Comments on: Worst Web Hosting Companies, more than 520 bad reviews

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:12 +0000

You should add Hammer Hosting and OurWeb dot net, owner Bil Banks and his assistant Drew to this list a 6 month Payment gave me 6 days of terrible service, support, and then no service or support. Used threats and intimidation to try to prevent me from filing a complaint with PayPal which we all know is utterly useless in itself.

Pay for your hosting with a Credit Card, at least then you can do a charge back through your bank. I learned the hard way.and am out the money I paid.

By: MacKenzie Brown

MacKenzie Brown — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:57:47 +0000

APLUS.NET Junk Puts the Crap Champs Down for the Count!

I simply registered a domain using their domain plus service because of the free URL and e-mail forwarding (Big mistake). After I registered I waited for my registration confirmation e-mail and yes I did receive it 1 hour later. After that I went in and tried to figure out how to setup my URL forwarding and their website was so poorly laid out it took me about 30 minutes to find the form. I filled it in and it said it would take up to 3 hours to process so I waited a day just to be safe. Well a day later,nothing. 2 days later, nothing. Then I decided to e-mail them, no repsonse after a week. I e-mailed them again, no response after a week. This continued for another 13 e-mails with no repsonse. Suddenly one day I get a reply from them, BUT it was to inform me that I couldn’t take advantage of the free URL or E-mail forwarding because I did not register for it within 20 minutes of registering the domain! At that point I said forget it, I had already wasted $20 and decided to accept my losses and move on. I found a totally free URL and E-mail forwarding service called MyDomain.com and I reccomend them to everyone now, no banners or ads. YOu know whats really sad after all this? MyDomain.com, the company that wasn’t making any money from me responded to my e-mails within 2 hours and were more helpful than the horrible support of Aplus.net. Avoid! Beware!

By: osama

osama — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:39:54 +0000

ixwebhosting.com must be on the top. it is the worst webhosting company in my opinion.
bad servers. and slow response.
very bad support.
finally they will kick you off if you receiving high traffic.

By: jamie dukes

jamie dukes — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:17:26 +0000

i agree acronoc.com is run by a bunch of crooks. do not use them they have no honor at all. the worst server company in america they are in texas. stay away

By: Paul K.

Paul K. — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:45:30 +0000

I have been with HostDime for years (10+ I believe) with a reseller account and a dedicated server, but I am packin’ my bags and headin’ for the hills! They were great for years, but I seriously think they’re falling apart at the seams. I just experienced a MAJOR hack job (30+ sites defaced) and HD played dumb and said it was all on my end. I tracked down the hacker myself, found his hits listed on a hacker brag site (check it out for yourself at: http://www.zone-h.org/archive/defacer=X-net) which proves he hacked dozens of other HD accounts and they STILL talked in circles and said my computer was the culprit. I even removed my current virus program, installed the one they recommended, sent them a screenshot of a virus-free scan report and they STILL said it was my fault. I got shuffled from one tech to another and–in the end–they did nothing more than provided back-ups for about 1/3 of the hacked sites. What about the other 2/3′rds? Well, the only back-up they had for those… wanna guess? Yep… were the hacked versions. What good is 10 years of great service if they can’t come through when you really need them? As for me? I won’t trust them with my accounts another day. BUYER BEWARE!

By: jimmy smith

jimmy smith — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:33:48 +0000

acronoc.com based in houston texas is the worst server company out there. they will let your site crash and you will never be able to get a hold of them. I highly advise you to never use this company all. avoid them

By: Brian from Montreal

Brian from Montreal — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:36:01 +0000

I run a small business, and relied heavily on the assurances of a webhosting company on the South Shore of Montreal called
Mediaweb.
We filled out a contract, the agreed-upon price was $3,000,
which for a small business is a lot of money. And the problems
started right away. This was to cover until December 1st, 09.
It was also supposed to guarantee me a certain amount of
paper clicks, and Google exposure.
If you enter our company name, it appears on Page 7.
First, she left without leaving a copy of the contract, which I must admit I didn’t ask for. But before any progress was being made
or before being shown anything, they kept insisting on the
next installment. It took them 6 weeks to get it finished.
Oh it looks OK, but I’ve asked how to access it, and they never
answer. Then the rep quit, and they couldn’t find the contract,
and because we’re located in Quebec, our site is bilingual. Well
their direct translations were brutal.
We ended up doing our own translations. Finally, I get a bill
mid-September, for an annual renewal fee of $450!!!!
FOR WEB HOSTING? I don’t think so. So I advised them that I was cancelling with them and asked for all the ftp information
and a backup disc. They shut down the site.
I spoke to the other rep, who begrudges the owner’s behavior but can’t do anything. And unless I pay a $40 webhosting fee
to cover November (remember…we’re supposed to be
covered until December 1st), they won’t give us anything.
Stay away from the charletons….

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By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:39:30 +0000

jst to show you about Onlinenic.com http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/verizon-wins-33-million-judgement-against-onlinenic/3586

Yahoo also sued OnlineNic.com how are they still in business?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:30:20 +0000

NEVER deal with OnlineNic.com, want to pay for your domian then not even get it, tech support yeah right! They do not have a working phone or fax as they claim, 24/7 tech support BULL$hiT Just another company that will screw you! WARNING! STAY AWAY! They may be cheap, but their NOT WORTH IT! Their head office is Based in China too, but they dont tell you that when they take your money and screw you!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:25:33 +0000

Wana talk about BAD hosting companies, JCSHosting.ca sucks as we paid him in full, we needed the “quote 24 hr tech support” he offers, for 22 days we could not get help, Then pulled my domain off for 1 month at Christmas, Then said he would refund us, didn’t happen, then deleted my data and contacts I paid him to store, so I said the heck with that, this is fraud, started to have him charged, then he sends us an email stating if we promise not to have him charged and sign it and return it, he would give back all our data THATS BLACKMAIL! Wana get screwed Visit Jason Farris at JCSHosting.ca in New Brunswick Canada, Jason if you read this I suggest you get a real good LAWYER!

By: Craig Hitchens

Craig Hitchens — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:31:31 +0000

You can add hosthi.com to your list. Total joke. My othe site is constantly malfunctioning due to server issues, misleading on their sales pitch, crap technical support STAY AWAY from them.

By: dimitri

dimitri — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:49:28 +0000

I am disgusted at all of these scammers. I am glad I have never experienced such problems with any of my hosts, excluding HostQUE. I tried them, their servers were experiencing a whole lot of downtime, although their support was poor, they were very nice people. It seems understaffed. I am happy now with MingledHost where my headaches have become a thing of the past

By: Sam Logan

Sam Logan — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:04:30 +0000

It’s shocking that you hear so many tales of nightmare web hosting companies. I’m lost for words over Stephan’s comment.

By: Arthur Price

Arthur Price — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:10:48 +0000

Please check reviews for Webcreationuk.com

They are piling up, and the service is positively awful. They should, with out a doubt be in your bottom 13.

Some reviews are puzzling, and I’m worried they are planted by friends of employees, or fictitious entries made by the company. They bare no correlation to the current low standards of performance. For the sake of any new applicant from being drawn into this company, please investigate.

By: Oriana

Oriana — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:34:09 +0000

Add NPSIS to your list of worst webhosts. They were good, once upon a time before they were sold, but now they are the worst of the worst? How bad are they?

1). No phone tech support. They *claim* that they are available weekdays (no weekends or evenings) 8 AM – 5:30 PM. When you can get through, you get a recording and then put on hold for all eternity. I tried calling them today and got alternating busy signals or messages that the number wasn’t available.

2). They transferred my website to another, even worse, hosting service called Tons of Websites without notification or permission. TOW doesn’t respond to anything.

3). I’ve been trying to access the control panel of my site, which NPSIS claims I can still do from their site. However, using the correct user name and password to access the C panel, which was verified by NPSIS, I get a message stating that the information is incorrect.

4). They have a live tech chat option on their site that never works. Meaning that you get no real-time help.

There are so many other things I can list, like the problems with billing that seem to crop up every six months or so. Website down time, rudeness/lack of knowledge by tech support during the rare times you do get through to them.

I’m putting the word out so that others don’t fall victim to this shoddy company. When Wachovia agrees with you and is working with you to get monies returned, you know it must be bad!

By: Matt L

Matt L — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:43:23 +0000

Instead of simply canceling or suspending your services 1&1 Internet aka http://www.1and1.com will send you to collections if your credit card is declined or expires. They will ruin your personal credit report. 1and1.com refuses to accept payment directly and claims there is nothing they can do. 1&1 has the worst customer service and would rather ruin someones credit for $30 than try to keep a customer who has paid them almost $1000! 1&1 has the worst business and poorest customer service and draconian collection tactics of any web hosting company.

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:09:17 +0000

I’m not sure one of the following sites got 520 Bad Reviews, they’re way shadier than that. Please add priorityonehost.com, alpha1hosting.com, and anywherehost.com: they’re all the same entity.

There servers were up most of the time: no problems there, but they are condescending as&*oles who, when I decided to leave, billed me for $2300, claiming that I violated a contract.

In every conversation I had with them, they insulted someone. At first, when I called for support, they insulted other clients (though never by name), and, in the end, they threatened and insulted me.

Poor, unprofessional company…avoid all of their web entities at all costs. If you’re with them, good luck.

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By: Jawed Iqbal

Jawed Iqbal — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:59:20 +0000

I believe that you can also add HostPapa.com to the above list. They have horrible customer service (helpline almost always goes to voicemail and their online chat gets disconnected when you ask them tough questions).

You can find many threads online about the overcharging by HostPapa. I wish I had read those comments before I signed up with them. Beware of Host papa!!