1 and 1 online hosting

[Playa7926]

Well got a letter from 1 and 1 online hosting that we all signed up for about 3 years ago. It said that the free promotion expires at the end of December and its 9.99 a month for three years if you keep your account.

Dont think I will be purchasing the account but it was nice while it was free.

Anyone else get this and what are you guys planning on doing with it?

 

[cronos]

wait, wasn't all that 1and1 free hosting super promo thing just last year? or did they have the same promotion 3 years ago?

i'm pretty sure i got in for 3 years exactly last year, around the middle of December.

 

[MBony]

I exceeded my bandwidth somehow and since I provided them w/ no CC they suspended my account until i gave them a CC.

 

[neonerd]

uh, yeah...that was last year's promotion...

 

[cronos]

oh and the answer is no. no way i'm renewing my account in 1and1 if i have to pay for it.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Their CS sucks, so I dumped them. I am now being hosted by DeviousTrap's hosting service. PM him for details.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: saxguy
oh and the answer is no. no way i'm renewing my account in 1and1 if i have to pay for it.

:thumbsup:

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: MBony
I exceeded my bandwidth somehow and since I provided them w/ no CC they suspended my account until i gave them a CC.

They did the same to me and then sent me that $9.99 letter. But because they locked my account, I could not upgrade as the letter described. Since I thought they were so stupid to give me directions I could not follow (speaking with two tongues in a way), and since their CS department took 2-3 days to respond, I dumped them.

 

[KarenMarie]

I got the same letter... Since this is the first hosting site I ever had, I am not sure if it is the best one or not. But they have been very good to me, so I like them.

And they also have another package for $4.99 a month.

 

[EyeMWing]

Uhhh. I saw that letter and threw it out. I was under the impression that this was a three year promotion, not one-year.

 

[Pepsi90919]

yeah i got that letter too.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Their CS sucks, so I dumped them.

that's what i thought too, although i never actually contacted their support. but just this past weekend i talked to a friend who got in the same deal last year. he uses his 1and1 account a lot, and he told me that a few weeks ago he was having a trouble with one of his domains around 2am in the morning, called up their toll-free number, and found this knowledgeable and helpful CS who actually walked him through until his problem was resolved.

i didn't even know that they have a toll-free support for the free hosting account.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I haven't gotten that letter yet, but I'll let you know if I do... I've been on there the past year.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: saxguy

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Their CS sucks, so I dumped them.

that's what i thought too, although i never actually contacted their support. but just this past weekend i talked to a friend who got in the same deal last year. he uses his 1and1 account a lot, and he told me that a few weeks ago he was having a trouble with one of his domains around 2am in the morning, called up their toll-free number, and found this knowledgeable and helpful CS who actually walked him through until his problem was resolved.

i didn't even know that they have a toll-free support for the free hosting account.

I admit, I did not have to wait when I called to cancel.

 

[RossMAN]

I recently signed up for PiWebHosting.com for $6.95/mo which offers

Resellers account
WHM/cPanel
2GB disk space
25GB bandwidth
Fantastico auto installer scripts

The normal price is $12.95/mo but they have set aside 15 accounts at $6.95/mo. They only have 10 of these accounts left.

Server specs are Dual XEON, 4GB RAM, 10,000RPM RAID storage located at the Fortress/ITX Data Center in NYC.

Here is a speed test file hosted on my new PiWebHosting resellers account.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

I got the letter, the deal is still for 3 years, they just want to know if you want more for extra 9.99 a month.

Second host i have ever had for the fact its free good enough for me.