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[groovybluedog]

Hello All,

I have come today to express my Opinion regarding Selecthosts.

This may sound like it does not need to be expressed, But it does. I have had a bad experience and i am here to share it no matter how big or small.

Site Name: SelectHosts
Site URL: www.selecthosts.co.uk
Point of Bad Experience: Before Order!
Review:

OK. Well it started in messenger. I had this guy called mike beckett, At 1 aldwyn close, radcliffe, England, M26 1UG. He is quite local in my area. I had a name asking for better resellers than an XXX company. He said: "Yeah my Reseller".

I replied saying i need unlimited space, unlimited b/w, unlimited emails, ftp, databases, addon and parked domains, Plus decent support.

He replied it can be sorted, But they charge per anum. That sounds bad already. A good company allways gives multiple billing cycles. One year as the only one is shown to be a big scammer to many.

He said a reseller of that would cost 30 pounds a year with my own nameservers. He said he does not do monthly. Only normal hosting is. I know his host has not been up long as the domain registar info says so. He made an excuse that the name changed. He would not provide the old domain. Therefor thats a suspected lie already.

The convo continued about prices, and the unlimited sence, Ie, Are emails, databases, ect unlimited. Yes is the answer.

He then showed to me his knowledge is bad. He said XXX company are Crap, As they run from linux. The site claims to be cpanel. Thats another lie, As cpanel only runs on linux.

I said i needed a server with speed, security and Compatabilty with the scripts i will run. He then linked me to two websites, He said he done. He claimed one payed him 3,000 for a layout. Even island defjam that does justin beibers website for example would not pay that. Why would a small site, (I mean small. Only regisered recently and no reviews are around) Proving that COULD be a lie. One did say it was designed by him, But that was his other company. However its not the 3,000 one. I checked the nameservers.

They do NOT go to his hosting, Thats another porkie.

The convo progessed, Hosting details related. I asked how much that would be for hosting not reseller, and about a charge per nodes?. He said dont worry about it, It depends, I mean i can offer you unlimited everything for a year of payment, And ill design and code a corp website are the direct words.

This then went into pricing, Bla bla bla,

So i confirmed some details and he said he would not sit here and barter with me. A REAL company owner would NEVER say that for a few questions. Shows Mike is not experienced in the business world. Also most businesses would refuse orders in msn and redirect them to a client.

He said he deals with companies that have direct finances with airlines and other huge deals. He aint even been up for a year. LIES!

He then, After telling me all, Decided to tell me the setup fee. A real businessman would of brung that into the convo on the pricing topic. That annoyed me.

Bla bla bla, He asked if i had the first payment ready. Again, a Real businessman would not ask for it that quick. That shows signs of a SCAM. Businessess would ask people to pay in there time not in the companies.

He gave me a link to the client, That asked for my personal info. I put a non existant address and details in. He then said if i get my freinds to order from him, I get it free. For a start, There is no afflicate system. How does he know my freind ordered stuff from him, and came from me. Also, Normally its best to ask this ONCE THE HOSTING IS SET UP - Not before the bloody details are agreed.

I asked if its done, He replied "You aint even told me a domain to set it up to". Again a real person would ask me to order it in the client, Which asks for All the details he needs in Standard or Custom fields. He did not ask, He waited for me to brag. He said then, Number 2, I have got things to do that people pay for. That sences LAZYNESS. A proper business runner would employ enought staff, even volenteers to get setup done quickly. He is the only staff and i had to wait ages for even the sence of setup to come.

He then replied: "LOOOL You can forget your hosting now" I replied good, i found someone better, Which i had. See how untrustworthy you are?

He replied pathetic. For a start a hosting company owner would not say you can forget it. They would say something like "sorry but your hosting cannot be completed due to XXX" or something. Replying pathetic? All he has done is pathetic more than patheticnessworld.

I told him i was going to write bad reviews all over the net, Which i would of done, Like alot of people. He said I can take legal action against me no matter what age. For a start, I have not done anything. He does not even have EVIDENCE which you need.

Thats the story of a Non experienced, Scamming, Noob of a LIAR.

