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07-21-2014, 09:28 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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DataShack Horrible Service - Stay Away :(
My previous thread on this forums was on best dedicated service providers & i got few recommendation for DataShack and i thought to try them..
I order 1 dedicate server "Dual Intel Xeon 5520" on 16 July 2014 20:01 IST with cpanel licence and they commit to deploy server in 1-2 business days but they didn't deliver server on time, I opened ticket to them on 18th july and they send me email below-
Our apologizes for the delay.
As each server is custom built, we are slightly behind on our build que.
We will have your server online as quickly as possible.
Your next invoice date will auto-reset itself when your server goes online so you are not charged for any wait time.
Thanks for your patience.
Jon
In their email they just provide IP and login details, there was no information about cpanel licence and when i asked them for cpanel licence then they said..
I apologize, You will need to install Cpanel.
You can install Cpanel with a free 15 day temporary license, and we will issue you a license as soon as possible.
Hello,
The license is installed when cPanel is install, there is no license number to give out. I will forward this to support to to verify and check that cPanel is bought for this service.
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Yes. This will be allocated first thing tomorrow morning. What IP address did you install cPanel to? You should be able to activate a trial until we provide you with a licensed key.
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DataShack is really poor in their support and service, their support staff don't know anything... service is horrible..
Its just like pay and waste your time by talking with newbies..
I am really surprise that how peoples around here recommend DataShack... DataShack provide crap support & service..
My suggestion for WHT that stay away from this company, understand value of your time & money because DataShack don't care.
They only have fake reviews on Net nothing else. Going to cancel my order OR file paypal dispute.
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07-21-2014, 10:06 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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Your experience with them has definitely been an anomaly. They are generally great at supporting customers with active services, responses are often short but still effective. You can always ask them to remove the CP license from your order, I believe buycpanel.com offers these for less per month.
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07-21-2014, 10:27 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Their current response-
They are providing refund for cpanel licence this mean they didn't order my licence yet... I always contacted you in business hours..
Datashack, I will take my full money back...
I'm sorry but we do not offer refunds. I can refund the cPanel license if you would like to obtain the licensing elsewhere or I can go ahead and procure a cPanel license for IP 63.141.246.42
I'm sorry that you were contacting us during non business hours. I cannot purchase / allocate cPanel licenses except for business days...
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07-21-2014, 12:43 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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If you have your Server active and got refund for your cPanel license then why not purchase an external license from a vendor like buycPanel?
You are just having a hard time getting your cPanel license activated, so if your Server is ready and active just purchase a license and use your Server.
I doubt you will get a refund for server as server is already build but every company have their own terms of services.
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07-21-2014, 01:09 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2014, 01:23 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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07-21-2014, 01:33 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2014, 01:40 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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This is an example of how subjective reviews can be, each client has a different experience. Another example is OVH, they're loved by many here but after it took four tickets and six days to get a faulty HDD replaced I'd never use or recommend them again.
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07-21-2014, 01:48 PM #9Disabled
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07-21-2014, 01:49 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2014, 01:51 PM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2014, 03:00 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Why isn't others understanding that its a host who had to take responsibility to deliver what client has ordered. If he had to order Cpanel manually and install then why take order from your client.
Its the host who has to take up the responsibility for the issue and not giving lame reasons like this "contacting us during non business hours".█ Crypracks.com | Premium Bare Metal Servers at Budget
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07-22-2014, 01:24 AM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yeah I am totally agree with you, They took money for monthly cpanel licence and forcing their users to use 15 days trial cpanel licence & they don't even check if Their IP is eligible for free trial licence or not...
They Promise to deliver server in 1-2 days and deliver in more than 3 days... not exact TAT and when you contact them, they send you their predefined template message reply.
Shame.
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07-29-2014, 08:54 AM #14Newbie
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I have been using Datashack for years and have had no problems.
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07-29-2014, 11:02 PM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-30-2014, 01:22 AM #16Junior Guru Wannabe
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I've been with Datashack since April 2014 and I don't have problems with them. Their support is outstanding.
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07-30-2014, 02:02 AM #17Aspiring Evangelist
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It's complicated, but I think the problem is on both sides.
- The host certainly has the responsibility to deliver what is promised.
- If there's no support during non-business hours/days then the customer should be aware of this before signing up.
Now, the host is certainly offering a solution, late, maybe, but is at least willing to co-operate and the customer hasn't tried the server yet, he could receive the refund for this license and maybe get even a cheaper one with those companies others have mentioned.
Is up to you if you'd like to be more flexible and give them a chance as I don't see this as a serious issue to start saying they are a scam, for example, you don't know about the service performance, do you? and they actually have good reviews...
Certainly the host should have reacted more efficiently, but I find this a very particular situation where the host and the customer simply couldn't get along...█ Whitesystem.NET, LLC. root [at] whitesystem.net
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07-30-2014, 02:23 AM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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I asked 5 times about exact TAT but all time they send me fix email template message... (customer is not fool)
Why you didn't tell me if they don't working on non-business hours/days...
They took money for 30 days cpanel licence and saying me to install trial cpanel licence for 15 days.., WHY?
They even don't check that their IP is eligible for trial cpanel licence or not.. My IP was already used trial licence...
Support- Its worst... They don't know what they are saying, 5 person handel single ticket and saying random things and then apology on their previous behave..
Regarding Reviews... I smell most of them are fake...
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07-30-2014, 05:50 AM #19Junior Guru
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That's quite strange and unusual as well.
We had few dedicated servers bought from them and we have never had issues (good uptime, server speed etc.)
The support team is fast and good.
Maybe delivery time is not accurate, sometimes they delivered the server in 3 business days instead of 1-2.
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07-30-2014, 08:21 AM #20Aspiring Evangelist
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I agree about support. I never used DataShack, but since WholesaleInternet provides support for DataShack (staff is the same), I think I can comment on it.
It seems that they are not sure about everything they do. They had a great team before, but now when they have a lot of staff, it seems that half of them do not know things.
I remember I had a problem with the login to the server and asked them to delete lines from /etc/hosts.deny. Looks simple, right? They tried something within several hours and were not able to fix it. Tech rebooted the server, changed network configuration, changed root password, did something else, but was not able to just delete lines from file. I was shocked... Since than I am trying to not ask them about everything more complicated than a simple reboot.
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07-30-2014, 08:57 AM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-30-2014, 08:05 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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It's very simple indeed, but they aren't a managed provider. Why should their support delete lines from your hosts.deny file when you have an unmanaged server from them? That isn't their responsibility; that's yours!
Originally Posted by Wholesale Internet FAQ
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07-31-2014, 01:59 AM #23Aspiring Evangelist
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My responsibility is to configure OS, Apache, etc, etc. When the customer does not have an access to the system, it is the provider responsibility.
The problem is not that they were not able to fix it, the problem is that they took system offline, changed root password, changed network config. In short, they did a lot of things that are not related to the issue. This indicates that an employee who was working on the issue is incompetent. In the end, they could just give the KVM and let the customer do it. But no, they have created a lot of new problems to the customer instead of fixing simple one
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07-31-2014, 02:38 AM #24Web Hosting Master
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07-31-2014, 04:28 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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No...your responsibility is to manage the server. By the sounds of it, it was not their fault you lost access to your system. You "had a problem with the login". Did they cause you to have the problem with the login? I doubt it.
Whether they are competent or not (and they might very well be incompetent), what you are describing is not at all their responsibility.
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