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This is so embarrassing and disgusting. For reference, here's a list of United Internet properties to avoid: 1&1 (aka 1and1.com) GMX WEB.DE InterNet
by eik3_de 13y ago
This is so embarrassing and disgusting. For reference, here's a list of United Internet properties to avoid:
1&1 (aka 1and1.com)
GMX
WEB.DE
InterNetX
united-domains
Sedo
mail.com
Fasthosts
affilinet
Arsys
- donrhummy 13y ago+1. Stay far away from 1and1.com! I had the worst experiences with them of any tech company. Customer service doesn't get worse than them.
- vostrocity 13y agoI would stay away from 1and1 in the future, but their customer service seems alright. The main thing to watch out for is they don't notify you when a contract is about to expire and instead send you the bill after it auto-renews. My fault for getting used to other registrar/hosting services' conventions. They waived and cancelled my account after I called though. I'd say they're a bit more upstanding than EIG's[1] brands. [1] http://www.digitalfaq.com/editorials/websites-blogs/hostgator-alternatives-eig-pt1.htm http://www.digitalfaq.com/editorials/websites-blogs/hostgato...
- iancarroll 13y agoHas anyone had bad experiences with sedo? I haven't.
- chrischen 13y agoI have. They accused me of offering a bid to myself (I didn't) and made no recourse to defend myself.
- scurvy 13y agoAnyone who does business with 1&1 deserves what they get. They're known to generally be amongst the worst in the industry.
- Orangeair 13y agoThat's a little unfair. With web hosting platforms like this offering increasingly low barriers to entry, they are accordingly attracting people who know less about technology, and are more likely to be persuaded by prices than informed industry opinion. For instance, I bought a domain from 1&1 when I was in middle school, just for a stupid personal website. I went with them because they were the cheapest and didn't know any better. I don't feel as if I would be to blame in that situation.
- fournm 13y agoThis is pretty much my situation, except my personal experiences have never actually been awful enough with them to persuade me to switch when all I really use them for at this point is easily sharing stuff.