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s.herzig · 05-26-2008, 07:38 AM

LidquidWeb - great webhost - LOVING them! The hardware is superb, network, too! Never really had any problems with them. I have a virtual private server with them

APlus.net - I had a dedicated server with them. Paid a LOT upfront, signed contracts, etc. When I finally got the server, it was a) painfully slow b) overwrote database files with content of image files for some reason, access rights to files changed themselves etc (corrupt harddrive?) c) service was awful - when I notified them they said they would take of everything. After 72 hours of achieving nothing, I started phoning them. For hours, going through everything with them. In the end I managed to solve the problem (recovering the databases) by myself, NOT at all with the help of their team. Website was down for 72 hours, lots of data lost, no refund was given, nothing. Oh wait, they offered me a $10 discount for a month of FTP backup. Of course only at aplus.net

LayeredTech - Great company, really loved them. Also had dedicated servers here. Superb servers, btw. In the end their support went down a little, not sure how it is now. BAD thing, though: 3 days after I paid for my 2 servers, they told me to remove my website within 12 hours or they would pull the plug. Never gave me a reason why. Support just said "no, my boss said remove it immediately". Also, no refund given for the month! Lost quite some money there.

05-26-2008, 07:38 AM	#10
s.herzig Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 179	LidquidWeb - great webhost - LOVING them! The hardware is superb, network, too! Never really had any problems with them. I have a virtual private server with them APlus.net - I had a dedicated server with them. Paid a LOT upfront, signed contracts, etc. When I finally got the server, it was a) painfully slow b) overwrote database files with content of image files for some reason, access rights to files changed themselves etc (corrupt harddrive?) c) service was awful - when I notified them they said they would take of everything. After 72 hours of achieving nothing, I started phoning them. For hours, going through everything with them. In the end I managed to solve the problem (recovering the databases) by myself, NOT at all with the help of their team. Website was down for 72 hours, lots of data lost, no refund was given, nothing. Oh wait, they offered me a $10 discount for a month of FTP backup. Of course only at aplus.net LayeredTech - Great company, really loved them. Also had dedicated servers here. Superb servers, btw. In the end their support went down a little, not sure how it is now. BAD thing, though: 3 days after I paid for my 2 servers, they told me to remove my website within 12 hours or they would pull the plug. Never gave me a reason why. Support just said "no, my boss said remove it immediately". Also, no refund given for the month! Lost quite some money there. Last edited by s.herzig; 05-26-2008 at 07:40 AM.