Sarora Vs. WHT

Interesting how WHT was completely smashed, compromised, backups lost, lots of downtime (trying to recover) etc, etc, etc, and all the threads concerning the WHT problems contain encouragement and praise.

On the other hand, Sarora, a budget host, suffers a crash, and in spite of their efforts to recover their customers' data, they are the target of barbs and spiteful comments.

Come on people, let's keep things in perspective. Does anyone here really expect a Sarora VPS 384 ($9) to provide the same service and reliability as a WiredTree VPS 384 ($44)? Even on my WT VPS I keep my own backups, and also use an independent site monitor. I don't trust anyone.

I had a VPS with Sarora because of the low price. In spite of the fact that they claimed fully managed support, I in no way expected to get the level of support that I get with WiredTree, and in fact, the support was not on the same level. On the other hand, I appreciate the efforts of Eric and the rest of the Sarora staff. Questions were always answered promptly and courteously, and my issues were always taken care of. In short, not bad for about ten bucks.

I did in fact cancel since I really had work to do and had to move on. If I would have had the luxury of time, I would have just waited for my Sarora VPS to come back up.

So, why isn't there any trash talk about WHT? I'll answer that... because it's unwarranted. Much the same as the trash talk regarding Sarora isn't necessarily warranted. Both situations were bad, were very inconvenient, and kept me from doing my work. But hey, WHT is moving on, and I believe that Shikhir and Sarora Hosting deserve the same consideration.

< Flames? Don't even try - I'm an old fart and just don't give a damn. >