Do we have an eta yet?
Yes: as soon as possible. Depends on how long it take people to stop bugging me so that I can work out solutions that help keep the service alive.
End of next week I suspect. Current paid account holders will be credited for the time offline.
That's because of how the system worked: the server was paid entirely by the people who bought accounts. If some people failed to pay, occassionally there might be enough turn-over from previous months to cover the loss. But not this time. I put none of my own cash into this venture.
But if I turn this more busines like, you can be damned sure I'll get stricter and more expensive.