Comments on: Bluehost problems update http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rico http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3249 Rico Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:46:09 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3249 I work as a freelance computer programmer doing web applications and database programming. So I have several years experience dealing with a variety of different hosting companies. One of my biggest clients, who sub-contracts alot of work to me, was setting up all of their clients' websites to be hosted at BlueHost. Mainly because they were cheap and promissed alot. At first it seemed like a decent hosting company. But after a while I started to notice all of the sites we had hosted there slowing down greatly and then started to notice alot of down time. When this first started to occur I called their tech support and found out they were under what is called a denial of services attack from some hackers in China. This is actually very common. What is not common though is a hosting company that has no clue how to deal with it. The first time it happened I gave them the benefit of the doubt and was very patient while they took almost a month to get the sites back up and running half way decent. But in the months to come it was happening all of the time. I could never get any development work done on the sites we were building and the sites that were live were down more often then they were up. And the ones that would still come up were extremely slow and produced tons of errors on the pages. I again called their tech support when they again told me they were under a denial of services attack and as a result they had to disable many basic and common services on the server which is what was causes the errors. They did this without informing or warning any of their customers and then told me that it would be at least 2-3 weeks before they could turn them back on. As I said before I have several years dealing with a variety of hosting companies and BlueHost is by far and without a doubt the worst option available anywhere on the internet! Several months ago I began testing several other hosting companies to find a replacement for the accounts I had hosted at BlueHost. The one that I am the most happy with is <a href="http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=rressler" rel="nofollow">HostGator</a>. I have had no performance issues whatsoever with them. They have a 99.999% uptime garauntee and they take that very seriously. They have 24/7 tech support by phone and live chat. Their cPanel is the same as with BlueHost. And they have hosting plans as low as $4.95 per month. If you are currently hosted at BlueHost and have noticed the same problems that I did I highly recommend you take a look at <a href="http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=rressler" rel="nofollow">HostGator</a>. And if you are thinking about hosting a site at BlueHost...Don't waist your time and money. I work as a freelance computer programmer doing web applications and database programming. So I have several years experience dealing with a variety of different hosting companies. One of my biggest clients, who sub-contracts alot of work to me, was setting up all of their clients’ websites to be hosted at BlueHost. Mainly because they were cheap and promissed alot.

At first it seemed like a decent hosting company. But after a while I started to notice all of the sites we had hosted there slowing down greatly and then started to notice alot of down time. When this first started to occur I called their tech support and found out they were under what is called a denial of services attack from some hackers in China. This is actually very common. What is not common though is a hosting company that has no clue how to deal with it.

The first time it happened I gave them the benefit of the doubt and was very patient while they took almost a month to get the sites back up and running half way decent. But in the months to come it was happening all of the time. I could never get any development work done on the sites we were building and the sites that were live were down more often then they were up. And the ones that would still come up were extremely slow and produced tons of errors on the pages.

I again called their tech support when they again told me they were under a denial of services attack and as a result they had to disable many basic and common services on the server which is what was causes the errors. They did this without informing or warning any of their customers and then told me that it would be at least 2-3 weeks before they could turn them back on.

As I said before I have several years dealing with a variety of hosting companies and BlueHost is by far and without a doubt the worst option available anywhere on the internet!

Several months ago I began testing several other hosting companies to find a replacement for the accounts I had hosted at BlueHost. The one that I am the most happy with is HostGator. I have had no performance issues whatsoever with them. They have a 99.999% uptime garauntee and they take that very seriously. They have 24/7 tech support by phone and live chat. Their cPanel is the same as with BlueHost. And they have hosting plans as low as $4.95 per month.

If you are currently hosted at BlueHost and have noticed the same problems that I did I highly recommend you take a look at HostGator. And if you are thinking about hosting a site at BlueHost…Don’t waist your time and money.

]]> By: Longrider » We’re Back http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3150 Longrider » We’re Back Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:59:46 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3150 [...] at first, I wouldn’t be complaining. In the meantime, a little research told me that I was not alone in my experience. Piss-poor customer service seem to be par for the course with this [...] [...] at first, I wouldn’t be complaining. In the meantime, a little research told me that I was not alone in my experience. Piss-poor customer service seem to be par for the course with this [...]

]]> By: Longrider » We’re Back http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3139 Longrider » We’re Back Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:04:24 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3139 [...] at first, I wouldn’t be complaining. In the meantime, a little research told me that I was not alone in my experience. Piss-poor customer service seem to be part for the course with this [...] [...] at first, I wouldn’t be complaining. In the meantime, a little research told me that I was not alone in my experience. Piss-poor customer service seem to be part for the course with this [...]

]]> By: UnashamedSermons.com » Blog Archive » What happened here? http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3107 UnashamedSermons.com » Blog Archive » What happened here? Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:37:14 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3107 [...] and told me I had to make changes before they’d activate my sites again.  Needless to say, I’m not happy with [...] [...] and told me I had to make changes before they’d activate my sites again.  Needless to say, I’m not happy with [...]

]]> By: Darren http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3079 Darren Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:47:18 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3079 @Mark What host are you with now? @Mark
What host are you with now?

]]> By: Mark Adams http://unfoldingneurons.com/2008/bluehost-problems-update/comment-page-1#comment-3077 Mark Adams Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:41:59 +0000 http://unfoldingneurons.com/?p=465#comment-3077 My experience with Bluehost was dismal. Basically, they want to offer the world, but give you a patch of dirt. Essentially, their terms of service redefine "unlimited" to mean "unlimited, except when limited." I simply moved on. Let the marketplace force a "remedy." My experience with Bluehost was dismal. Basically, they want to offer the world, but give you a patch of dirt. Essentially, their terms of service redefine “unlimited” to mean “unlimited, except when limited.” I simply moved on. Let the marketplace force a “remedy.”

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