1and1 rip off !

durain

was looking to get a domain name and hosting. had a look at https://www.1and1.co.uk and it's £4.99/month and a free .co.uk domain.

had a look at 1and1.com and it's $4.99/month and a free .com!!! unfortunately 1and1.com is only available for US and canada only

roaming_rhino

Hi

In all honestly I would stay well clear of 1 and 1 . I have had no end of trouble with them over re-newal of domains to the point where I had to get nasty with them

thier collection of card payments is farcical , I know of many people who have had the same problems over payments with them

right mickey mouse operation

durain

ok, any good domain and hosting company out there? (got to be good value coz i need to save money)

meclive

Check your PM's

Clive

NellyLock

meclive wrote:

Check your PM's

Clive

something that good that you would like to share with us all?!

as for hosting i always point ppl to dreamhost.com its an american company but can be used in the uk...what they offer is v.good value, just depends if you need it all!"

neil

durain

it's so much cheaper to host in the US! just had a look at https://www.godaddy.com and they give you more space for less!!!

blinky

If you're after good rankings in the uk search engines you want to be hosted in the uk, and a .uk name is preferable.

bridiej

I've used 1&1 for two years now and never had any problems, always been efficient when answering queries etc.

chudies

i use http://www.fasthosts.co.uk/
or
http://www.ukreg.com/
very good, easy to use, and helpful staff on the end of a normal landline!

user1234_2

1and1.com accounts are hosted in the USA.

1and1.co.uk accounts are hosted in Europe (more expensive bandwidth, labour and equipment costs).

That's like saying why is tap water more expensive in the UK than in America?!

HOWEVER, if you had said why is 1and1.de (i.e. the German site) €4.99 then your argument of rip-off Britain is correct since those are the same as the UK accounts.

NellyLock

blinky wrote:

If you're after good rankings in the uk search engines you want to be hosted in the uk, and a .uk name is preferable.

true but most american hosts allow u to use uk domains on there services, you prob wont be able to buy the domain through them thats the only issue