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05-17-2004, 02:08 PM #26Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Vortech
rockergrrl, it might be a good thing you did not go to Hivelocity, they are also some big time spammers.. There is a few things posted in the psoft forum about them spamming other hosts among other things.
Host Department isn't a registered LLC in Florida. Their "Mailing Address" is definitely a mail drop...
http://www.google.com/search?q=1455+...&start=20&sa=N
There are 1960 entries in google with that address - just a different box number. But I'm not sure what it is though. If I had more gas in the car, I would drive over there and find out since its only a 10 minute drive.
They say that their datacenter is located in Fort Lauderdale, but their domain is located at Hurricane Electric. And there fax number is 954-252 2423. I think that might be a eFax number type of thing. Because eFax offers numbers in that area code.
Their domain whois is:
Host Department LLC
Jimmy Rianto Tanzil (registrar@hostdepartment.com)
+1.866-887-HOST
Fax: +1.9542522423
1220 North Market Street
Suite 606
Wilmington, DE 19801
US
That same address/same suite is located on this PDF:
http://www.rentparis.com/reserv/ContractBooked.pdf
And further search on google...
Looks like they registered their LLC via another company - because the Registered Agent is located at that suite...
http://www.state.de.us/corp/ragt-r.shtml
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...+Street+DE+606
Looks like Host Department is from a different country...
Seems like I remember something about them - like they were from Australia or something like that.
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What they did isn't considered libel or slander, etc. It would be considered bad business practices. Business Law 101
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05-17-2004, 02:12 PM #27Web Hosting Master
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Would it not be libel or miss leading to customers? We are in the middle of trademarking all of our stuff and registering copyright on all of our sites right now. But missing leading the public and customers once you have a trademark would be a big issue for them. I know a few sites they have on there have trademarks.
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05-17-2004, 02:18 PM #28Away
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To be honest you don't need a trademark. BUT you need to prove they are talking about your company (shouldn't be to hard) and that they are making false claims against it that could hurt your business.
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05-17-2004, 03:01 PM #29Web Hosting Master
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Serving over 150,000 website(s) since 1997
Toll Free: 1-866-887-HOST (4678) or Intl: +1 954 252 2423
We host website(s) from 212 countries!
wtf is that all about? im finding that a bit hard to believe.
hmmm, im getting some ideas here....if you haven't considered chapter 7 bankruptcy, maybe you should.
eliminate your debt, keep the property you want, most people qualify.
contrary to popular belief - no attorney is necessary!
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05-17-2004, 03:09 PM #30Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by LaurenStephens
We host website(s) from 212 countries!
hmm, i thought there were only 193 countries mabye they don't check, if i sign up and say i'm from abalabongalo they might change it to 213Hyperconfused (™)
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05-18-2004, 09:53 AM #31Web Hosting Master
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Well they removed it.. About time.. LoL
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05-18-2004, 09:55 AM #32Account Suspended
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I really hate that HiveloCity.net.
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05-18-2004, 01:28 PM #33Web Hosting Master
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Brad, do you ever get the obvious fake pre-sales questions, that praise Hivelocity?
Hi DIYHosting,
I am wanting to know a comparison between you and HiVelocity. My friend has been with them for 3 years, and says he has never had downtime and that support is in 10 minutes, and that they are awesome, but i'm wondering what you guys think?
I don't think you are as good as them., but maybe you can prove that you are? I doubt it, but please give me reason's to sign up with DIYHosting instead of them, if you can.
Thanks
<NAME>
It did give us a laugh for a bit
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05-18-2004, 01:33 PM #34Web Hosting Master
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Kind of but 90% of the time its just there customers running away.. LoL We get about 5 customer or so a month from them because of there systems being down. We just had one that moved over because one of there systems was down for like 48 hours +..
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05-18-2004, 01:40 PM #35Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Vortech
Kind of but 90% of the time its just there customers running away.. LoL We get about 5 customer or so a month from them because of there systems being down. We just had one that moved over because one of there systems was down for like 48 hours +..
They do seem to be leaking their customer base a wee bit
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06-02-2004, 11:09 AM #36Newbie
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Here is my exp with contacting hostdept, in chat because their 800# says they have closed their call center.
