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Provider Poll 2019

Hi everyone, it is the time for provider poll again! A chance for providers to get the "Top Provider" tag and for the members to get free prizes
Try not to discuss in this thread so it makes our life easier when counting votes. (Small discussions / compliments are fine, long discussion will be moved to another thread)
Important
Requirements to vote:
- Your account must be created before 1 Jan 2020.
- Your account must have at least 5 posts in between 1 Jan 2019 and 1 Jan 2020.
- Providers can vote, but not for themselves (the same goes for Host Reps).
Rules for voting:
- You get 3 votes
- One vote per provider (Some providers with multiple brand are considered as one)
- You can vote less than 3 times if you want
- This time, you get 1 additional vote. This is for "Best PR Provider", for the providers that you think having the best public relations.
- Voting will end on 2 Feb 2020 11:59pm (EST)
Prizes:
Prizes | Provider | ID | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 x Bravo hosting plan for 1 year | redIT - @redit | 1-2 |
2 | 2 x VPSmini (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 30GB Disk) for 1 year | redIT - @redit | 3-4 |
3 | 2 x LXC VPS IPv6 only (1 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 50GB HDD) for 6 months | vServer.site - @vserversite | 5-6 |
4 | 2 x KVM Mini (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 5GB HDD) for 6 months | vServer.site - @vserversite | 7-8 |
5 | 1 x 1 x VPS 1G Plan for 1 year [1] | Nexus Bytes - @seriesn | 9 |
6 | 5 x $20 Account Credit (non-expiring) | Hyper Expert - @hyperexpert | 10-14 |
7 | 5 x $10 Account Credit | LetBox - @key900 | 15-19 |
8 | 30 x ApisCP Licenses (unrestricted) | ApisCP - @nem | 20-49 |
9 | 1 x UT-M-NVMe VPS for 1 year | BanditHost - @Delong | 50 |
10 | 1 x UT-Ryzen-M VPS for 1 year | BanditHost - @Delong | 51 |
11 | 5 x $10 Account Credit | BanditHost - @Delong | 52-56 |
12 | 2 x WinPro-1 VPS for 1 year | GreenCloudVPS - @NDTN | 57-58 |
13 | 2 x NVMePromo VPS for 1 year | GreenCloudVPS - @NDTN | 59-60 |
14 | 4 x Reseller Entry for 1 year [2] | Myw.pt - @MikePT | 61-64 |
15 | 4 x 4GB OpenVZ (LA, UK, DE or BG) for 1 year [3] | AlphaVPS - @AlexBarakov | 65-68 |
16 | 4 x 2GB KVM (UK, DE or BG) for 1 year [3] | AlphaVPS - @AlexBarakov | 69-72 |
17 | 5 x $10 Account Credit | WisHosting - @exception0x876 | 73-77 |
18 | 5 x £5 Account Credit | SmallWeb - @Mic-hael | 78-82 |
19 | 2 x 1GB RAM KVM VPS (US, CA, FR, UK, SGP or AU) for 6 months | ExtraVM - @MikeA | 83-84 |
20 | 1 x RIPE ASN + /48 IPv6 bundle [4] | Bakker IT - @RickBakkr | 85 |
21 | 50 x $50 Account Credit (Toronto, non-expiring) | LunaNode - @perennate | 86-135 |
22 | 2 x $10 Cloud Credit | RamNode - @Nick_A | 136-137 |
23 | 5 x Special KVM for 6 months | HostSailor - @HostSailor | 138-142 |
24 | 5 x DirectAdmin Small Reseller Hosting (EU) for 1 year | Limitless Hosting - @Lampard | 143-147 |
25 | 10 x DirectAdmin Very Small Shared Hosting (EU or USA) for life | Limitless Hosting - @Lampard | 148-157 |
Notes:
- [1] If an existing family member wins, they will receive double the resource for 1 year
- [2] Renews at 50% recurring after that free year at 50€/yr
- [3] Renews at normal price after that free year at 5€/m or 50€/yr
- [4] Only for Europeans over 18 years old. In case the selected winner doesn't match the requirements, Rick will resolve it with you
