Despite all the people who said it was not available I finally found a company that was offering free reseller plans. Has anyone tried out http://www.lypha.com ? They are providing 50mb, 2gb transfer, cpanel/whm, mysql, email, etc for FREE! :eek: (yes $0, zilch, nada)

I signed up a few days ago, got my account details, support seems good (replies being answered within 24 hours), their servers appear to trace to the ServInt NOC which I've heard is a top notch dedicated provider... I will provide more reviews later on, atm just enjoying my free plan ;)

Only con is the free plan only allows 1 hostable domain, meaning I can only host myself and someone else :(

atm I am in happy land :D :) :) :cool: :stickout:

hmm, interesting. how do they make money? Will they be around for long?

Well you have to pay the $1 setup for the free account and ou can resell a whopping 2 domains or is that 1 domain + your domain?

At whatever rate, you're right free is free is free is auhhh what you pay for:D

Be sure to hit us back and let us know if you are still happy down the road or how long it takes for you to have the need to upgrade.

Good Luck!

will do :)

Once again, the phrase "you get what you pay for" comes to mind...

Good luck with your reseller account though.

wow

Can someone explain this:

* Free Plan available! No Cost to Startup!
Setup Fee $1

So is it a no cost to startup? or a setup fee of $1 ?


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i'm confused :confused:

be carefull man.
but anyway this is a very good way to get clients in the door but could realy fill up the server VERY fast.
but good luck

Yes, good luck!

They either stole content from several places or they're affiliated with imhosted.com

"Lypha is a division of SecureGuards Inc, a company founded in 1998 which manages several web companies. ".. I think that says it all.. They are affiliated with imhosted.com since both of their signup pages goes to that domain. :eek:

LMAO. 50MB of space and 2GB of bandwidth?

:eek: This seems to be very interesting & nice.
Onething is pushing me to ask; Is this company supports: Unix and Windows? :confused:

Why is everyone so sceptical about 'free reseller' accounts?
We offer 'free reseller' accounts to genuine businesses/individuals who will resell our services.
The way I see, it is that if the 'reseller' is going to bring business to us, then offering them 'free' hosting is a good decision. More like a partnership than the ‘reseller’ scamming something from us for nothing.

Why is everyone so sceptical about 'free reseller' accounts?


50 megs is hardly much of a reseller account, though. Small shared account, maybe.

But still enough to wonder how long the company can survive giving away such accounts.

At the end of the day if people want easy money they should stick to lottery tickets.

Good luck. I'll be interested to see a review from you a few months down the road!

I don't really understand the benefit for the reseller then ...

Nice find BUT, would you really want to resell and support a client on a free host ? no way, check this thread next month when the host is gone ;)

Sorry Matt but I don't think that they will gone...
Giving a free reseller starter plan is a very clever marketing technique... It's less expensive than banners, newsletters... etc. and who starts with a free plan can always upgrade to a more serious plan...
Personally, I decided to try their free plan and, if they give me a good service, I'll upgrade to the paid ones.

They will attract a lot of customers, and most of them will pay for an upgrade when their business starts to grow...

I didnt look at the site, or realise this was what they were doing.. indeed it seems to be a nice marketing tool - I didnt know about the paid upgrades etc.. :)

Sounds like a pretty good idea once I looked in to it! If they have good service/uptime then the person who signs up for free will surely want to start paying when their very small host of their own site and a customers site grows to 2 customers then 3 etc...

I signed up with Lypha a couple of hours ago. I'll be back in a month with a review.

I didn't get the free reseller plan...I'm not a reseller #1, and #2 the 50MB of space isn't enough for my magazine to grow by much, so while it was tempting, I opted to shell out the $8.95 per month for their "Standard" regular hosting package. I really didn't want to go that high to begin with, since my magazine is a one-person operation (me) and is a baby, but the features of the $8.95 package are fantastic.

With my package, I got a month free. And, in this case, a free month really DOES mean a free month. They are not going to charge the CC until December 19th. The billing part of the order form said this, and I saved the whole page to my hard drive for safekeeping. This is what got me. I don't want to be charged for a "free month" and have to go through the refund process, and all of that, if I decide not to stay with the company.

