23, 2010 @ 2:57 am | Reply
Sei Kan:
Seem like a lot providers inspired to offer yearly package at low price now..
September 23, 2010 @ 3:33 am | Reply
magephp:
how to test
test ip & test files?
September 23, 2010 @ 3:51 am | Reply
Sei Kan:
I just signed up one VPS with them for a trial. It was USD$12/year. I get my VPS information instantly after the payment.
September 23, 2010 @ 4:02 am | Reply
rm:
Is IPv6 available on this one?
September 23, 2010 @ 4:07 am | Reply
Mister Man:
Any test ip?
September 23, 2010 @ 6:19 am | Reply
vRozenSch00n:
@LowEndAdmin – Is it 128MB guaranteed/512MB burstable memory or 128MB guaranteed/256MB burstable memory?
September 23, 2010 @ 6:45 am | Reply
magephp:
@Sei Kan – wait your review
September 23, 2010 @ 7:19 am | Reply
LowEndAdmin:
@vRozenSch00n — 512MB burstable. See the plans at the bottom of their home page.
September 23, 2010 @ 7:35 am | Reply
Tom:
Lea, you got it all wrong, read there website it should be MB, not Mbps!!!
You get 200Mbps DEDICATED for 10c per day!!!
NOT!
September 23, 2010 @ 7:39 am | Reply
LowEndAdmin:
@Tom — ha. I think I read their website wrong because 20MB network port just does not make sense to me 🙂 It is talking about the size (megabytes) or throughput/bandwidth (megabits per second)?!
September 23, 2010 @ 7:47 am | Reply
Tom:
Sarcasm from my end :), clearly the owner has problems not only with English (if you see he’s replies), but also problems with simple math. That’s why even deal with this host, no matter how good the offer would be.
September 23, 2010 @ 7:53 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
about the network port i will explane our server has 1GBPS we give to every vps small 128mb 20mbits that you can use 24/7 its limited you cant go more then that vps 256mb has 50mbits same 24/7 you can sue 50 mbits!!
this about that you can sell shoutcast servers 🙂
September 23, 2010 @ 7:59 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
and i fixed the price to 14$ sorry well who order befoure now won 3$ 😛
September 23, 2010 @ 8:01 am | Reply
Beny:
Can it be enabled tun/tap ?
Does it enough memory if I install kloxo ?
September 23, 2010 @ 8:32 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
tun/tap yes
about kloxo i will check now in ther website its say min “At least 256 MB of RAM”
so you need vps256 (30/year)
September 23, 2010 @ 8:54 am | Reply
Beny:
@AvailableVPS admin, does it not enough with burst memory 512 MB ?
September 23, 2010 @ 8:56 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
@ Beny you can use it but server will be on load you really want it? if you will do it dont open ticket and say that server going slow and other things
September 23, 2010 @ 9:13 am | Reply
vRozenSch00n:
@Beny – My Kloxo only consume around 59MB-200MB, with tinydns, Apache, mod_php, perl, MySql, qmail with spamassassin. It serves 1 site with MySql and more than 10 low traffic sites using Sqlite2. If you use lighttpd, then it will reduce the memory consumption.
Kloxo runs well with 32bit OS, while the 64bit OS might need several manual tweaking and recompiling.
September 23, 2010 @ 9:47 am | Reply
Beny:
@vRozenSch00n, thank you very much, I will try it then.
September 23, 2010 @ 10:08 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
We ordering new dedicated server now will be in 24h be aware that the coreect server have 5 slots avilable then who will order will need to wait manuly activation on new server
September 23, 2010 @ 10:09 am | Reply
andrea:
Hi, i’ve tried to push an order through the 14$ offer but ended at this page (https://clients.availablevps.com/index.php?cmd=cart) after entered my infos but before my credit card number.
I got no mails and my account is not active.
Thank you.
–Andrea
September 23, 2010 @ 10:17 am | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
we got new server 🙂
also i got now email from softaculous about ther new vps panel http://www.virtualizor.com/
wanted to ask if clients will want this panel or solusvm?
September 23, 2010 @ 11:10 am | Reply

Sei Kan:

Let’s share a bit about the VPS I got.

Speed Test:

 wget -O /dev/null http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
--2010-09-23 17:09:54--  http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test
Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net... 140.99.93.175, 140.99.93.175
Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|140.99.93.175|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `/dev/null'

100%[===================================================================================================================================================================================================>] 104,857,600 55.0M/s   in 1.8s

2010-09-23 17:10:11 (55.0 MB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [104857600/104857600]

Not bad 🙂

Let’s check the CPU:

cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 15
model           : 67
model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
stepping        : 3
cpu MHz         : 753.427
cache size      : 1024 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy
bogomips        : 6027.41
TLB size        : 1024 4K pages
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

Ops, it was only 753.427 MHz. Not sure how it performing. Let me post the benchmark result later.

September 23, 2010 @ 1:13 pm | Reply

AvailableVPS admin:
well you get just 25% of one core or you expect for this price get 100% 1 core?
September 23, 2010 @ 1:17 pm | Reply
Sei Kan:
@AvailableAdmin Yes, I’m understood. I’m not complaining 🙂
September 23, 2010 @ 1:20 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
also im wrong 25% its on 128mb, 256mb has 50% so if im right your vps 256mb becouse 50mbits internet conection
September 23, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
i got this email:
A vulnerability has been found in the Linux kernel, which unfortunately is just about every system running 64-bit Linux.
This vulnerability was introduced into the linux kernel in April 2008, and so essentially every distribution is affected, including RHEL (CentOS).
For the full story, follow these links:
http://blog.ksplice.com/2010/09/cve-2010-3081/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3081
How to protect yourself
We suggest you upgrade your system kernels as soon as possible, putting a higher priority on shared hosting servers is advised.
Most systems will simply upgrade via yum, however your datacentre may have a local yum repository, so the new kernels may not be available yet (This has been reported by a few users already). We suggest you add a standard CentOS mirror to your yum configuration file to overcome this situation.
OpenVZ have a patched kernel available in there yum repository (2.6.18-194.8.1.el5.028stab070.5) so a yum update should allow you to install the new kernel, if not, the kernel is available for download here: http://wiki.openvz.org/Download/kernel/rhel5/028stab070.5
CentOS also have a new kernel release that patches the vulnerability in the standard and Xen kernels (2.6.18-194.11.4.el5), which is available via yum also.
Please do not submit tickets about kernel upgrades. Use this following forum thread for help http://forum.soluslabs.com/showthread.php/1898-Please-Read!!-Linux-Kernel-Vulnerability
Regards
Soluslabs Ltd
So we will do update then restart to the servers today at GMT +2 00:00 night we also emalied all clients
September 23, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | Reply
Maller:
@Tom. No offense, But your English is just as bad. I suggest you look at your self, before judging others.
Anyway, I ordered the $14 plan, and so far it’s stable and fast, I’m a happy customer.
September 23, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | Reply
Gary:
To be fair Maller, Tom isn’t trying to project a professional image.
I don’t mind people who aren’t native English speakers having dodgy grammar or spelling, as long as I can understand what they’re trying to say.
I do wish more companies would get someone to check over their T&C though, some are painful to read, and really not clear about some things.
September 23, 2010 @ 4:06 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
Some people are asking why we sell 20mbits or 50 mbits. This 20mbits and 50mbits is a dedicated line to your vps. The server has a 1GBPS line. we are carefully allocating this bandwidth to each client to keep the line from getting oversold.
Also, AvailableVPS works closely with hosting companies in the USA. As a result, we can provide English support to all of our clients. If you open a support ticket, or contact us on live chat – you will talk with our english speaking support staff.
thanks,
Dani
September 23, 2010 @ 4:14 pm | Reply
Gary:
Is the 20mbit a hard limit, or is it the minimum you’re allocated? Can a VPS burst to gbit assuming the others aren’t using it?
looking at Sei Kan’s wget test it looks like it’s burstable.
Your website confuses me a little. There seems to be confusion between bit and byte, b and B, eg:
50MB dedicated – that’s megaByte, but there’s no way you’re doing 50MB dedicated for $5/month.
Also on another package you offer 500MB connections. I doubt you have a 10gbit server with only two VPS on it. 🙂
It’s more likely that it’s 50mbit dedicated (which is still very nice considering the cost).
You also offer daily payments. What is the minimum contract time on these packages? Could I pay 50c and try one of your servers out for a day?
Plan I-IIII – where are these servers located?
September 23, 2010 @ 4:47 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
ok lets start 🙂
vps128 has limit 20mbits vps256 has 50 mbits
i know that its need to be fixed its mbits not MB also the packge you saw for 500MB its 500 mbits this wean the server has 1GBPS so tis mean as its say ther 2 clients per server
daily and weekly not have contracrt but you have to add 5$ credit as its say on website in big red letters
Plan I-IIII same in germany but another server they dont limited to mbits you get shared 100mbits for all clients on server the server has 100mbits dedicated
Sei Kan’s was order vps256 you can do upgraed in panel and get this if you use 128 🙂
September 23, 2010 @ 5:12 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
forgot to tell that plan II have also in NL
September 23, 2010 @ 5:14 pm | Reply
Gary:
How did Sei Kan manage a wget at 55MB/sec if it’s hard limited to 50mbit/second? 55MB/sec is over 400mbit/sec.
September 23, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | Reply
AvailableVPS admin:
Here is a clarification:
20mbit (2560 kb/s) 50mbit (6400 kb/s)
the line is limited, but can still fluctuate by small amounts +-5mbits
this is 2 pictures from solusvm:
http://tinyurl.com/2une6h2
http://tinyurl.com/32fxfgb
we limit this in solusvm
September 23, 2010 @ 5:41 pm | Reply
Gary:
Sorry, you’re still wrong. 2560kb/s (kilobits/second) is 2.5mbit/second (megabits/second) and your quoted numbers for 50mbit is way off too. 20mbit is 20480kb/s.
Even if it fluctuates by 5mbit either way, it doesn’t explain Sei Kan’s 400mbit+ wget.
September 23, 2010 @ 5:44 pm | Reply
Tom:
Maller, I’m not offended, I perfectly understand that, that’s why I’m not running a hosting business and not offering my services to English speaking customers!
September 23, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | Reply
Gary:
I should clarify: I’m not nit-picking for the sake of it. I’m considering becoming a customer but right now all I see is a confusing website, a company run by someone who doesn’t know the difference between bits and bytes, and customer testimony (Sei Kan’s wget) that doesn’t tally with what the owner of the company says.
I’m not interested in fixed 20mbit or 50mbit, but if it’s burstable like Sei Kan says, that’s fine. If it’s not, how did he get that wget speed?
September 23, 2010 @ 5:57 pm | Reply