Look at what I found in my mail box. A 50% price increase with less than 4 days notice. What were they thinking! I was paying $9.95 per month. Now I'm getting bumped to $14.95. Why such short notice. Sounds very fishy.
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I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you about some changes to
our hosting plans which will be in effect as of October 1st, 2007. We
will be increasing the Disk Space and Data Transfer allotments. We will
also be upgrading all of our existing customers to our improved plans so
that they can immediately make use of these increases of disk space and
data transfer. At the same time, the price schedule for our plans and
services will also be changing. The net result is that some of our
customers will see a decrease in their monthly bill while others will
see an increase.
Here is a table of some of the new prices and plan features:
Plan Price Features
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Windows Basic $14.95/month 4 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
100 Email Accounts
Windows Professional $29.95/month 6 GB Disk Space
100 GB Data Transfer
200 Email Accounts
Windows Corporate $49.95/month 8 GB Disk Space
150 GB Data Transfer
500 Email Accounts
Windows Enterprise $89.95/month 12 GB Disk Space
250 GB Data Transfer
1000 Email Accounts
Linux Basic $7.95/month 2 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
100 Email Accounts
Linux Professional $22.95/month 6 GB Disk Space
100 GB Data Transfer
200 Email Accounts
File Hosting $7.95/month 2 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
1 Email Account
These changes will allow us to continue to provide you with the reliable
service and 24/7 customer support you have come to expect from
*************. In the past 10 years, we have absorbed the cost of
infrastructure upgrades and increases in operating costs without
changing our prices. However, in light of the recent economic events and
the falling value of the US dollar, we need to make these changes to our
prices without sacrificing our high reliability, availability, quality
and customer support standards. We believe that the costs our customers
would incur would be much higher should we sacrifice any of these
standards. We charge our customers in US Dollars, though we incur our
expenses in mostly Canadian Dollars due to the fact that we are based in
Toronto, Canada. The drastic impact of the falling value of the US
Dollar against Canadian Dollar is clearly visible within the below
chart. As you will see, during the last 5 years, US Dollar lost more
than 50% of its value and this has direct impact on our bottom line.
Click here to view the chart -> http://softcom.biz/blogphotos/dollar.jpg
I sincerely hope that as a long time ************* customer, you would
understand the reasons behind these changes and extend your support to
us in these times. Thank you for your continued support and if you have
any questions please contact our 24/7 Customer Support at 1-866-289-5091
or by email at support@*************.
Best Regards,
Tony Yustein
Executive Chairman
SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc.
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I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you about some changes to
our hosting plans which will be in effect as of October 1st, 2007. We
will be increasing the Disk Space and Data Transfer allotments. We will
also be upgrading all of our existing customers to our improved plans so
that they can immediately make use of these increases of disk space and
data transfer. At the same time, the price schedule for our plans and
services will also be changing. The net result is that some of our
customers will see a decrease in their monthly bill while others will
see an increase.
Here is a table of some of the new prices and plan features:
Plan Price Features
---- ----- --------
Windows Basic $14.95/month 4 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
100 Email Accounts
Windows Professional $29.95/month 6 GB Disk Space
100 GB Data Transfer
200 Email Accounts
Windows Corporate $49.95/month 8 GB Disk Space
150 GB Data Transfer
500 Email Accounts
Windows Enterprise $89.95/month 12 GB Disk Space
250 GB Data Transfer
1000 Email Accounts
Linux Basic $7.95/month 2 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
100 Email Accounts
Linux Professional $22.95/month 6 GB Disk Space
100 GB Data Transfer
200 Email Accounts
File Hosting $7.95/month 2 GB Disk Space
50 GB Data Transfer
1 Email Account
These changes will allow us to continue to provide you with the reliable
service and 24/7 customer support you have come to expect from
*************. In the past 10 years, we have absorbed the cost of
infrastructure upgrades and increases in operating costs without
changing our prices. However, in light of the recent economic events and
the falling value of the US dollar, we need to make these changes to our
prices without sacrificing our high reliability, availability, quality
and customer support standards. We believe that the costs our customers
would incur would be much higher should we sacrifice any of these
standards. We charge our customers in US Dollars, though we incur our
expenses in mostly Canadian Dollars due to the fact that we are based in
Toronto, Canada. The drastic impact of the falling value of the US
Dollar against Canadian Dollar is clearly visible within the below
chart. As you will see, during the last 5 years, US Dollar lost more
than 50% of its value and this has direct impact on our bottom line.
Click here to view the chart -> http://softcom.biz/blogphotos/dollar.jpg
I sincerely hope that as a long time ************* customer, you would
understand the reasons behind these changes and extend your support to
us in these times. Thank you for your continued support and if you have
any questions please contact our 24/7 Customer Support at 1-866-289-5091
or by email at support@*************.
Best Regards,
Tony Yustein
Executive Chairman
SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc.