Just a comment on my experience: the last time one of these threads appeared (after reading several prior), I followed tptacek&#x27;s advice and shut down the few remaining Linode instances I had. Linode handled it professionally: I removed my nodes, canceled my account online in a couple clicks, and requested a refund of the credit on my account (I had pre-paid for a year, and Linode refunded the time remaining). The payment was issued quickly and without confrontation (though they did ask, by email, for the last <i>six</i> digits of my credit card for &quot;verification&quot;) I then deleted my account.<p>All told, it took a few minutes one evening.