tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post272624530918898789..comments2023-08-01T13:38:49.728+02:00Comments on Insights and Rants: About the Endurance International Group (EIG)Donn Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07954994300802439618noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-52984338173117038092015-10-07T10:52:32.318+02:002015-10-07T10:52:32.318+02:00@Paula My mistake. They were bought out in Novembe...@Paula My mistake. They were bought out in November 2014<br />http://www.thewhir.com/blog/endurance-international-group-acquires-arvixe-look-numbers<br /><br />There goes the neighbourhood.Donn Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954994300802439618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-4958254412019309442015-10-06T15:33:06.034+02:002015-10-06T15:33:06.034+02:00@Paula This is no entirely true. They have not bee...@Paula This is no entirely true. They have not been bought out, but see this review (published recently by PC magazine) that provides a bit more insight.<br />http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2462052,00.asp<br /><br />Yes, they have had problems. No, none of my 3 sites have been broken, and they are all very different. There have been some outages though, but nothing major that I'm aware of.<br /><br />I don't use their building tools, only their control panel.<br /><br />I hope you find something that suits your needs. Please post another comment when you find a hosting service that works for you.Donn Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954994300802439618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-90075801279527710842015-10-06T05:58:59.342+02:002015-10-06T05:58:59.342+02:00don't go with Arvixe. they are now EIG and my ...don't go with Arvixe. they are now EIG and my site has stopped functioning. they don't respond to support, they disconnect the chat after you've waited hours. I paid for two years and I haven't even been there six months and sites been unreachable three times. I'm looking for new hosting service. (Plus their building tools are so limited its taken months to get the site the way I wanted it instead of days.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999093310065726677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-61729947246545321392015-03-04T06:01:36.560+02:002015-03-04T06:01:36.560+02:00Unfortunately this list continues to grow, but I j...Unfortunately this list continues to grow, but I just wanted to point out to all you lucky readers, the BBB is just as big a hustle as EIG. <br /><br />They are not a civic organization. I had a complaint filed against me by a former employee posing as a customer and was told by the BBB that if I were an accredited business with them that it would not negatively effect my rating. You have to pay for accreditation BTW. <br /><br />If you see and A or A+ rating from a company, they paid to be there. Don't trust the BBB. <br /><br />Take a look at how many EIG complaints there are and how many were "resolved" by the BBB just saying that EIG tried, so you lose.<br /><br />I joined a host (iPage) before the acquisition and tried to leave when it was acquired and was given the runaround for over a year on their ANYTIME refund. I finally posted an article to their facebook page after the BBB said I was out of luck, for the second time, and was granted my refund in less than 24 hours. Want to hit them where it hurts, tell everyone you can how badly they have effected your life or business on THEIR sites, their turf. Post repeatedly to their wall or twitter. Inform the others as often as you can. That's the only way to hurt them, is to make their true presence known to the people who are looking for them.philzy127https://www.blogger.com/profile/02430559435381525521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-76269976469910297712014-11-18T20:40:13.761+02:002014-11-18T20:40:13.761+02:00Ok, this explains why after 6 years of being a hap...Ok, this explains why after 6 years of being a happy HostGator customer they have now become totally incompetent, the support is now terrible with wait times higher than 1 hour, their tech support is useless and rude, and tickets take forever to process if at all, and after the migration my server is so slow all my reseller clients are complaining! I am leaving HostGator, this is totally unacceptable. This EIG company is the worst. They have taken the best hosting provider and turned the company into a sham! Horrible!!corkkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765506698165613800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-81162536312563300562013-07-16T15:04:56.671+02:002013-07-16T15:04:56.671+02:00Sorry to say but I believe Hostgator have now gone...Sorry to say but I believe Hostgator have now gone the way of all the others. I've just been "migrated" which had caused outage and now slowed responses and page loads. Thanks for the list of EIG sites to avoid - I'll have to keep check of the growing list.Fred Morganhttp://www.seoexploration.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-29817252072753047742013-06-26T21:36:47.655+02:002013-06-26T21:36:47.655+02:00It's with a big sadness that I learned that Ho...It's with a big sadness that I learned that Hostgator was acquired too. Now let's so if HG will beat the world records in terms of user frustration.<br /><br />I moved to site5, I hope that site5 won't be sold as well.Nabilhttp://www.kadimi.com/en/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-67456403808839318132012-12-21T03:53:27.398+02:002012-12-21T03:53:27.398+02:00Add the following to any EIG acquired host domain:...Add the following to any EIG acquired host domain:<br />/legal_useragreement.bml#cancel-policyPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-33743666142664398732012-10-21T03:11:41.986+02:002012-10-21T03:11:41.986+02:00ADD HOSTLAKER.COMADD HOSTLAKER.COMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283932796958684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-48162509581202400202012-09-24T23:22:09.945+02:002012-09-24T23:22:09.945+02:00Don't Worry. Host Gator is big and successful ...Don't Worry. Host Gator is big and successful enough to leave alone for now. Interestingly enough EIG has gobbled up Dotster, and Domain.com... Homestead is next on the chopping block as it was recently aquired from intuit.<br /><br />As of right now, their market share now exceeds that of GoDaddy. To top it off.. Do you think that they care if they lose a couple customers here and there? They just end up switching to another property that EIG owns anyway, so no skin off their back.