Their website says it'll take 6 hours to setup accounts. The order confirmation email I got said 24 hours. Either way, I'm cool. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

I really don't understand what they do with $1. Is it possible they want only credit card number? ;)

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I really don't understand what they do with $1. Is it possible they want only credit card number? ;)

Naaaa...! :spiny:

Originally posted by ghost
I really don't understand what they do with $1. Is it possible they want only credit card number? ;)

They said they charged the $1 because it's one of the ways they verify the validity of the credit card.

This is not a new concept. PayPal does (or used to) do the same thing. They would deposit a few cents into your bank account and you would have to wait until it showed up and then tell PayPal the amount they deposited. This is how they verified that you had an active bank account.

The methods differ, but the principle is the same.

Lypha's website said account setup took 6 hours. The confirmation email they immediately sent me said I'd have my account info within 24 hours. I signed up at 4:52pm EST yesterday...

At first I was annoyed that after I gave all that info, they snuck in an additional 18 hour grace period for themselves for account setup. I don't like surprises, especially those kind. Upon seeing that discrepancy, my red flags went up...but I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. I would have preferred the 6 hour mark, but I allowed them the leeway.

As of this writing, I am on hour # 21. They have yet to send my account info to my primary or secondary email addresses.

They say they have 24 hour customer support, so I sent them a support ticket last night, after 7 hours passed, asking them how long would it really be before my account was setup and my information sent to me (it was really polite). They have NOT answered my support ticket, yet.

So, now I'm getting leery...but I'm really hoping they come thru, but if not at 4:52pm my time (approx. 2 hrs and 40 minutes from now), if I don't hear anything from them, I'm cancelling my order.

I learned my lesson from my first host (name withheld). If things aren't done correctly from the jump, then how much better do I expect them to get??

C'mon...don't let me down Lypha. You still have a window of opportunity left.

They have a interesting business concept. It will be more interesting to see if they can pull it off. It's a volume game to them now. I am anxious for these reviews!

I am HAPPY to report that Lypha did come through with my account info! With time to spare on their 24 hours, too. :)

Not only did they come through, but because of the delay, I received an additional month FREE. I will not be charged anything until January 19th, 2003!!

Hello Rxxxxxx,

Your account has been created. Furthermore, I have modified the invoice to show only $1 setup charge, instead of $8.95. Furthermore, due to the delay you will be receiving an additional free month, thus you will have 2 months free. The next renewal date is 19/01/2003.

Regards,
Tom
Lypha Networks

Off to do my thing...but I'll be back in 2 months with a review (sooner if I need to).

-Evolved


:stickout: :D :D

Originally posted by evolved


They said they charged the $1 because it's one of the ways they verify the validity of the credit card.

This is not a new concept. PayPal does (or used to) do the same thing. They would deposit a few cents into your bank account and you would have to wait until it showed up and then tell PayPal the amount they deposited. This is how they verified that you had an active bank account.

The methods differ, but the principle is the same.

So I am changing my question, Why do they need to verify credit cards? Free means free, don't need credit card for free. Wrong??? :confused:

Originally posted by ghost


So I am changing my question, Why do they need to verify credit cards? Free means free, don't need credit card for free. Wrong??? :confused:

I don't know, why don't you send them an email and ask them? They have American and Australian offices with phone numbers. If it's bothering you that much, go find out for yourself.

Technically, you are correct, it's not free if it's costing a buck...but we're only talking about a dollar. Yes, they should change their wording, but it's not that big a deal...they DID disclose what they were doing, so I'm cool. I read the explanation and I didn't have a problem with it, and apparently neither do the others that sign up (whether or not they post here).

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If you don't like it, then don't do business with them, it's as simple as that. Otherwise, drop 'em a note or give 'em a call or fax, and find out for yourself. If you don't want to do that, then be quiet. Let the folks who put their money where their mouths are be the ones to complain, okay?

It's not my intention to offend you, and I'm sorry if I did, but you annoyed me.

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I don't know, why don't you send them an email and ask them? They have American and Australian offices with phone numbers. If it's bothering you that much, go find out for yourself.