- Most providers require you to pass the fraud check if you are selected as the prize winner
- IDs are used by lottery selection algorithm (see below)
- Special thanks to the mods on helping to count the votes
- Providers can still add prizes by PM me the details or comment in the private thread
To ensure the fairness of the lottery, this is the hash of the MAGIC_SEED
that will be used for selection: 734f61dce803e89c33cf46f3f92f5d5b297a4b7ef72d81e00bdf64aa5152f82a
(SHA256)
const seedrandom = require('seedrandom');
// Those values are just an example
const MAGIC_SEED = 'Seed';
const ALL_USERS = ['FAT32', 'doghouch', 'hawc', 'netomx', 'JackH', 'hzr', 'trewq', 'PieHasBeenEaten', 'teamacc'];
const PRIZE_COUNT = 5;
// Find winners
const rng = seedrandom(MAGIC_SEED + '_' + ALL_USERS.length + '_' + PRIZE_COUNT);
let output = ALL_USERS.map((user) => ({ username: user, rand: rng() }));
output.sort((a, b) => a.rand - b.rand);
output = output.slice(0, PRIZE_COUNT);
output = output.map((selected) => selected.username);
// Output
console.log(output);
If you have any doubt, you can check out the last provider poll (HY1 2019):
Thanked by 13uptime key900 MikePT seriesn RickBakkr SmallWeb samm SpryServers_Tab titus dahartigan kaz050457 donko FlamesRunner
"Humanity is f*cked up" - Jay
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Comments
@VirMach
@Hivelocity
Nexusbytes @seriesn
Best PR: virmach
I have the spirit.
Virmach
Buyshared
Hostmantis
Best PR : Nexusbytes
EVERYTHING IS MUCH BETTER THAN IT WAS 1 YEAR AGO
Letbox
Best pr: nexusbytes
HetrixTools
SubnetLabs/ImpactVPS
MXRoute
Ramnode
HostDoc
Serverica
Best PR : CloudCone
My list of reliable providers :
Ramnode : HostHatch : Dediserve : Serverica : CloudCone : OnePoundWebHosting : AlphaVps : Lunanode : Few more under testing!
@VirMach
FlowVPS @trewq
InceptionHoting @AnthonySmith
Best PR: NexusBytes @seriesn
Shared: Smallweb | VPS: NexusBytes, HostHatch, Evolution-Host
LiteServer - @LiteServer
PHP_Friends - @PHP_Friends
RamNode - @Nick_A
Best PR: NexusBytes - @seriesn
DP | Domain Names for Sale: vm*.net / virt*.com / node*.org / *gigabit.net / *vpn.net
BuyShared/BuyVM - @Francisco
VirMach - @VirMach
SmartHost - @SmartHost
Best PR: BuyShared/BuyVM - @Francisco
Limitless Hosting - Web Hosting & Reseller Hosting - From $0.50/month!
Multiple Locations - One-Click Web Installer - FREE SSL
Runner up: Amazon Web Services ($8/month for Epyc 7000 and 4GB RAM? Heck yeah)
Best PR: VirMach @VirMach
Visit my website || Add me on Discord: Unixfy#1337
Best PR: OVH
HM: @Clouvider @Hetzner_OL @qps @ninzo59
UltraVPS.eu KVM in US/UK/NL/DE: 15% off first 6 month | Netcup VPS/rootDS - 5€ off: 36nc15279180197 (ref)
The prices are good for what you get, but whats the best about @vserversite , is that the support is actually insane good. I really recommend checking this out.
Multilocations DE-CIX/LOCIX/KLEYREX connectivity - Colocation/Dedicated/VMs.
whitehat.ro | ARIN LIR
AlphaVPS - @AlexBarakov
Myw.pt - @MikePT
Hetzner - @Hetzner_OL
BuyVM @Francisco
RamNode @Nick_A
ExtraVM @MikeA
Best PR: BuyVM @Francisco
wget https://s.flamz.pw/dl/bench.sh && bash bench.sh
curl https://s.flamz.pw/analytics/bench/stats.php
UltraVPS
vpsGOD
AlphaVPS
Best PR: BanditHost
Best PR Provider - NexusBytes
I just love NexusBytes, one of the few quality providers.
People who work sincerely are the happiest.
