473,320 Members | 1,572 Online
Bytes | Software Development & Data Engineering Community
Post Job

Home Posts Topics Members FAQ

Join Bytes to post your question to a community of 473,320 software developers and data experts.

Web host to avoid


I have been creating websites and FTP pages to those sites for over
ten years and for the most part the web hosts I used have been good and
reliable but recently I came across one that is so poorly run and
supported I wanted to warn people.
I paid for a virtual server account with ipower on October 2004.
From day one I had problems with it (no account information was

initially sent). After a call and several emails I finally got account
information sent with a username and password, but it took several more
emails for ipower to send a correct username and password. I then
spent the next 6 weeks (and over 20 emails to their "tech support")
trying to FTP a single index page to the top level directory of my
webspace (Note: I am not a newbie and have created over ten websites
and FTPed to five different hosts over the last 10 years). At one
point I was told "I'm sorry, but we do not give instruction for
virtual and dedicated servers. They are completely unmanaged by us
other than the hardware and operating system. In order to use these
servers, you will need to know or learn how to configure, run, and
manage on your own." I finally gave up and several weeks ago
requested a full refund. The first billing department person I spoke
to said I would get a full refund. I month later I checked my credit
card and found no refund.
I called their billing again last week and was told that even though
I had never been able to get FTP access to my web host space in over 2
months of trying, because I requested the refund past the initial 30
day I would be denied. So basically I paid about $60 for a hosted
space I could never access.

If you are looking for a host for your website and need to do something
like upload a webpage to your hosted space, I would not recommend
ipower.

Ones I have used and would recommend 1&1, mysitespace.
Sincerely,
Mark W

Jul 23 '05 #1
0 1037

This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion.

Similar topics

2
by: mcw1138 | last post by:
I have been creating websites and FTP pages to those sites for over ten years and for the most part the web hosts I used have been good and reliable but recently I came across one that is so poorly...
0
by: mcw1138 | last post by:
I have been creating websites and FTP pages to those sites for over ten years and for the most part the web hosts I used have been good and reliable but recently I came across one that is so poorly...
2
by: JRV | last post by:
I'm sending emails to a database of 2000 people (that will be double that in the future). My web-host provides ASPQmail. I have to send the emails out in groups of only a few hundred at a time to...
3
by: ytrewq | last post by:
Should dynamic ("expando") properties be restricted to native and user-defined objects? Or should host objects - such as references to the browser or a plug-in or to the document and its elements -...
4
by: Colin Kingston | last post by:
Hi For a college project I intend to produce a web based access database which will allow a group leader to send the same email to group members registered for that group. I want the group...
5
by: Lloyd Dupont | last post by:
In my App the user could manually enter some host computer location for this he has the choice to enter either the IP or host name. I get the IP address internally with the following code sample:...
2
by: Jeff | last post by:
I have an ASP.NET web page accessing a SQL database. I've used VS to build the app and stored it in the eNPTest02 directory of my localhost on my development machine. The database is on the web. ...
2
by: =?Utf-8?B?U3VzaGlTZWFu?= | last post by:
Hello. I have problem with root host name. When I create some new site (for example, testsite1) and run this I will get URL like this http://localhost:1954/testsite1/somepage.aspx How I can...
19
by: hansBKK | last post by:
Upfront disclaimer - I am a relative newbie, just starting out learning about PHP, mostly by researching, installing and playing with different scripts. I am looking for a host that will provide...
5
by: Krice | last post by:
There is a component class inside the host class: class Host { Component *c; .... In some cases Component needs to call the host and I guess the only way is that you pass the host for it:
0
by: DolphinDB | last post by:
Tired of spending countless mintues downsampling your data? Look no further! In this article, you’ll learn how to efficiently downsample 6.48 billion high-frequency records to 61 million...
0
by: ryjfgjl | last post by:
ExcelToDatabase: batch import excel into database automatically...
1
isladogs
by: isladogs | last post by:
The next Access Europe meeting will be on Wednesday 6 Mar 2024 starting at 18:00 UK time (6PM UTC) and finishing at about 19:15 (7.15PM). In this month's session, we are pleased to welcome back...
0
by: Vimpel783 | last post by:
Hello! Guys, I found this code on the Internet, but I need to modify it a little. It works well, the problem is this: Data is sent from only one cell, in this case B5, but it is necessary that data...
0
by: jfyes | last post by:
As a hardware engineer, after seeing that CEIWEI recently released a new tool for Modbus RTU Over TCP/UDP filtering and monitoring, I actively went to its official website to take a look. It turned...
0
by: ArrayDB | last post by:
The error message I've encountered is; ERROR:root:Error generating model response: exception: access violation writing 0x0000000000005140, which seems to be indicative of an access violation...
1
by: CloudSolutions | last post by:
Introduction: For many beginners and individual users, requiring a credit card and email registration may pose a barrier when starting to use cloud servers. However, some cloud server providers now...
1
by: Shællîpôpï 09 | last post by:
If u are using a keypad phone, how do u turn on JavaScript, to access features like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram....
0
by: Faith0G | last post by:
I am starting a new it consulting business and it's been a while since I setup a new website. Is wordpress still the best web based software for hosting a 5 page website? The webpages will be...

By using Bytes.com and it's services, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

To disable or enable advertisements and analytics tracking please visit the manage ads & tracking page.