Review of akamai
I've been with Linode for over 15 years. I have raved about how good their services etc were . I've even positively reviewed them. Then Akamai took them over. 1 - Hardware / services don't run as quickly. Reboots/ Backups take longer2 - We have had major outages (never before in 15 years)Then the kicker - the greedy buggers have decided to play fast and loose with their billing and add an 8-11.6 % increase on just one of our server prices, without telling us, and while hiding it behind changed billing practice,. We signed up for an 8Gb Linode at $48 per month. Note - $48 per month. We are normally billed on the first of the month. We also have a 4GB linode ($24) plus backups and a small bit of image storage space. (plus other Linodes under our management too) Suddenly we are getting billed mid month (15th) and on inquiring it is because we have hit some predefined limit they send a link for in their docs. In 15 years - never had a predefined limit. EVER!!Then we get billed again on 1st of the month. I noticed the amounts seemed more than I expected so I added the numbers up and found we had been charged over $50 for the $48 linode and more for the others too.and then I realised what the greedy accountants or bureaucrats or whatever money grubbing pillock had done. They charge for usage at an hourly rate of 0.072 per hour. Normally that number is bandied around as a per month hourly rate for partial monthly use of a linode if you close off your linode before the full month is complete. Note - we signed up for a $48 per month, not an over $50 per month. Here is how this new little scam works: On a 28 day month we will get charged $48.38 at this hourly rate ( 0.072 * 24 * 28) - a 0.80% increase. On a 30 day month we will get charged $51.84 at this hourly rate ( 0.072 * 24 * 30) - a 8.00% increase. On a 31 day month we will get charged $53.57 at this hourly rate ( 0.072 * 24 * 31) - a 11.60% increase. In effect what every akamai stooge who thought this up have managed to increase their charge outs by 8% - 11.6% and hide it behind mid month billings. Let me be clear - thats literally criminal. We signed a contract for $48 per month. Not $53.59 per month and if it seem like me moaning about $5.00 per month is no big deal - multiply that across the thousands of linode users and see what happens. A stealth = 9.8% increase in profits on average across months with 30 - 31 days ( which is most of them if I remember the calendar correctly. )Another piece of corporate "goodness" inflicted after taking over an excellent company. If they are being dishonest here -where else? and then I think about the outages and slowed down responses of the linodes I use. hmmmm!!!!!
Review of webfx
WebFX has been instrumental in helping our healthcare practice establish a strong online presence. Their comprehensive digital marketing services, including SEO, PPC, and content marketing, have helped us attract new patients and build trust within our community. The team is well-versed in the unique challenges of healthcare marketing and has delivered results that exceed our expectations. We are grateful for our partnership with WebFX and the positive impact they've had on our practice.
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Review of bitdefender
Review of bitdefender
This is a warning for anyone tempted to purchase this "Premium" VPN service for a Windows based system, but not as far as I'm concerned for Android based systems though, they work just fine.I have so many different issues that it's totally frustrating, they include Bitdefender VPN not allowing Bitdefender AV suite to update! The list goes on & on, all of which I've reported to Tech support who have been, so far, useless. They contradict each other, require large amounts of my data to be sent to somebody who never comes back to me, a different person each email, "switch it off & back on" advice constantly, all of which has taken up too much of my time. The whole point of a VPN is to protect the user , which it does perfectly well on Android but is useless on Windows.I basically have to leave the VPN off on my desktop & go through my phone if I want secure connections.It's all basically a PITA.I shall be choosing a more competent provider of security when my contract expires now I've found the "cancel recurring payment" option as I want across the board security coverage not just partial.The one star review is for the Windows based VPN & the customer tech support &, as I have said, not for the AV suite or Android based services.
Review of eBay
eBay is the worst online company when it comes to customer and seller service. I opened a business account with everything in order and the next day they closed it without giving explanations I had not even published products. They charge excessive fees for everything and even so they do not allow us to solve the issues that they consider irreversible. They are the most aggressive care agents I have had contact with and they can even hang up the call in the most disrespectful way that exists because they are “disposable.” I don’t recommend anyone to buy or sell that platform because when you have an issue you will have no solution and you will be mistreated. The worst experience, I hope they soon kick out all those employees and replace them with AI.
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