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Don't you hate it when you realise you've put yourself in a situation where the only viable course of action is to cut your losses and run. As a poker player, I've gotten quite used to this when I've been outsmarted by another player, or chased some cards I shouldn't've, but I've rarely come across it in real life.
Recently went through the motions to buy a domain and hosting package from a certain UK webhosting company (neatly circumventing name and shame there). Three weeks later, said company has twenty of my quids, a domain name I was rather looking forward to calling my own, and absolutely no sign that anyone works there except to collect money and register domains in their own name.
As they haven't responded to any of emails, I decided to do a bit of digging around today, and sure enough this UK webhosting company has an extremely bad reputation. Complete cowboys, just about everyone that's used them has had issues, and there doesn't appear to be a way around it.
If I had the time, money and inclination, I'd go through the complaints processes and legal processes, but I don't. It's just made me extremely angry, mostly at myself for going with a cheap company, not doing the research and getting caught out.
End of rant.
Recently went through the motions to buy a domain and hosting package from a certain UK webhosting company (neatly circumventing name and shame there). Three weeks later, said company has twenty of my quids, a domain name I was rather looking forward to calling my own, and absolutely no sign that anyone works there except to collect money and register domains in their own name.
As they haven't responded to any of emails, I decided to do a bit of digging around today, and sure enough this UK webhosting company has an extremely bad reputation. Complete cowboys, just about everyone that's used them has had issues, and there doesn't appear to be a way around it.
If I had the time, money and inclination, I'd go through the complaints processes and legal processes, but I don't. It's just made me extremely angry, mostly at myself for going with a cheap company, not doing the research and getting caught out.
End of rant.
Use www.34sp.com/ for hosting.
There support and service is excellant! I really cant recommend them enough!
www.123-reg.co.uk/ provide a means to registering cheap domain names but for a little extra you can do it all through 34sp and not have to configure the DNS.
>> Edited by polus on Monday 13th February 12:57
There support and service is excellant! I really cant recommend them enough!
www.123-reg.co.uk/ provide a means to registering cheap domain names but for a little extra you can do it all through 34sp and not have to configure the DNS.
>> Edited by polus on Monday 13th February 12:57
Go with official sponsors of Pistonheads - www.register1.net, they've been absolutely brilliant sor far (8 months)
yup, i've been doing this for a number of years. gave up counting at 10 years.
new website is at www.portlandx.com.
new website is at www.portlandx.com.
polus said:
Use www.34sp.com/ for hosting.
There support and service is excellant! I really cant recommend them enough!
www.123-reg.co.uk/ provide a means to registering cheap domain names but for a little extra you can do it all through 34sp and not have to configure the DNS.
>> Edited by polus on Monday 13th February 12:57
I use 34sp.com! They are excellent.
That reminds me, I'm with the excellent 34SP too and my domain expires today! Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff