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HostHelpers [FH](Inactive) reviewed by adak, IP 83.24.164.X, When 01 Nov 09 : Rated= 1
it's down all day. I can't even sign up

000WebHost [FH](Inactive) reviewed by sandysite@mail.ru, IP 98.118.94.X, When 31 Oct 09 : Rated= 1
BEWARE of 000webhost - they will steal and destroy your data
So, the features they advertise do look pretty good, but for your own sakes DO NOT FALL FOR IT. This "service" is a DISASTER from beginning to end, it is simply unbelievable that a "service" of this quality and this much contempt and disrespect to the customers is still around.

First of all, you'll be lucky if your uptime is 60%. Yes, half of the time you or your users try to access the site, it is down. Disks fail, servers shut down ... and on, and on and on ... The other half of the time, it is up, but you have to be REALLY patient to get the page loaded, it is so slow, I sometimes think they are just typing the content in by hand as it is loading. I was running a standard BB engine there, nothing fancy.

You think this is all? Oh, no, just wait, this is only the beginning. So, if you get some kind of traffic coming in (and I mean just SOME traffic - maybe, 100 hits per DAY, nowhere near real traffic), their puny servers start to collapse, and come down to a CRAWL. And then (get this!), they blame YOU for your db queries being "slow"! My 12 year old PC runs these same queries in milliseconds (not tens of milliseconds, single digits).

So, they let you run this parody on a website for a while, and accumulate enough users, and user-contributed data, they just ... shut it down! Yes, without any kind of a warning or anything, in the middle of the day, the site just disappears, and all your users start getting redirected to some stupid and irrelevant upsell page for the webhosting, instead of the site they were looking for, without explanation or any message whatsoever. And they won't tell you about it. You'll have to wait til one of the users thinks about notifying you to find out your site is gone.

Naturally, when this happens, you login to your account to see what is going on ... and that's when you find out that your "slow queries" violated their TOS. Needles to say, there is nothing in TOS about "slowness" of your "queries", I mean, one would have to be a complete idiot to put something like that in their TOS ("our servers are way too weak to sustain anything remotely resembling a database, you are better off hosting it on your damn laptop").

Anyway, so, what do you do now? I suppose, write them a polite letter where you apologize sincerely for inadvertedly straining their "servers" with your "slow queries", promise, that it will never happen again, and humby point out, that there is actually nothing in the TOS speaking to the effect of the speed of the db queries, and thus technically you are not even in violation.

At this point, you are, probably, not even interested in reinstating your account anymore. I for one, had enough of this "service" by now. It's nothing but trouble, problems all around. NOTHING works as advertised ... So, I don't even ask them to reactivate the account, just give me my data back, simple enough, isn't it? Let me download the content of the database, and I'll be out of your hair. Simple enough, isn't it?

Well ... that's where the most interesting part begins! The response I got from their "support" person, states that:
accounts that they THINK are in violation of something, are cancelled immediately
Once the account is cancelled, all data pertaining to it is DESTROYED, not just on the server disks, but even in the backups, and there is absolutely no way to recover it.

Now, I don't know about you, but I found this "policy" absolutely EYE POPPING. Not only, they shut you down whenever they fell like it, but they will allso INTENTIONALLY and WILLFULLY DESTROY ALL OF THE CUSTOMER'S DATA. Not because of some catastrophic failure or an act of sabotage, but AS A MATTER OF POLICY.
"Hosting service", destroying their customer's data on purpose? That's a new one ...

I just could not believe my eyes when I read their reply. I figured, there must be something I am missing, misunderstood, it just cannot be true. So, I write back, and ask for a clarification. Here is the exact reply I got back from their "suport":

--- QUOTE
Hello,

Your account is gone. Nothing can be recovered. All backups are removed. Any or all data is gone. I don't see why you are nit picking at everything.

Regards,
Damien | I hate signatures
--- END QUOTE

Now THIS left me speechless. Just WOW.

Perhaps you are thinking something along the lines of "well, this will never happen to me, because I always make backups". Think again! If you have more then 10M of data, the db backups won't work with this hoster either. They crash in the middle of the download. I tried many times and not once was able to download successfully. And when I asked "support" about it, I got a reply to the effect that "yeah, we know, it does not work".

