Comments on: 15 tips on how not to get screwed by your web host

By: steve

steve — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:04:28 +0000

I should mention that, with regard to the previous post which I made that their hosting is one dollar a month BUT, I also have a site hosted with another “1 dollar a month” company and they have live chat and they are responsive and the site IS up 99.9%. With 1dollar-webhosting.com the up time was about 20%
THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY! USE THEM ONLY IF YOU WANT TO PISS YOUR MONEY AWAY! ALSO, THEIR SERVERS ARE PITIFULLY SLOW! I DOUBT THAT THEY WILL REMAIN IN BUSINESS FOR TOO MUCH LONGER!

By: steve

steve — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:54:25 +0000

Today is November 26, 2011. I just decided to dump my web hosting company, 1dollar-webhosting.com, after weeks of frustration with their ineptness in solving a server problem. My site has now been completely down for five days. Prior to it going totally out,there were interruptions in service on a daily basis, sometimes for an hour or two, but most times for 4-16 hours. I submitted a “trouble ticket” each time. Sometimes they answered, most times they did not and I had to submit another ticket. They claim that tickets are answered within four hours.
I should mention that the only form of contact you have with them is e-mail. There is no telephone contact available, not even a live “chat” contact. You send them an e-mail and when they decide to contact you that’s whe you will hear from them.
There were times it too FOUR DAYS for them to respond, and the the response was, “Please have some patience as we are very busy!” This is good service? There is much more but I don’t want to use up terabytes here to write all of it. Just let it suffice to say, DON’T CONTRACT FOR WEB HOSTING WITH: 1dollar-webhosting.com

By: Roseanna

Roseanna — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:20:12 +0000

THX that\’s a great awsenr!

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By: Crissy

Crissy — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:37:12 +0000

If the web host can backup what they say, and they sound very believable, then S. Smith has some explaining to do! As a web developer myself I know the difference between a reseller account and one for individuals. I just sign my customer up and they pay their own bill and I make their site. I haven’t used Anywherehost but went and read their TOS and it says very clearly that space cannot be resold. If you broke the rules and were warned whatcha complaining about? You got caught.

By: Jim Robinson / General Manager

Jim Robinson / General Manager — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:26:39 +0000

Mr. Steven Smith: You have not accurately portrayed why you were terminated as a customer of Anywherehost. You did not cancel as you would have others believe in anonimity.

The truth is that you purchased an end-user account that you then resold space on. You were warned that you were in violation of our TOS and AUP but continued the violation. You were not billed for 23 years of service. You were billed for each web site that you resold pursuant to the violation of the contract.

Instead of being honest with your web host you paid a small fee each month and then put up 28 web sites that you resold. You did not have a reseller account.

So let us ask Mr. Smith, who is the real issue here? Instead, you come here and post without accountability? We have all of the emails to and from you for reference, as well as confirmation that you were referred to our collection agency. THIS is not the place for an argument and you may have the last word. Out of repsect for the site owner we will not go back and forth with you.

For those of you reading this, my humble apologies. Web hosts get railed on and cheated every day. No matter what the truth someone such as Steven Smith in Utah may come to a site like this and say anything that he’d like. Suppose you owned a store and Mr. Smith came in and bought a Cola but walked out with a 12 pack and then sold them outside your own door?

By: Mac

Mac — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:55:24 +0000

#16: set a reminder so you know when your account renews, ESPECIALLY if you use a debit card. Google Calendar, Outlook, or RenewalClock.com all send free reminders if you’re looking for reminder options.

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By: Silver Firefly

Silver Firefly — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:29:58 +0000

Actually for Point 3 I would suggest using a credit card instead of a debit card. You get more protection from a credit card company. And of course, as you said, Paypal is another option.

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:20:53 +0000

I used sustainablewebsites.com for over a year and they were great. As my needs expanded, they were kind to let me go. I keep my domainnames with their sister site (at the time) sustainabledomains.com. Good people.

In contrast, I used priorityonehost.com (also called alpha1hosting.com or anywherehost.com) for almost a year. Their customer support was sarcastic and condescending. That was my first warning.

When I attempted to leave their hosting service, they billed me for 23 years of service claiming that I violated agreements! The worst bit though: they directly insulted me and my character throughout our conversations. Weird. Just plain weird and unprofessional. Avoid them at all costs.

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