May 24 2008
1&1 = Nothing
When does 1&1=Nothing?
When their servers crash…and it takes them 4 days to fix the problem and put them back online..
Now, I have to admit, I don’t have a lot to complain about. I don’t pay anything for the webhost I’m using, thanks to a friend that set up my domain for me and let’s me use his account for his webhost (Thanks Mark!), but I do find this frustrating. The ability to rant about whatever is bothering me (or whining…either way), is kind of nice. Every now and then, I get a response that is helpful. But I do have another site on the server that is a side business. It doesn’t get a lot of traffic, but occasionally I do get an inquiry.
So, my friend is going to be changing servers soon, but that does leave my sites out of the picture. But I’ve made arrangements for this. In the next week, I’ll be transferring my site. Well.. Sort of..
I’ve set up my own account with 1&1.. You might be asking yourself, “Why would I stay with the same webhost company that I just had problems?” Simply put, it’s easier to do it this way, and besides… all companies have their computer down times.. I just hope that this doesn’t become a habit..
[...] time, it isn’t 1&1’s fault like it was a couple weeks ago, but all because of me. For the last several months, I’ve been running everything from a [...]