<br /><br />Hosting companies beware! This monster is now backed by Goldman Sachs, and is not showing any signs of slowing down. They wont stop till they have swallowed up all of the competition. (Because that is the only way they can come out on top)Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333516871404395582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-77550432394753541272012-07-03T18:48:26.321+02:002012-07-03T18:48:26.321+02:00We are hoping same trust and quality by EIG for Ho...We are hoping same trust and quality by EIG for Hostgator.Sanjeev Tomarhttp://www.esarkarinaukri.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-5172775670897474452012-07-01T13:06:15.224+02:002012-07-01T13:06:15.224+02:00I'm still very happy with Arvixe. I had some t...I'm still very happy with Arvixe. I had some technical issues with Fishwisepro.com, and we moved it from personal hosting to their business hosting server. The transition was painless and the site is working well. It requires more RAM than most personal sites, which is why the move was necessary. They credited us for the personal hosting, and were very helpful.Donn Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954994300802439618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-70945284316052127012012-06-30T20:30:35.429+02:002012-06-30T20:30:35.429+02:00Reading all the above comments I'm deparate to...Reading all the above comments I'm deparate to move my sites from Hostgator to a VPS soon. I don't want to take chances. I don't want to hear sorry after they crewup the whole siteSreejeshhttp://techgyo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-1090181539026844992011-07-17T01:23:35.263+02:002011-07-17T01:23:35.263+02:00Every webhost I move to seems to be bought out by ...Every webhost I move to seems to be bought out by EIG. you should update this post, or post a followup, there have been more sites that have been acquired, and forced to use their proprietary platform. <br /><br />Fatcow, ipage, netfirms are 3 companies I transferred OUT of because of this acquisition. avoid EIG. <br /><br />stick with dreamhost, I doubt they'll sell outPhilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-14231546873947972512011-07-08T17:29:43.975+02:002011-07-08T17:29:43.975+02:00Was with Netfirms for over 20 years, and then thes...Was with Netfirms for over 20 years, and then these jackasses from EIG came in there with their migration crap, and screwed everything up beyond recognition.<br /><br />So rather than deal with any more stupidity, our domains were all moved out of Netfirms. The only problem was they were moved into FatCaw.<br /><br />It is at this point impossible to describe all the amazing screw-ups. Basically you get unlimited file storage, and bandwidth until you actually use it. Then you get this cute terms of service violation e-mail that basically tells you you can't upload images, videos, audios.<br /><br />What does that leave? Plain text web pages. They tell you if photo, and media files are not deleted, your account will be closed.<br /><br />So we said fine, and deleted all of the files like they asked.<br /><br />Then we decided to publish pages on each domain exposing the bait-and-switch fraud perpetrated by EIG. Guess what? They closed the account anyway.<br /><br />Not only that, we can't even get access to our domains to change the dns information. They froze them because of, wait for it, fraud and abuse. Are you ready for that?<br /><br />Have complained to the BBB and the Federal Trade Commission, but don't think they will do anything about it.<br /><br />In the mean time Netfirms may be trying to gank our domain names, they are quite good.<br /><br />EIG sucks & blows at the same time.Chrishttp://3ztv.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-76625099637539529022011-01-06T02:59:50.690+02:002011-01-06T02:59:50.690+02:00My experience with Endurance International Group h...My experience with Endurance International Group has been nothing short of criminal. They crashed my site with add on files and once I signed on the dotted line I found no less than 12 counts of wire fraud and investigated further constituting fraudulent advertising under 18 USC 1343. I approached the FBI with my factual documentation and was advised that they did not have the "resources" to prosecute this case in Charlotte, NC. They have given their tacit approval to lie and cheat their way to the top. Caveat Emptor folks, this company cares nothing for the consumer, but only the bottom line. There are over 75 EIG companies with financial support from Accel-KKR, another company without a conscience unless it relates to revenue. Avoid these folks at all cost, you will rue the day you ever trusted them and expected them into fulfill their legal obligations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-16005112012870430702010-06-23T09:51:14.202+02:002010-06-23T09:51:14.202+02:00My suggestion is Arvixe
They aren't perfect, ...My suggestion is Arvixe<br /><br />They aren't perfect, but they are pretty good. See<br /><a href="http://webhost4lifecustomers.ning.com/profiles/blogs/my-experience-of-arvixe-so-far" rel="nofollow">My Experience of Arvixe so far</a>Donn Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954994300802439618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-90422087383374619642010-06-22T20:03:28.632+02:002010-06-22T20:03:28.632+02:00This whole article is spot on. I was with Startlo...This whole article is spot on. I was with Startlogic back when it 'migrated to the new platform'. What an absolute nightmare. I was also with easycgi. I've tried probably 20 different hosting companies. Every one of them has had some glitch or other. But I've now had my accounts (my own and my clients') strung out for the past several months while EIG ate up webhost4life. A bunch of Keystone Cops. One disaster after another. I've had the top techs from each company try to help, but to no avail. I often told them 'If one more clown jumps out of the volkswagon I'll scream.' They finally persuaded me to change to a reseller account on StartLogic. That was 5 days ago, and they haven't managed to get even one website working on that new account. Their defense is that none of their tech supports knows squat about Windows servers. That's fine, don't offer Windows plans. Most companies don't. I'm still shopping for another host where I can move all my people. The first thing to do is to call the tech support number to see how long it takes to get answered and who picks up the phone - Florida or Virigina [ :) ] or the Philippines or New Delhi or Mumbai [ :( ]. Anybody have any suggestions?Julie Moffathttp://www.enternetconnections.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19298483.post-39646750226417917502010-05-11T21:39:58.432+02:002010-05-11T21:39:58.432+02:00webhost4life has gone from somewhat annoying to ut...webhost4life has gone from somewhat annoying to utterly incompetent. Avoid them at all costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com