Technically, you are correct, it's not free if it's costing a buck...but we're only talking about a dollar. Yes, they should change their wording, but it's not that big a deal...they DID disclose what they were doing, so I'm cool. I read the explanation and I didn't have a problem with it, and apparently neither do the others that sign up (whether or not they post here).

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If you don't like it, then don't do business with them, it's as simple as that. Otherwise, drop 'em a note or give 'em a call or fax, and find out for yourself. If you don't want to do that, then be quiet. Let the folks who put their money where their mouths are be the ones to complain, okay?

It's not my intention to offend you, and I'm sorry if I did, but you annoyed me.

CALM DOWN!!!!!

I am not attacking you, and don't ask just only you. I try to understand their style. I am not interesting in only a dollar, I am interesting in the happening when the credit cards stollen.

Since now please read all the posts carrefully, and DO NOT BE RUDE :angry: :angry: :angry:

Originally posted by ghost


CALM DOWN!!!!! .......

....... and DO NOT BE RUDE :angry: :angry: :angry:

:D :rolleyes: :cool: :confused: :bawling: :bawling:

If you think about it that 1 dollar charge allows them to verfiy more than just a valid credit card. But validating that credit card is rather important as it allows them alot of access to what they need.

By Validating your credit card they know that you can in the future pay for larger plans, thus confirming that you are an actual profitable investment for the free hosting. They can also see a few things(which these are just assumptions) credit history(good or bad) age possibly and such to see if you are indeed a worth while investment with thier free plan. Or yoiu could look at the 1 dollar charge as a way that they can get some money to support this free hosting in some way or another.

I signed up with them yesterday at 10am, and got their auto responder saying that I will be up and running in 24 hours. Well, it has now been 30 hours... This is not making me think good things here. In fact I am a tad irked... If I do not hear anything by tomorrow, I will be calling my credit card company. Grrrr

Another reason for the $1 charge could be to keep away the majority of warez kids looking for free hosting..

Good point Kevin

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Originally posted by Eclypse
I signed up with them yesterday at 10am, and got their auto responder saying that I will be up and running in 24 hours. Well, it has now been 30 hours... This is not making me think good things here. In fact I am a tad irked... If I do not hear anything by tomorrow, I will be calling my credit card company. Grrrr

I know how you feel. They got my account info to me with only an hour to spare on the 24 hours...talk about the nick of time, LOL. You should get some kind of compensation for the delay...maybe a free month--that's what I got.

They are probably overloaded right about now. You could try (if you already haven't) going to the website and sending a polite but business-minded support ticket...or two. That's what I did. I didn't get an answer, but I think the fact that I was monitoring them made them work to get my account setup in time.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Hope things work out for you, soon.

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Are you guys going to whip it out now, and see who can whiz farther? Grow up, damn.

OK, it has been 56 hours, I have sent them 5 e-mails, the last 2 were not so nice, but completely professional. I am now sending them my 6th telling them to cancel my order completely. They came back with that weak form letter saying that they got swamped in the past couple of weeks, and they would offer me another free month... on top of what, the free service they were going to give me? These people are a BIG avoid on my list, and I will make sure everyone who asks me, knows that.

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Now, as for Lypha. I already told them to cancel my order. You're better than me, because I wouldn't have waited 56 hours before cancelling. I cancelled mostly because they've not answered any of my support tickets (except for one) in the 3 days I've been with them. They can keep the dang dollar for all I care. And hey, at least you did get a message from them, no matter how sorry it was. I ain't got sh** from 'em. And at this point, there is NOTHING they can do to keep my business. NADA.

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i cant believe people are complaining over this service . It costs a freaking dollar . As far as setup time goes , I would consider myself lucky if it was setup in 72 hours . And Eclypse , You payed them a dollar , what do you expect . You're going to bad mouth a business because they got busy because of this wht announcement . Im sure they rather have people like yourself avoid them , you're more trouble then what it is worth .

Greetings!

Hmmm... this is just my opinion. I may be wrong. I hope someone from that hosting provider comes down here.

At any rate, here is my observation:

1. They get the one-dollar to verify that you are a valid credit-card holder and that there is a chance that you will order their standard reseller plan later.

2. After a number of days you found out that support is not that great. So you think you cancel your account. It is ok for you since it is only one dollar. What the heck...

