Ever purchase from unreliable hosts?

[Grant]

Has there ever been a time where you purchased from an unreliable hosting service? Maybe you rushed things and went with the cheapest service out there and it came back to bite you.

When I first started I used free hosting, which wasn't really hosting if anything. But I never spent a dime on it thankfully. But I know there are bad services out there that promise one thing and don't deliver on it.

Anyway, have you ever purchased service from an unreliable host? If so, how did it go?

 

[Kane]

I do not think anyone would buy hosting knowing that the company is unreliable. People will always buy from a company that is supposed to be reliable. However, sometimes they might get tricked. This has never happened to me.

 

[glitch]

I have only worked with top rated web-hosting but with that being said, I have had issues. My biggest issues to this day were with GoDaddy. They would often have issues where my sites would be down for hours and a few times, they were down for days with very little help. I had to figure out a few issues on my own. It was frustrating.

 

[saoussen57651]

It could be that you purchase unreliable hosting but you discontinue hosting services or move on to another company of hosting so it is not the end of the world having such of unreliable hosting.

 

[Busybee]

Try to use reputable hosting services, this will reduce such risks, GoDaddy and Namecheap are some of the most trusted hosting services and their plans are quite affordable too.

 

[Castelione]

When buying hosts, we should consider the reviews that we see not just from one platform but across the internet as well.

 

[Busybee]

When buying hosts, we should consider the reviews that we see not just from one platform but across the internet as well.

It's also a good idea to compare different hosting providers and their features to ensure you're getting the best value for your money.