Free hosting

[-SMH-]

not sure if this is the correct forum but anyway. i was wondering if anyone has heard of this or used it or opinions on it. the site is 1and1.com and they are offering 3 years free hosting with the following features:


The Following Features Are All Included:

Website/Connectivity:
Hosted on I/O optimized own 1&1 Linux version
500 MB web space
5,000 MB/month traffic ($0.99 per GB for additional traffic)
No limits on simultaneous hits/bandwidth
Protected by firewall
Continuous backups of your website
99.9% Uptime guarantee
Website features:
Advanced live site statistics, log files, ready-to-run CGI-library, own CGI programming (Perl, Python), FrontPage 2002 extensions
Advanced Password Protection
5 FTP accounts
PHP3 & PHP4
MySQL
Proxy SSL Secure Server
Cron Jobs
SSH Secure Shell Access
Advanced Developer Tools
CRM/E-commerce:
WebElements
Newsletter Tool
One-on-one online dialogue
Turn-key web database applications
Chats
Forums
Domain names:
Register or transfer .com/.net/.org/.info for just $5.99/year
50 subdomains (e.g., shop.yourDomain.com)
Point up to 100 external domain names to 1&1
Applications:
Free template loaded online WebsiteCreator
Free full version of Fusion 7, search engine registration, ranking, optimization
Total software worth $300
1&1 Control Panel
E-mail handling:
50 POP3 e-mail accounts (50 MB each)
Catch-all e-mail addresses
Auto-responders, unlimited forwarding.
1&1 Advanced WebMail
Symantec virus scanner
Support:
1&1 Express support by e-mail

 

[FruitFish]

Any ads?

 

[-SMH-]

thats what im trying to find out. as far as i can tell no. ive checked out a site someone set up through this from another forum and his had no ads.

 

[Waldo]

any hidden fees?

 

[-SMH-]

the only thing i see is if you go over your monthly bandwidth. i have signed up and they never ask for a credit card. i have also checked out a few peoples sites that they have set up through them and there is no advertising. ive heard this company is huge in europe or something and this is their way of breaking in to the us market. i am just going to set up a simple site with my daughters pictures and things like that for the grandparents to view and see how it works.

 

[xcf202]

what is the link to the host?

 

[-SMH-]

www.1and1.com

 

[xcf202]

aight thanks...

 

[Webtwink]

seems free. but anybody else can clear this up?.

Also if somebody signs up for me and sends me the account details i will give you 100Nps*

*after i get confirmed that it is really free

 

[-SMH-]

Originally posted by Webtwink
seems free. but anybody else can clear this up?.

Also if somebody signs up for me and sends me the account details i will give you 100Nps*

*after i get confirmed that it is really free

it is free but you will need to sign up yourself. one of the things they do after you sign up is send an automated call to your phone number. you can only sign up once per phone number. the automated call gives you a pin to activte your account.

 

[jj2ii3344]

I have also signed up for this offer yesterday! Took them a while to activate the account, but everything is great now!

 

[kufel]

1and1

The compnay indeed is very solid - they have been selling mostly to enterprise market and have a lot of spare capital, there seems to be a couple of them trying to bite on a us market, another european giant is server4you.com - they offer dedicated servers

 

[Tippy]

Did you get any direct feedback from people currently using their Free Hosting?

The only thing I dont like is that they ask for a CC.

Mike

 

[redhippo]

did you notice any fine print?
the offer seems to GOOD to be true!!
sorry, i'm a newbie, what's a CC? credit card?

 

[Tippy]

CC = Credit Card

Me I am just leary about free Hosts redirecting my Traffic, not that I can say these people do.

 

[kufel]

i did not see a cc requirement there... and my test account is working just fine... but as i always say, el cheapo accounts or 'free' are only good for the heck of it or personal random projects not for mission critical or business sites.

 

[identity_00]

I will beat any hosting package!!
Adult hosting also ok. Starting at 25 Yearly and its huge.

 

[kufel]

Its hard to beat 3 years of free quality hosting

 

[Webtwink]

account activation, headache. how do you activate the account. i am getting autmated calls asking me to press a number, but it keeps calling me again, again, again, again, and again. OMG. somebody plz help me.

thank you.

 

[Fusionhost]

Just seems like the bandwidth stuff. Make sure you read all small print, user stuff everything.

One host my mate found, after he used the free hosting for like a month he has to pay $30 a month and was not allowed to cancel the contract.

So be careful