3. But, here is the question, what if there are a thousand or more people who had actually undergone the same experience? Then, they get a thousand dollar or more? Sounds like a scam, but I could be wrong.

Take care you guys!

:)

EDIT: Something to really look into and beware I guess.

Originally posted by case
i cant believe people are complaining over this service . It costs a freaking dollar . As far as setup time goes , I would consider myself lucky if it was setup in 72 hours . And Eclypse , You payed them a dollar , what do you expect . You're going to bad mouth a business because they got busy because of this wht announcement . Im sure they rather have people like yourself avoid them , you're more trouble then what it is worth .

Case,

You're mistaken. The hosting does not cost $1. The hosting plan I signed up for cost $9 a month.

Lypha has a promo running giving the first month free on shared plans. In reality, they're charging $1...they say it's to verify the credit card (even though the billing company they use does that). The result is that the first month isn't really free, it costs a buck (the promo).

But, at any rate, the FACT remains that after the first month, your plan's REGULAR monthly rate kicks in.

It's not uncommon for web hosts to run promotions of this type to lure new customers. So, you have to admit that there was nothing unusual about this offer (with the exception of them not wording the $1 charge correctly).

So, please, refrain from insulting others due to your own ignorance. It would have taken you just 5 minutes to go to Lypha's website to find out the facts for yourself. But, instead of doing that and knowing what you were talking about, you decided to insult us...and in the process, you have to now remove your foot from your mouth.

Again, the hosting packages are not "just" $1. It was a marketing ploy. Now...how does shoe polish taste?

Evolved... you are a very special human being. That is for sure.

Case, ha, give me a break. The fact is, they are supposed to be offering a sevice to their customers. If you had not noticed, Evolved here did pay for one of their normal accounts, and got nothing. Basically they bit off more than they can chew, and now they are screwing themselves, and anyone that wastes their time with them.

The word service implies that you will be getting... dun dun dun... service. This company has not provided any. I would not have cared if it took them several days to set it up, but they are not even answering their e-mails. They are not communicating with their customers. This... this is bad.

I did not pay them a dollar, and if they attempt to take that dollar out of my account, they will have a lot of bull to deal with comming directly from me. It is not the amount of money, but the fact that they broke their agreement with me when they did not provide the service they claimed to be able to provide.

I am going to share my experiences with anyone that asks because they DESERVE TO KNOW! I am not bad mouthing anyone, or anything, but rather I am stating facts that when revealed to any consumer would sway them away from wasting their money on a service with no customer service.

I also am sure that they would prefer to have people like me, people that know when a service is offered, it should be provided cleanly, and crisply. It should work as promised, and if it doesn't, it should be repaired or replaced. That is how the real world of business works... if you want to have repeat customers.

Go back into your hole you little troll.

Originally posted by Eclypse
Evolved... you are a very special human being. That is for sure.


Eclypse--

I am a very special person because I am beautifully and wonderfully made by my Creator. I know you were trying to be sarcastic, but you have no power here, dear. :)

I have had an account at lypha for awhile now and all I can say is that their support is great and their network is sooooo fast!!! :D It has been slow over the previous few days (they might be getting too many signups perhaps?) One thing I also like about lypha is VALUE ;) :D :)

all these complainers are competitors. All i can say is DISGRACE to you!!!

Thank you for getting back on the thread hosthero. I could be wrong then... but, it is time will tell. At any rate, that was just my opinion.

Good luck!

:)

Originally posted by evolved
Again, the hosting packages are not "just" $1. It was a marketing ploy. Now...how does shoe polish taste?

A-ha! That explains everything. They want to push their new free clients to get upper package. After that maybe we can give them a chance. And one more thing 'evolved' are you one of the client of them? :) If so, how is their service before they offer free account and after?

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Originally posted by ghost


A-ha! That explains everything. They want to push their new free clients to get upper package. After that maybe we can give them a chance. And one more thing 'evolved' are you one of the client of them? :) If so, how is their service before they offer free account and after?

No, I wasn't a client before this free mini-hosting plan. I didn't even sign up for their free plan! I signed up for a regular one they had. The first month "free" for regular plans was a promo. I think that people who are paying should get first dibs on customer service. They can't have my $9 a month and ignore me, too. There aren't enough free months to make up for that.

