Remote-Url: https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2021/10/06/improving-the-world-bit-by-expensive-bit/ Retrieved-at: 2021-10-21 19:47:26.002837+00:00 Toggle navigation Mythic Beasts • Servers Server Hosting Server hosting Dedicated servers Raspberry Pi Colocation Managed hosting Virtual servers Mac Mini colo Transit & connectivity Other services My Account My servers Reverse DNS Monitoring Backups • Hosting Hosting & Shell Accounts Web & email hosting Other services My account My hosting accounts • Apps Managed Applications Overview WordPress Nextcloud Indico My account My managed applications • Domains Domains and SSL Domains New registration SSL certificates Dynamic DNS My account My domains Transfer in Bulk contact update • Support Support Support index Servers Virtual servers APIs Hosting Domains • Blog Log in / Sign up [ ] Improving the world bit by expensive bit October 6th, 2021 by pete We’re delighted to announce our sponsorship of Organic Maps. Organic Maps is a simple, user-friendly application that downloads complete Open Street Map data to your phone, allowing you to use their mapping application offline complete with route planning from the on-device database. [Screenshot-from-2021-10-01-11-17-22-292x300] This is a wonderful application. It doesn’t track you, advertise at you or flood you with non-notifications, and it works without mobile data and conserves battery life. So if you’ve ever been lost without signal or somewhere where roaming data is prohibitively expensive, or to a very busy location where the mobile networks were overloaded this application is genuinely better than the alternatives. While the app avoids the need for mobile data, this comes at the cost of a significant up-front download of all the mapping data that you may or may not use offline. This won’t trouble typical home broadband, but for the servers at the other end it adds up quickly. We’ve stepped in and offered two 4GB virtual servers with 400TB/month of free bandwidth to Organic Maps, split between our London and Amsterdam zones, reducing the reliance on a traditional and bankruptcy-inducing large cloud provider. Quote from unspecified cloud provider of $24,452 per month “Use the cloud, it’s cheap,” people often say, incorrectly. Quote from unspecified cloud provider of $20,591 per month A competing quote from a slightly cheaper large cloud provider At our list prices this would be somewhat cheaper: Qty Item Item price Price 2 VPS4 virtual servers (4TB/mo bandwidth) £32.14 £64.28 396 Additional bandwidth (per TB) £5 £1,980.00 Total £2,044.28 Being 90% better value is achieved in part by not having to fund our own space programme. Posted in Sponsored, VPS ← Domain Management API Latest Tweets • @SimonTemplarGB @KingOfWrong @Lakesman5 @wearyrabbit @SirPyecroft @Raspberry_Pi Amazon buy IP addresses in millions… https://t.co/3mJ2IgAOte 3 days ago • @SimonTemplarGB @KingOfWrong @Lakesman5 @wearyrabbit @SirPyecroft A @raspberry_pi ($35) is significantly cheaper th… https://t.co/5knb7zrIGz 3 days ago • @KarlAustin We got that one too, more than once. 6 days ago • Extortion attempt today. They claim they've compromised every server and router in our network. Their offered proof… https://t.co/bLqWAR29Z1 6 days ago Follow us on Twitter Recent Posts • Improving the world bit by expensive bit October 6, 2021 • Domain Management API October 1, 2021 • Bullseye, new Debian release August 20, 2021 • 8GB and overclocked Raspberry Pi servers June 15, 2021 • VPS API, on-demand billing and dormant VPSs May 14, 2021 • Teaching our network some MANRS April 30, 2021 • Restoring Nominet’s Purpose: update February 22, 2021 • Testimonials February 5, 2021 • Nominet: managing .uk for public benefit February 1, 2021 • Zero-day Security Updates for Managed WordPress November 26, 2020 Categories • API (4) • Cambridge Fibre (1) • Domains (23) • Email (11) • IPv6 (46) • Jobs (2) • Misc (93) • Network (33) • Raspberry Pi (34) • SDN (2) • Security (30) • Services (88) • Sponsored (2) • Staff Projects (6) • Sympl (4) • VPS (3) • Wordpress (4) Mythic Beasts • Home • Terms and Conditions • Privacy Policy • Contact • Follow us on Twitter About Us Mythic Beasts is a privately owned hosting ISP with a focus on a no-nonsense service backed by excellent technical support More about Mythic Beasts… Contact Us We realise that the range of options can be daunting, and are always very happy to offer advice on what makes sense for you. Drop us an email and we'll do our best to help. sales@mythic-beasts.com Other ways to contact us Copyright © 2013 - 2021 Mythic Beasts Ltd Raspberry Pi is a trademark of the Raspberry Pi Foundation