Elizar: Hello! Welcome to HostDepartment Live Chat Service. How may I help you?
Ed: Please remove TYS from your site http://www.hostdepartment.com/web_ho...company/tys.us
Elizar: ok, I will forward your inquiry to our upper management
Elizar: Thank you
We will see what happens. This is a friendly request. next will be a warning, then our lawyers will handle it.
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06-02-2004, 11:17 AM #37Web Hosting Master
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Now this is funny.. LoL
http://www.hostdepartment.com/web_ho...department.com
"Host Department offers solid and reliable web hosting services since 1997. Providing web hosting services for over 7 years, we literally host more websites than Host Department LLC."
They even talk bad about there self..
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06-02-2004, 11:20 AM #38Newbie
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So this is a auto script.
www.tys.us
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06-02-2004, 11:21 AM #39Web Hosting Master
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Looks that way..
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06-02-2004, 11:31 AM #40MAOMPSMITCUT (rmbr this? lol)
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rofl... nice script... really nice and efficient script...
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06-06-2004, 01:26 PM #41Newbie
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Now they have a new site design and changed the wording of the pages, http://www.hostdepartment.com/web_ho...company/tys.us
Can't find a suitable web hosting plan with Host Department? Try Train Yard Software (TYS)
When before it was the other way around. they removed the "Unlike" BS. and have not removed TYS at my request yet.www.tys.us
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06-06-2004, 03:21 PM #42Web Hosting Master
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Wow - this host is quite the pits. Personally, I'd never go with a host who openly bashes others - it looks bad on them.
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06-07-2004, 07:17 AM #43Web Hosting Master
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Thats completely unacceptable. I can't believe they can get away with that. I believe this could be against Googles TOS, therefore could get them kicked off, or bring down their PR.
If someone gets a chance they should mirror the site to keep the evidence.crucialparadigm - Affordable, Reliable, Professional :
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06-09-2004, 01:42 AM #44Web Hosting God
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You're all in good company.
http://www.hostdepartment.com/web_ho.../hostnexus.com██ Laurence Flynn @ HostNEXUS.com
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██ Focused on speed. Obsessed with security.
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06-09-2004, 01:46 AM #45Web Hosting Master
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This tickles me - it's on every page:
Go directly to list of other web hosts and find a sutiable web hostign plan for your website:
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06-09-2004, 10:19 AM #46Web Hosting Master
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If they don't remove this in 72 hours, everyone goto http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html and report this abusive behaviour. With enough complaints, Google will remove the offending site permanently from their search engine.
They are against Google TOS. Straight from Google terms:
"Trying to deceive (spam) our web crawler by means of hidden text, deceptive cloaking or doorway pages compromises the quality of our results and degrades the search experience for everyone. We think that's a bad thing."
Such abuses can include:
Misleading or repeated words
Page does not match Google's description
Cloaked page
Deceptive redirects
Doorway pages
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06-09-2004, 11:10 AM #47Web Hosting Master
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I went ahead and submited even though they removed just because they still have so many others listed there and is still not right and is still abuse by google.
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06-10-2004, 08:22 PM #48Newbie
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I also submited it. I have sent 2 emails, and spoke to 3 different people in their chat with no removal yet
-Edwww.tys.us
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06-16-2004, 06:17 PM #49Web Hosting Guru
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The HostDepartment.com owner can be contacted directly at the following address in New Zealand:
Jimmy Rianto Tanzil
3/22 Bute Rd
Auckland, AKL
1311
Phone : +64 9 4794914
Email : jimmyrianto79 @ yahoo.com
The above was taken from: http://www.cfmcentral.com/jobs/memberdetails.cfm?id=136
Looks like this person was a C I H O S T reseller until he stiffed them for $60,000: http://63.249.159.66/403.html
And he also owns INFINITEHOSTING.NET with the following whois:
Registrant Contact:
NA hostmaster @ hostdepartment.com
Infinites NET, Inc (NA)
NA
Fax:
3-22 Bute Road Browns Bay
Auckland, 1311
Auckland,
NZ
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06-16-2004, 06:37 PM #50Newbie
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Looks like they have not removed TYS from their site after many contacts.
Maybe we hosts need to get a class action lawsuit against them?
-Edwww.tys.us
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