Oh..and to explain what I said about being beautifully and wonderfully made...I said that because God created me in his image (as he did everyone), and we ALL are beautifully and wonderfully made. Some of us just don't know it. I wasn't referring to outward, physical beauty (although I am really cute, LOL).

Well, we've corrupted this thread enough. I don't come to WHT enough to know that thread corruptions are not appreciated. I probably won't come back after this, though. I'm sticking with the big guns in hosting even if I have to pay more. I'll probably sign up with Hostway or NTT/Verio.

Another reason is that people take themselves too seriously around here...Must be the overabundance of testosterone, because I know there's many more men here than women, LOL.

Peace.

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i think the reason why they charge the $1 setup fee is to verify that you are not some hacker or spammer. For example; imagine if they let any person join? Imagine the havoc that person could cause to their system... This is why I think they need to charge that $1 setup fee to MAKE sure you are the person you claim to be because when you do something illegal from their account they can track who it was and provide that information to the proper authority ;)

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hehe evolved which hosting company do you work for?

Ghost and Evolved you are both as bad as eachother. BOTH OF YOU take your petty and pathetic fights elsewhere. It's unwelcome and just childish, if you feel the need to act in that way towards eachother then use PRIVATE messaging. :angry:

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best of luck with your free 1 dollar plans.

Opps, that is an oxymoron.

Kind of like saying you will be offering your end-users a quality service.

(uptime, datacenter, server specs, and most importantly customer service not even addressed in this topic)

Have fun! Eat lots of Asprin. I hope you like hate mail from your clients!

Regards,

Has anyone actually managed to sign up and set up a free account?

Anf Wolfy, are you representing Lypha and if yes I would like to talk to you!

Thanks!

Giving away free reseller accounts or hosting accounts is necessary for the industry to grow.

If anyones thinks there is no such thing as a free lunch then consider this : Millions of people all over the world have lost their investments in the info tech sector companies after the stock market crash. And their loss is not limited to a few hundred $s (which is enough to get a years hosting) The loss is tremendous and some have even lost their homes and business. Not to forget ofcourse the millions of people who have lost their jobs and are today looking for any kind of job to make a living.

No doubt the promoters and management of large and small companies ( who held controling stakes in them) have also lost a lot of money. But most of their investments came from the market and financial institutions and angel investors. Their loss is not as personal as the loss of the average worker or the common investor in the stock market. Sure maybe they cannot afford anymore a luxury yatch or a private jet but they can afford to offer free resseller accounts and hosting accounts to the general public.

Who knows what the future holds for the info tech industry. Unless there is encouragement for everyone then we are not realising its potential.

(Myself and my family have lost about quarter of a million $ in the stock market crash)

Originally posted by RajanUrs


(Myself and my family have lost about quarter of a million $ in the stock market crash)
who cares ?

You should be thankful you had $250,000 to put in!

Giving away free reseller accounts or hosting accounts is necessary for the industry to grow.

I am sorry, but that is the biggest load of bull **** I have ever heard. It is companies that offer services such as this that are degrading the whole hosting industry. People get sucked into these scams by companies who cann't pay their bills only to move onto the next hosting company and get screwed again.

Sure maybe they cannot afford anymore a luxury yatch or a private jet but they can afford to offer free resseller accounts and hosting accounts to the general public.

I hardly believe the CEOs and executives of Enron and WorldCom are going to be setting up cheap hosting companies and offering free reseller accounts.

the business model behind offering free small reseller accounts that have to be upgraded is clearly viable. anyone who cant see that is, imho, not a very good business person.

whether the company in question is executing the strategy correctly and fairly or not is a separate question, however the business model itself does not dictate that the whole thing has to be a fraud.

I never said it should be no-revenue free hosting / reseller offering. Imagine if you are getting 500 new members every month surely some one would pay to advertise on the pages. Hotmail was the first to offer free email and it was followed by all other email providers. The secret to its success was a large user base and an ad revenue driven business model. In my opinion this is the method that is going to drive the ecommerce in the future- especially for small and medium traders and manufacturers. And it is an excellent brand building medium.

Originally posted by universal2001
hehe evolved which hosting company do you work for?

