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Thread ID: 109539 2010-05-12 06:57:00 Web Hosting NZ a scam? pantera989 (14533) Press F1
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884276 2010-05-12 06:57:00 About one month ago I signed up for web hosting from www.webhostingnz.com
yesterday when I tried to access both my sight, and the control panel for the sight nether where available. Their own website is no longer available and they are not responding to phone calls or emails.

Have I been scammed, and is anyone else using their services?
pantera989 (14533)
884277 2010-05-12 07:01:00 Is this part of the site you are referring to

www.webhostingnz.net
Ice Road Trucker (15659)
884278 2010-05-12 07:05:00 That website looks entirely different, however it's control panel demo looks just like the one that used to be on www.webhostingnz.com

This is the salutation form the email I received when I signed up.

Fast & Reliable Web Hosting
for NZ businesses

Web Hosting NZ
Email: support@webhostingnz.com
Web: http://webhostingnz.com
pantera989 (14533)
884279 2010-05-12 07:08:00 Heaps of threads about them, if you do a search in the left column. Their other brand, Aotea was on Fair Go twice over the last couple of years.

From

nzgeek.org

And this

pressf1.co.nz
Ice Road Trucker (15659)
884280 2010-05-12 07:38:00 Thanks for the links, just sent the an email to cancel my subscription with them, hopefully it gets through. pantera989 (14533)
884281 2010-05-12 07:48:00 No problem.:thumbs: Ice Road Trucker (15659)
884282 2010-05-12 12:11:00 I have been with Webhosting NZ for a couple of years now without experiencing any problems. But you are right, something is going on as I can't access anything to with my account or even get their webpage. No reply to emails either. :( DeimosNZ (15772)
884283 2010-05-12 22:35:00 I love the lack of contact details on their site. (Site!!!! not sight).

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Use one that has proper contact details next time.
pctek (84)
884284 2010-05-13 04:59:00 Well, they seem to be up and running again . :)
This is the first time they have been down in the two years or so I have been with them. But they definately are a little slack on the helpdesk side of things. :(
DeimosNZ (15772)
884285 2010-05-13 05:39:00 I love the lack of contact details on their site. (Site!!!! not sight).

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Use one that has proper contact details next time.

Thats a different company. The http://www.webhostingnz.net/ site looks to be a US site, and I don't think is related to the topic.

People who buy cheap hosting can't really complain when they have problems. Pay a decent amount and you get decent hosting.
robbyp (2751)
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