Hostgator Holds Domain Hostage

[Clyde Swann]

Please be advised that HOSTGATOR does not stand behind its refund guarantee. After about 10 days I requested to have my account cancel because of too old software on accounts. Such as Apache version 1.39. Some of applications required Apache 2.x. I followed the required procedures to cancel. After about 24 hours I got an email back asking to explain the reason for cancelation. I did. Absolutly no response since then. I called, I used live chat, only to get more run around. Hostgator advertises 45 days refund guarantee on their website. When I contacted then to cancel account I was promptly told it was just a 30 day guarantee. Irregardless, I had only had the account 10 days. I submitted request on 11/16. It is now 11/19 and the account is still not cancelled. STAY AWAY!! NOT A REPUTABLE COMPANY!!!!

[FDCHost]

That is why I always as a consumer get the domains separate from hosting companies. I myself prefer godaddy for domains.

[~ServerPoint~]

I think that we have to get some confirmation before we say any word about. That might be not true at all ;)

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

As FDCHost said do not host with your domain registrar. I use several domain registrars and all of them offer hosting, but I never host my sites with them.

[~ServerPoint~]

Web hosting company can play two roles as domain name registar and as web hoster. Just make sure that your data is used for the domain name registartion.