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Looking for a cheap vps provider that accepts Iran
Hello.
After contacting a few providers by email separately (and getting rejected) I have decided to just ask here.
I'm looking for a cheap VPS, like 128mb ram, 100gb bandwidth, 10gb storage etc.
Location doesn't matter, but EU is preferable.
The specs isn't important, my first priority is finding a provider that actually provides services to residents of Iran. For some reasons, I don't trust the local businesses here.
Also, due to sanctions I can only pay using bitcoins.
I'm willing to pay upto $3/m or $30/y
Looking forward to get some offers.
Thanks
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not EU, but you can see my offer here
if you pay with paypal you can see my signature
Sanctions,from where, US? PayPal lock Iran users?
@z122 Could you list a providers who rejected because of you are from Iran?
Companies in the UK have sanctions in place with trade to Iran IIRC. Source.
We do not have any issue with Iran customers.
Basically any legal US-based company and, according to @wych, any legal UK-based company will be on said list.
It's also worth noting that any provider using cPanel will have their licenses revoked if they host Iran clients/websites regardless which country the provider is in.
I suspect UrDN would have no issue with it. They're cheap, but not the cheapest.
We can do this for you at http://w3hostingservices.com/vpshosting.php
Feel free to contact support if you have any pre-sales questions!
High tech/communications services sanctions were lifted a couple of years ago;
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/05/2013530192954910595.html
If the vps is for blogging etc, I believe it may be possible to use a US service provider. Your mileage may vary, as not many providers will bother to look into whether this is now allowed etc.
Not according to the Department of Treasury. http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/iran.txt
services may not be exported, reexported, sold or supplied, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S. person, wherever located, to
Iran or the Government of Iran.
(^Emphasis mine.)
Hello, we can accept anyone who is interested in our services, for questions please email [email protected]
Regards,
ConstantVPS
Myrsk.com? I'm happy with my service and I think it's based in dubai or something. You'll need to look for an offer he posted for your price range tho
Thats from 2008/2010, the release on certain communications products and services was in 2013. Facebook, twitter, etc was all opened up, as were blogging platforms and other services. YMMV, as most providers are not going to look into it to figure out if they can provide services or not.
I couldn't find anything on the Department of Treasury's or Department of State's website saying it was OK so better safe than sorry when the government is involved.
most dont even do checks? can't you just find a provider that takes bitcoins and pay with those?
yeah, it is only web hosting allowed (free only?), basically
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/internet_freedom.pdf
is what to read for that
According to that PDF a US-based provider can "request OFAC approval" to offer web hosting services to Iran. That's better than what the link I posted said but you still need to request approval.
If I were you, I would simply not say anything about being from Iran and order from whoever you want.
Alternatively, vStoike has good offers within your price range and they are based in Russia.
Finally, I can give you a little OVZ box in Europe for free, long term. PM me if interested.
EU sanctions are limited to financial services, energy sectors and technologies and includes a ban on the provision of insurance and reinsurance by EU insurers to the State of Iran and Iranian owned companies.
The EU is Iran's largest trading partner, accounting for a third of all Iranian exports.
Also for US:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/05/everything-from-iphones-to-vpns-can-now-be-legally-exported-to-iran/
http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl1961.aspx
http://www.scribd.com/doc/144712313/iran-gld
Thank you all for your participating and offering in this thread.
I have already found my provider and made a purchase.
regarding the sanctions, I must say. A lot of people already use most sanctioned products and services from reputable Datacenters like ovh, leaseweb etc. fake ID is cheap nowadays
I was looking for something legit and longterm, and looks like i found it.
glad you got sorted
You can use 128MB RAM VPS plan from http://instantcpanelhosting.com/cart.php?gid=4
It appears to match your requirements, except price which is $1 higher than yours mentioned.
Hi there,
we accept bitcoin and we do not have any problems with Iranian people
Specs:
1 x Intel Xeon 3,16 Ghz
256 MB RAM ECC
10 GB Storage (sata, raid 5, cloud storage)
Unmetered 100 Mbps bandwidth
Virtualization: KVM with SolusVM
Location: Timisoara, Romania
Price: 26,1 Euro / YEAR
More info & order here: https://www.lcsnet.eu/vps-vds-dedicated/kvm-hosting
Let me know if you are still looking for a provider.
I created a new plan just for this, which has your requirements
Set to the following pricing:
Add to Cart
I would not do that... considering you are US based and he is in Iran there is not really any legal way he can pay you (if you are even legally allowed to provide services to Iran, which is currently very unclear)
Well, most companies run either in Canada, the USA, or Europe. Unfortunately, Canada, Europe and the USA have sanctions against Iran... so, even Bitcoin would be illegal because it is a transaction. Illegal, but Bitcoin is highly unregulated, so some providers ignore it.
http://www.international.gc.ca/sanctions/countries-pays/iran.aspx?lang=eng
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/iran/index.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/iran/
In fact, the sanctions imposed are not just from these countries. Here is a snippet from Wikipedia:
"the United States, the member states of the European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Canada, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, and..."
@ftpit_cameron You might wanna take a look at the links @doghouch posted before you do that.