1 vServer.site @vserversite
2 Hetzner @Hetzner_OL
3 OVH
1 ultraVPS @UltraVPS
2 vServer.site @vserversite
3 Hetzner @Hetzner_OL
Best PR: drServer.net @drserver @Radi
1 BuyVM @Francisco
2 VirMach | @VirMach
3 Netcup
Best PR: BuyVM @Francisco
I did not get any new services this year that are worth mentioning (or I use them enough to tell), so it's gonna be the same last like year:
BunnyCDN @BunnySpeed [Still working, still stable, still cheap af]
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VirMach @VirMach [Still not deadpooled even after crazy promos]
MXroute @jar [better uptime than gmail!
Best PR: NexusBytes @seriesn [I love the 'family' type promos!]
Let's see so many to choose from.
TNAHosting would have to be here.
Freemach better up time then most.
NexusBytes @seriesn has always run a tight ship and this is no different.
So said the Yeti and have a good weekend. What is left of it anyways.
Catch me over at Primary DNS. If you want to chat I am done with this cesspool.
Drserver
@Francisco
@SmartHost
Best @seriesn
My top three:
Changes from previous years:
@PHP_Friends
@seriesn Nexusbytes
@UltraVPS
Best PR: @Mic-hael Smallweb
@Clouvider - damn man.. I might possibly have spoken with these lads on a daily basis through their ticket system (I must really annoy them, don't I?), but hell the server I got with them on Black Friday is just superb. Coming from a Hetzner box, this AMS box really gave a new definition to Fast. Waiting for them to resolve some small network-related things, but hey... You definitely deserve the vote!
@LiteServer - my trusty old friends.. been with them ever since 2011 and still not annoyed by their excellence... Keep up the great work (where's my bribe, Sjoerd?)
@Hetzner_OL - your colleagues in Nürnberg deserve it... Way too kind to a piece of shit who only pays you a mere €30 per month. Ich liebe sie!
Join the customers who love us: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/bakker-it.eu. We offer LIR services in EMEA (RIPE NCC service area). Want to become part of the family? DM me
Best PR: VirMach.
Not in particular order
@Hetzner_OL Hetzner
@MrRadic ReliableSite
QTS
Shout out to My damn frikking NB Family for the continued love !!
Nexus Bytes Ryzen Powered NVMe VPS | NYC|Miami|LA|London|Netherlands| Singapore|Tokyo
Storage VPS | LiteSpeed Powered Web Hosting + SSH access | Switcher Special |
Virmach - @VirMach
Fastmako - @Fastmako
Servarica - @servarica_hani
Best PR: NanoKVM - @Neoon
Fastmako (aff) - another cheap VPS.
VPSDime (4 years and still the best)
Virtono
FirstRoot
Where words fail, music speaks. (Hans Christian Andersen)
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative. (HG Wells)
Best PR: NameHero
HostMantis
HostSlick
WisHosting
HostDoc
Gullo's Hosting
InceptionHosting
PHP Friends
LetBox
SmartHost
My favourites
ExtraVM @MikeA
MXRoute @jar
Virmach @Virmach
Affordable VPS for El Cheapo - Virmach (aff link)
In no particular order
1. Nexusbytes @seriesn
2. Hostslick @HostSlick
3. Myw.pt @MikePT
Best PR: (Smallweb @Mic-hael and @seriesn , mentioning both. Updated)
Blog | Reviews| VPS Benchmarks
Letbox @key900
Liteserver @LiteServer
Hetzner @Hetzner_OL
ExtraVM
HostDoc
MXRoute
Best PR Provider: VirMach
Hetzner
OVH
Wishosting
Hosting Offer Telegram Channel | Telegram Group
1 Ionswitch
2 Hostineer / ApisCP
3 Hosthatch
Best PR: Nexusbytes
Virmach
i83/Quadhost
Best PR: Virmach
Myw.pt - @MikePT
ZeptoVM - @aveline
Avoro - @Avoro
Best PR:Nexusbytes - @seriesn
1.Hosthacth
2.Buyvm
3.Virmach
Best PR:Hosthatch
My Blog. My Telegram Channel.
ovh
virmach
Myw.pt
Best: ovh
Virmach
BuyVM
Zare
My favourites in no order:
All-Inkl.com
Myw.pt
SmallWeb
Uptime.is , 1Fichier Review, Ympker's VPN LTD Comparison Chart , Contabo Review, Shared Hosting/Reseller Comparison Chart, Shared Uptime
Please exclude me from the gift