dot5hosting is a scam

hellokitty · October 22nd 2005, 06:39 PM

its been 48 hours, no welcome email. 3 chats with operators, each saying they're sending info to my gmail account. zip, nada, nothing. Now they say 'oh, we can't send the welcome and login details until after the weekend' completely reversing what they said minutes before.

scam? I think so. I"m out $67 and a domain. not to mention waste of time and money since I'm not getting my work done.

dyna · October 22nd 2005, 09:35 PM

perhaps they have something wrong with their server hmm, anyway you seeking another host? So far I have yet to do research on dot5hosting

hellokitty · October 23rd 2005, 08:30 AM

I could accept server problems but that's not what they are telling me.

dyna · October 23rd 2005, 10:36 PM

I think you need to change host. I just checked dot5hosting review in webhostingtalk and its very bad

drewg · October 25th 2005, 01:34 AM

Heh, I had problems sending emails to gmail a while ago for some reason the automated email wouldn't send, that was weird, but they might have the same problem, doubt it, but yeh, if you paid via paypal, contact paypal until they reply, if you paid via 2CO you might have a chance, contact them, if any other merchant like paymate, worldpay etc, just contact them and see...

hellokitty · October 27th 2005, 09:50 PM

definite scam. no emails, called, refuse to give refund, keep saying 'we will send email tomorrow'. Its going on a week now.

SCAM.

psx23.com · November 9th 2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

its been 48 hours, no welcome email. 3 chats with operators, each saying they're sending info to my gmail account. zip, nada, nothing. Now they say 'oh, we can't send the welcome and login details until after the weekend' completely reversing what they said minutes before.

scam? I think so. I"m out $67 and a domain. not to mention waste of time and money since I'm not getting my work done.

What if they came on here and called you a liar and said you are misleading? Thats what arielhost is doing to me. Arielhost sucks.

hellokitty · November 9th 2005, 07:51 PM

still listing this one as #1 SCAM. No money refund, no site, nothing, just a charge on my account. JERKS.

psx23.com · November 9th 2005, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by hellokitty

still listing this one as #1 SCAM. No money refund, no site, nothing, just a charge on my account. JERKS.

File a complaint with consumer internet fraud. Atleast they are not on here calling you a liar like arielhost does.

dannybedor · November 11th 2005, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by psx23.com

What if they came on here and called you a liar and said you are misleading? Thats what arielhost is doing to me. Arielhost sucks.

We don't have to worry about it. Readers can judge fairly enough whose liar by read the complaint and what the hosting provider said.

If the provider was a liar then they will get additional complain from other users, but just make sure that you don't have to fake it by registering as other user. This won't work (if the forum have a clever mod of course

) .

Hellokitty, make sure you checked your bulk or disable your SPAM/Email filtering. Just to make sure that there's no reply from them that caught in it.
Then you can do what drewg told you or you can contact your credit card publisher.

val2005 · November 11th 2005, 08:41 PM

try Globel Domains International they are really good go to www.website.ws/leximarie u might be able to get your name I did. valerie

psx23.com · November 12th 2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellokitty

its been 48 hours, no welcome email. 3 chats with operators, each saying they're sending info to my gmail account. zip, nada, nothing. Now they say 'oh, we can't send the welcome and login details until after the weekend' completely reversing what they said minutes before.

scam? I think so. I"m out $67 and a domain. not to mention waste of time and money since I'm not getting my work done.

They might pursuie legal action for what you posted about them like arielhost does.

http://www.webhostdebate.com/showthr...p?t=480&page=1

rev22 · January 9th 2006, 03:52 PM

Just check some web hosting comparison sites (like http://www.webhostingspotter.com ,or just google for some) and you will see that all top hosts are overselling.And stuff like free domain names or 50$ Adwords/Yahoo credits are nothing special these days

HMarker · January 23rd 2006, 04:18 AM

You can request a chargeback for your credit card payment from your bank, if they are not refunding your money properly.