I don't work for a hosting company. I just have a small e-zine that I was looking for a host for, that's all.

Originally posted by stephenM
Ghost and Evolved you are both as bad as eachother. BOTH OF YOU take your petty and pathetic fights elsewhere. It's unwelcome and just childish, if you feel the need to act in that way towards eachother then use PRIVATE messaging. :angry:

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You lack reading comprehension skills. And do you REALLY think that your being angry would stop me from exercising my First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech? Get real. This is a public message board, and while I apologize for my part in corrupting the thread, I will NOT apologize for standing up to myself and replying to someone who CAME AT ME THE WRONG WAY.

I didn't hurl the insults first, Ghost did. But, none of you told him to chill out! Why did all of you decide to take offense AFTER I started hitting back? Ask yourself that. If you'll go back and actually READ what I wrote, you will see that I tried to STOP the tit-for-tat that was going on, but that Ghost didn't know how to give it a rest! And I'm not ever going to stay silent while someone is hurling insults at me and attacks me. Forget it.

If you will read back to one of my last posts, that wasn't deleted, you will see that I told Ghost that that our "conversation" was now OVER because we had been off topic for too long and that I was not aware that thread corruption was a serious no-no here at WHT.

I am not a regular to WHT, and I very RARELY even come to this website. So, it's not a stretch to believe that I didn't know thread corruptions were hated. I am a regular member of other online communites, and thread corruptions are no big deal...EVERYBODY does it.

It's really just depends on the website. However, when I realized that here at WHT thread corruptions were as bad as murdering somebody in cold blood (from the outrage exhibited by other members), I STOPPED. You all need to get in Ghost's face, and not mine, because I TRIED to stop this whole thing, but he didn't know how to let go.

TO THE MODERATOR:

It's one thing to delete the posts that were off topic. I don't care, and you WERE right in doing so, actually.

However, I don't think it was right for you to call what I wrote (Ghost can speak for himself if he wants to) GARBAGE.

It WAS off-topic and wrong. But, I take offense to having it called garbage. You could have just said that a lot of inappropriate...or even dumb...stuff was taken to the trash.

I am not garbage. What I write is not garbage just because you don't like it or it is off topic.

Little spiteful and mean comments, like what you wrote, is what causes disputes and arguments in the FIRST PLACE. If you had just done your job and not said ANYTHING about posts being "garbage", then I wouldn't be doing another freaking thread corruption to tell you I didn't appreciate what you said.

evolved honey, you are forgetting that you used the word "motha****a" towards another member of this board, but anyway. We don't want your petty fights, Chicken is right. It IS garbage. You have made yourself look like a complete prick because you responded to ghost. You need to just ignore people like that, if ghost offends you in any way then just ignore him. If you feel the need to get into a fight with him do it via PM, NOT here. Then you have the nerve to repremand Chicken, pathetic. :rolleyes: :angry:

I am not a regular to WHT, and I very RARELY even come to this website.

Judging on this performance, let's keep it that way eh?

Well I hate keep it alive....

Everybody is right. No one is wrong. Lets call it quits. I noticed my first post was "last edited by chicken"

But I didn't see any mods to my post.

Yep, I'm going off topic.

Well if that doesn't end the battle folks.

Please delete.

Regards,

I signed up on 12-7 and still have not heard anything from the company. They haven't charged me the $1 yet though.

Can someone tell me what the Free ($1 one time fee) plan is about? Does it mean you can an unlimited number of accounts based off your domain name (with each account having 50mb and 2gb bandwidth), and kind of have your own webhosting "business"? Or is it something else?

Registered recently, and received an email asked me to fax a form with my CC card number and my signature before signing me up. I just wonder... it is just $1, why have to go through all these troubles. I just forget it, and hope they won't bill me $1000 in future...

No one is talking about the OTHER packages offered by them..
(http://www.lypha.com/large_reseller.shtml). USD 120 Per Year gives you 1Gb/25Gb with WHM and CPanel + unlimited everything. Now that is probably one of the best deals i've seen for a long time...

I've taken the step and faxed them the said application form (18h00 GMT). I'll see now what happens next. I don't think they'll allow multiple accts per ppl or it would be too easy.

