When my credit card expired, Linode deactivated my account and never responded to my emails after that. If I had data that I needed on that machine, I would've lost it forever.
They're cheap, so I still use them for personal projects, but personally, I'd never trust my business with them.
Wow. I just had the same situation with Slicehost. They notified me about the problem, said that there was a five day grace period, and that I could always contact them if I had any problems. They generally replied within the hour to all my e-mails.
They're cheap, so I still use them for personal projects, but personally, I'd never trust my business with them.
Just another data point.