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How do digitalocean judge to lock new account after first $5 paypal?

just got a new account after my teacher told us where can we start new project on cloud, and i choose this service instead others, feel really sad to make wrong dicision


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You could’ve been locked temporarily because of your IP and location when you paid for your droplet, all you have to make is a support ticket to get unlocked. If you’re on a shared network where other people have done stuff in the past might have linked it back to you even though it might not have been you.

Hey, hoping I can help without being too harsh here… There are many reasons you could be locked out at 9/10 it’s something you did or didn’t do. You paid with Paypal but how? Was it Paypal balance? Credit card or out of your bank? When I went through HostGator and it was actually Paypal that told HG to wait until funds cleared from my bank and it was frozen for 6 days. Also I used a pay as you go credit card another time it was excepted by another host and cleared by Paypal then rejected by a review team. Just remember ALL accounts get reviewed after first payment clears. If your account through Paypal is not verified it may not meet the criteria. All the being said you are going about this all wrong. In the TOS which yoou should always read…EVERY LAST WORD…it says if you have any problems there is a protocol to follow. You create a dialogue with their customer service team. It’s called a ticket and it’s the quickest way to get an issue resolved…actually to find out what the issue is in this case. Also in the TOS it says (i’m sure of it) like in any other of the 100 I’ve read “If you have any questions please contact our support team **before payment”. You are placing the blame a bit early and maybe just wait on it a bit. When you say “Why they wait for my first payment?!” …It’s in the terms you agreed too…an account isn’t created until first payment. You have to agree to these terms or you do not get an account. Is it their mistake you didn’t read the rules you signed in agreement. And “And also, if someone here did a wrong thing, they really decide to lock us all here out!” yup once again it the TOS I’m sure. Probably/maybe worded differently but something like if you use up too many resources the whole server is affected and that shared hosting is like a community. One person can effect everyone just like in normal life no? Even if it not in this TOS I’m sure when you did some research someone somewhere filled you in on the limitations and dangers of using shared hosting. You did research who to choose right? Of course you really seem to value that 5$ and I’m not being a dick I mean it. We all value a $ now more then ever and if you have to be diligent all the time. I’m no expert or better/smarter then the next person and my experience trying to find a host has proven that ten fold. I got put in my place really quick when I took an issue with a host on sm. I called out a host on Twitter and I had an attitude about it. They tried to be professional about and talk through Dm’s and I still went on about their shitty service and were thieves and crooks. Where do you get the right …you can’t do this…The rep didn’t say a damn word. The quoted th 6 things I shot my mouth off about and copied and pasted the answers directly from the TOS. I was just happy there wasn’t a 7th…Hahahaha…Yup world…over here I’m in the clown costume with pie on my face and holding the pieces of my ass that got handed too me. Just relax take a breath and hopefully after this experience (and reading my little novel) you’ll take the time to research hosts (hostadvice.com is the pinnacle of webhost advice. Small chat window with live person 24/7. Ask them anything. They will help you spend your 5$ wisely. Take care

its rely bad services me 2 the closed my account and i lost my work its very bad choice to get services from that company amazone is better you really cant compare digital ocean was the 1st choice as i think but now if you want to lost your work hust try to get services from digital ocean

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