Wish me good luck guys!!!! I hope this is No Scam..

BTW, the fax ID is K7FAX.

This thread is ancient :o

netneurones,

i have had business dealings (not hosting) with one of the principals of the comany and he has paid me for work done honestly and on time.

that does speak for their integrity.

cheers,
paul

Nothing till today!!! 20.12.2002!!!!

No. You cannot have unlimited domains in the $1 plan. You are allowed only two accounts [yours + an additional]

The one $ probably is to discourage people from signing up multiple accounts and not use them cos they are too lazy to host any website but will sign up anyway cos it is free.

The credit card verification will be mostly for age check....to prevent underaged persons from signing up [who probably will not be greatly interested in the offer anyway for any serious purpose] I know of a auctions provider who also requires cc verification before posting a free auction item. Even to bid on an item one needs a cc verification. [Most cc companies do a lot of screening of the holders so it is one way of ensuriing they are genuine]


Originally posted by mscdex
Can someone tell me what the Free ($1 one time fee) plan is about? Does it mean you can an unlimited number of accounts based off your domain name (with each account having 50mb and 2gb bandwidth), and kind of have your own webhosting "business"? Or is it something else?

the reason they charge the dollar is to make sure that the person in question actually has the cc. they obviously need a certain percentage of people to upgrade and if the person doesnt have a cc, they wont upgrade, now will they =]

Hi, I am pretty new here but I am trying to find someone with a real success story about signing up with the $1 host...

Nothing at 22.12.2002

Yea, any news on this?

Nothing at 23.12.2002...
I'll check my CC just to see if there is any problem

Something sounds wrong here.. You never get anything for free... Only reason I say that, the host has to buy IP address, even if they get 100's free, they still buy them at a base price, soemthing tells me its not free...

Send a mail to them... Still nothing...

seriously though... it may be called a reseller, but you can get a shared virtual with much more space and everything these days for very cheap... and everyone wasting the time to spend one dollar could probably find a just as reliable host (or way better even as for support) for 25 bucks a year... and then you could use addon domains and things...

just my .02 but i am rambling

any news from this host?

:rolleyes:

no news....

Well, I'm looking for reseller packages for a while now. I will not use this account for my clients (too small), but I think it's interesting to sign up for it, so I can get an idea of WHM an CPanel, the configuration etc. It's free, so I've nothing to lose.

are we talking about imhosted ..............lol
just have a look at the network page: http://www.lypha.com/network.shtml

click on the vitual tour down the bottom of the screen

or simply check: http://www.lypha.com/facility_qtvr_cabinet.shtml

and READ the Title of the page:

"ImHosted Data Facility QTVR Tour"..................LOL


stay away from IMHOSTED :P

They haven't debited my CC until now... Hope they don't do it at anytime in this case.... If ever they do it w/o my consent... I'll let everyone know.

Originally posted by Miko
are we talking about imhosted ..............lol
just have a look at the network page: http://www.lypha.com/network.shtml

click on the vitual tour down the bottom of the screen

or simply check: http://www.lypha.com/facility_qtvr_cabinet.shtml

and READ the Title of the page:

"ImHosted Data Facility QTVR Tour"..................LOL
..........

Nope they've updated the info. That proves they are watching this forum, and they are aware of these posts.

From their offer page, I gather they want ppl to try it out b4 upgrading. But it simply does not make sense to not respond to e-mails etc. Those signing up with them better expect slow response services, and in a crisis, you're gonna have angry customers wanting answers.....trouble is what I see. Definitely stay away from this one. Especially so, for resellers.

I really like the way Lypha Networks was set up so I purchase a reseller account, it never got activated, I have sent 45 emails to every possible email on the site, and no one has reply. Do you have any way of contacting Lypha Networks. Do you know if other people are having the same problem?

I really like the way Lypha Networks was set up so I purchase a reseller account, it never got activated, I have sent 45 emails to every possible email on the site, and no one has reply. Do you have any way of contacting Lypha Networks. Do you know if other people are having the same problem?