Well, enough said. I hope, I was clear enough to persuade you to stay as far away from this "service" or from any other "service" ran by these fraudsters (notably, hosting24.com is their creature too - I urge you to stay even father away from it!) for your own sake.
There are plenty of hosting choices around the net, and this one is BY FAR THE WORST ONE!

ThvHosting [FH](Inactive) reviewed by User, IP 15.203.169.X, When 30 Oct 09 : Rated= 1
Suddenly stopped working. No information. Most likely did not pay bills...

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Peter Jones, IP 195.194.86.X, When 30 Oct 09 : Rated= 9
Great hosting, with really fast service. Only issue I have is that they provide Ruby on Rails, but you can not have command line access, which means you can not use it. On balance though fab!

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by saurabh1mukhekar@gmail.com, IP 117.195.73.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 8
Good hosting provider i enjoy

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by iflash@hotmail.es, IP 186.2.10.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Really good, and nice support

2kMegs [FH](Inactive) reviewed by majorgeek, IP 64.255.180.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Best free host i have ever seen..

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Rohit, IP 117.194.0.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
This is the hottest Hosting I ever find out. Admins are so good.
Hosting are so fast, Supports are wonderful. & the basic thing I
personally like..! They got Hugh Knowledge so.. You never worried..
Solution within a second... And also it's FREE! Awesome
site..!

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by annamous, IP 85.13.197.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
well let me begin with the support, admin is very fast for my help i need, i post on forum and once it 4 min and he reply with what i need.......very good.......a*****....uptime good too, it 99% like it say on homepage......server fast..ffmpeg best!

CrownWebHost [FH](Inactive) reviewed by a, IP 189.102.151.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= N/A
Byethost reseller. How do I know? Two dropdowns, one for language, one for site type, always the same on all byethost resellers.

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Kevin, IP 69.180.132.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Awesome host. Their service is excellent. Quick responses for help threads. I love this hosting. Their customer service answers your questions almost immediately, and sites are setup almost instantly!

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Andrew, IP 90.211.149.X, When 29 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
I have used several hosting providers in the past and none rate as well as HostWoot... Customer / Technical Support communications is key to my online success and HostWoot has by far the best support I have used.

HeyUp [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Lee, IP 91.214.169.X, When 28 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Have no problems with them, v good.

HeyUp [FH](Inactive) reviewed by John, IP 67.159.45.X, When 28 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Cant ask any more of a free host.

Perfect uptime.

No ads.

HeyUp [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Jen, IP 67.159.44.X, When 28 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Brilliant Host, cant fault them.

They dont put any ads on my site, or in the control panel.

Uptime is perfect, not had any problems yet :)

My-Hi [FH](Inactive) reviewed by katcheika@hotmail.com, IP 189.31.98.X, When 28 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
It's really cool to find a decent free webhosting. I have my own domain and I needed a hosting service, but as a POOR STUDENT, I couldn't afford it right now, but now my problem is solved with this stable hosting service.

HeyUp [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Sam, IP 72.29.79.X, When 27 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Im amazed at how good this host is, offers tons of features and the service is fast.

I hope that this host will be round for a long long time :)

Host2x [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Aty/attila.peuker@yahoo.com, IP 79.114.8.X, When 26 Oct 09 : Rated= N/A
I would like to host a site about music, Incanto Quartetto is the name of the band. They are from Romania. Thank you very much.

Free-Web-Host [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Sara, IP 62.165.131.X, When 25 Oct 09 : Rated= 4
It would be good, if it always wasn't down for me. =|

HostWoot [FH](Inactive) reviewed by Shiva, IP 115.184.8.X, When 25 Oct 09 : Rated= 10
Hostwoot is one the best free web hosting service that I have come across. The staff is quite professional as well as the hosting. They do not give you any chance for any complaints. And the support is very quick. Great uptime. I have been hosting my sites with Hostwoot for a long time and I have been fully satisfied with my experience. I highly recommend this host to people who are in need of a good host for their websites.