So do all hosting providers use contracts on managed solutions?
 

Are there any hosting providers that are NOT using the yearly contracts to sell their Managed Dedicated servers?

Hosthead doesn't require a contract with their managed dedicated, I have a box with them.

Sure there are, most providers would only require yearly contracts on larger commits, i.e Colocation or 200+Mbps commits.

hmmm......

hmmm......

http://www.adultxspace.com/dedicated.htm
Fully managed, no contracts

Thanks o' Sultry one ;)

That's correct shima, please contact me for pricing and with any questions that you may have.

I have had 4-5 managed servers and never had to sign a contract

weird.. must be different in Europe..
How come some servers are $350 and yet some are within $150 range? Hardware or profit?

Combination, hardware/profit/quality of service/bandwidth

Check out www.RealityCheckNetwork.nl

Managed hosting without a contract however we are closer to the $350 range

24x7 Tech Support
Fully Managed (Security, Optimization, and Troubleshooting)
Redundant Network + Power and spare parts on hand
ONLY DELL PowerEdge servers
Cisco Powered Network
and a ton of other goodies to ensure your business runs smoothly

Contact me on ICQ if you're interested

we do all kinds of contract terms, monthly, quaterly, annually etc
your wish is our demand

No contracts at Techie Media, they know people will be happy so no need to have it :)

no contracts @ OC3 Networks.

In my 3+ years with Phat Servers I have never once required a contract.
The difference in pricing comes from a plethora of possibilities. Quality of support, quality of bandwidth, quality of hardware, size of company, sales that may be taking place at time of purchase, etc. The 2 big ones are quality of support and quality of bandwidth.

No contracts either :)

No Contracts at MojoHost

:)

Brad

I take it that EU based datacenters are no good for US market? Must be pinging like 200ms+ from States, or?

EU data centers are fine

NY -> Amsterdam is 80MS

Which means California -> Amsterdam = 160MS

We have data centers in both New York and Amsterdam and no one complains about speed.

That is correct mate. I have 8 servers and a load balancer and do over 400 Mbps and I have no contract at all. These guys rock plain and simple :thumbsup

I would say most don't I know we don't unless you need something abnormally custom. http://www.dwhs.com