rohitj said:A good provider will take between 24 hours to 48 hours. Anything less and they may be risking their network to fraud and anything more isn't good for the consumer. You should ask to not have your credit card billed until the server is ready for use.
I have ordered a few dedicated servers in the past windows and Linux I have always had to wait a week sometimes two which is not a problem, but does it usually take that lond with you as well?