Namecheap shared hosting down?

[The Grinch]

Is namecheap's shared hosting down for anyone else right now?

it's been down for me for around 20 minutes now (which is a long time since i was trying to update my site, ha)
so anyone else experiencing this?

 

[~ServerPoint~]

Be patient. I think that first what you have to do is contact their support.

 

[iHubNet-Matt]

Domains in your signature are coming up for me.
So I guess this has been sorted out. And yes as ServerPoint suggested, this is not the first place to come.

 

[dan_Vt]

How long did it take for your Namecheap hosting to be set up? I'm at 8+ hours and counting. Their support won't give an estimated time.

 

[The Grinch]

How long did it take for your Namecheap hosting to be set up? I'm at 8+ hours and counting. Their support won't give an estimated time.

a couple days. i finally ended up contacting them and they told me that my application was marked as "suspicious" or something and i had to send them a copy of my photo ID/drivers license. kinda sucked. After i sent it it was another day and then i got the welcome email with the hosting info and everything.

I don't used the hosting anymore though.

 

[dan_Vt]

a couple days. i finally ended up contacting them and they told me that my application was marked as "suspicious" or something and i had to send them a copy of my photo ID/drivers license. kinda sucked. After i sent it it was another day and then i got the welcome email with the hosting info and everything.

I don't used the hosting anymore though.

Did you find there was a lot of down time?

 

[CrazyTech]

That's the problem when you host with someone that specializes in something else. Namecheap has been the best registrar that I could ever ask for, but what I've heard about their hosting services on this board and others seems to follow the same trend.

 

[dan_Vt]

That's the problem when you host with someone that specializes in something else. Namecheap has been the best registrar that I could ever ask for, but what I've heard about their hosting services on this board and others seems to follow the same trend.

I wanted to try them because it's inexpensive for a single domain. There are a few domains I want on different hosts, and don't want to invest in even more reseller accounts (already have 2 and 1 semi-dedicated), I wish more hosts offered an ultra-basic hosting account (1 domain, minimal storage, moderate bandwidth) for those of use who want to spread out some sites.

 

[iHubNet-Matt]

That's the problem when you host with someone that specializes in something else. Namecheap has been the best registrar that I could ever ask for, but what I've heard about their hosting services on this board and others seems to follow the same trend.

I second that. Same is applied to Godaddy. Have seen many negative reviews on both with hosting. But they are really good for domains.