Originally posted by d1source
I really like the way Lypha Networks was set up so I purchase a reseller account, it never got activated, I have sent 45 emails to every possible email on the site, and no one has reply. Do you have any way of contacting Lypha Networks. Do you know if other people are having the same problem? :angry: :bawling: :confused:

Originally posted by d1source
I really like the way Lypha Networks was set up so I purchase a reseller account, it never got activated, I have sent 45 emails to every possible email on the site, and no one has reply. Do you have any way of contacting Lypha Networks. Do you know if other people are having the same problem?

That sounds really bad.

Call up your cc co. and get the charges cancelled.

Originally posted by d1source
I really like the way Lypha Networks was set up so I purchase a reseller account, it never got activated, I have sent 45 emails to every possible email on the site, and no one has reply. Do you have any way of contacting Lypha Networks. Do you know if other people are having the same problem?

So you like a non responsive host? Ill tell you what, I can give you an account on my servers with the agreement you will never talk to support. (me)

and ill beat their price

:emlaugh:

Originally posted by UH-Matt
I didnt look at the site, or realise this was what they were doing.. indeed it seems to be a nice marketing tool - I didnt know about the paid upgrades etc.. :)


It should be obvious they are just teasing people who want to get their feet in the door.

If you take that plan it more likely than not that you will need a larger (paid) plan quick . . . like your first customer. Plus you can only add one acount. :dgrin:

wow - 50 whole megs! lol
Guess u can split those up into 10accounts and offer it to AOL users.

Just kidding.

or better - the reason they charge the dollar is to make sure that the person in question was actually smart enough to steal a credit card.
lol

Just kidding.
Originally posted by rusko
the reason they charge the dollar is to make sure that the person in question actually has the cc. they obviously need a certain percentage of people to upgrade and if the person doesnt have a cc, they wont upgrade, now will they =]

Please tell me the update news about this company ?
Today is Apr 05 2003
:)

wow, what a great way to get more customers
only $1 setup fee!
unlike geocities and angelfire free hosts, they require you to pay the $1 setup fee rofl, anyways, eventually the customer will probably decide to pay for the hosting and expand, and since they paid $1 with a credit card or whatever, they probably will be able to pay a $7 or something monthly fee, which wouldnt be a problem, overall, i think its just a great way of getting new customers

anybody got a spare dollar? I wanna try this :D

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I'd like to keep this thread open, as the results of this experiment could be useful to others. However, if spam/flames continue I will close it.

I signed up .. last month..... and never heard anything from them at all.... opened a ticket 3 times... to no avail.. so I just give up...

I signed up months ago and never got anything back.. I wonder whatever happeneds to my dollar lol

Eeeekkk....this thread is back again!

PCAdmin, did they actually charge the card? (not that I would recommend this since it is only a dollar) If they did, just call your cc company. Most will just wright it off instead of actually disputing it. Why spend hundreds of dollars to fight $1.

If anything, let this thread become a lesson...always check out every aspect of a host before signing up with them. Better to spend some time researching that trying to get your money back later.

lol.. check out the affiliate program.. they pay you $1 for getting a $1 reseller account signup.

So thats what your $1 is for ;)

I signed up 2 months agoand never heard a word...opened 4-5 support tickets and nothing! No emails no account nothing...

If it sounds too good to be true, it IS! ;)

I lost a dollar too.

:-) Happy I am now a life member of Lost-A-Dollar-To-Lypha club.

is such a thing for real heheheh free?

This is nice, free 50mb of space and 2gigs :) All for free. i like it thanks.

So.. its march 2004, I hear webhost companies usually suck the first year or so. Does anyone have anything concrete against lypha in the past 3 months? Problems with credit card charging? Bad service, etc?

I hear webhost companies usually suck the first year or so.

Whatever gave you that impression?

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=197841&highlight=lypha

There is a bit of info
Do a search and you can find even more :)
Search for lypha

hmm is there a snag?

Originally posted by stephenM
Whatever gave you that impression?

Well, thats what i've picked up. Seems like cheap web hosting goes through some kind of curve, where they offer more than they can deliver and then, once they get swamped and the word gets out, things get calmer for them and they start offering a decent service.

cheers

argh, could you not have started a new thread to ask about this company? i just read 3 pages before realising this was started in 2002 :\

tomwoods, please start a new thread as suggested by Loon ;)

Thanks.