DO NOT VISIT SELECTHOSTS.CO.UK

-Groovy

[CyberHostPro]

Hi

A unlimited reseller plan for £30 a year? wow!! Have you ever heard the saying if a deal sounds to good to be true it probably is?

they is no such thing as unlimited diskspace hard disks so no one can ever offer you it!

Remember one thing... you get what you pay for!

Thanks for the review though I am sure allot of people will find it useful.

Also, doing some research, seems this new host you've found are resellers off http://tech-hosts.co.uk/

[iHubNet-Matt]

Quite interesting review. Thanks for sharing what you have gone through.

[httpEasy]

Originally Posted by groovybluedog

Hello All,

I replied saying i need unlimited space, unlimited b/w, unlimited emails, ftp, databases, addon and parked domains, Plus decent support.

I think it all starts here. What did you actually expect? I see no reason why you should complain, rather do your homework again.

[The-Pixel]

Very detailed review. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.

[groovybluedog]

Thank you all for accepting my Opinion. I now know never to get unlimited as its just a scam. Does anyone know a cheap host that can do over 150gb space for under five pounds? Ill make a threat on it later.

[Sparrow-Sean]

Hello All,

Hello.

I have come today to express my Opinion regarding Selecthosts.

Thank you.

This may sound like it does not need to be expressed, But it does. I have had a bad experience and i am here to share it no matter how big or small.

All comments, feedback, reviews are welcome as long as they are legitimate.

Site Name: SelectHosts
Site URL: www.selecthosts.co.uk
Point of Bad Experience: Before Order!
Review:

Much appreciated with the links.

OK. Well it started in messenger. I had this guy called mike beckett, At 1 aldwyn close, radcliffe, England, M26 1UG. He is quite local in my area. I had a name asking for better resellers than an XXX company. He said: "Yeah my Reseller".

Did SelecHosts contact you by messenger from WHT, or, was it you who contacted SelecHosts via messenger?

Generally, I see this as a unprofessional form of business ethics, but I could be wrong.

I replied saying i need unlimited space, unlimited b/w, unlimited emails, ftp, databases, addon and parked domains, Plus decent support.

This is where your mistake landed, you are expceting solid support with Unlimited Resources, who are you kidding?

He replied it can be sorted, But they charge per anum. That sounds bad already. A good company allways gives multiple billing cycles. One year as the only one is shown to be a big scammer to many.

Not always, some try and avoid circulating fees, however, I find most webhosting services will either charge you on a monthly ratio or a yearly ratio but each host has their own services and cycles of payments.

He said a reseller of that would cost 30 pounds a year with my own nameservers. He said he does not do monthly. Only normal hosting is. I know his host has not been up long as the domain registar info says so. He made an excuse that the name changed. He would not provide the old domain. Therefor thats a suspected lie already.

I would suspect the same, for the 30pounds per year you are kicking yourself in the but, if you seriously needed such resources why not head to Hostgator or another reputable service provider?

Name changes do happen to webhosting providers, new brands, new names, new adventures etc, though this would also show via research.

The convo continued about prices, and the unlimited sence, Ie, Are emails, databases, ect unlimited. Yes is the answer.

Yes is the answer to try and grab you as a customer, unlimited Space and Bandwidth does not exist - it never has and most probably never will.

He then showed to me his knowledge is bad. He said XXX company are Crap, As they run from linux. The site claims to be cpanel. Thats another lie, As cpanel only runs on linux.

I am a bit confused, though, if he's bashing another service provider it really does show his commitment to the industry, just another form of sucking you in.

I said i needed a server with speed, security and Compatabilty with the scripts i will run. He then linked me to two websites, He said he done. He claimed one payed him 3,000 for a layout. Even island defjam that does justin beibers website for example would not pay that. Why would a small site, (I mean small. Only regisered recently and no reviews are around) Proving that COULD be a lie. One did say it was designed by him, But that was his other company. However its not the 3,000 one. I checked the nameservers.

Just because the name-servers do not point to him, does not mean he did not design it. However, For $3000.00 that is an insane amount too pay and I would have the highest doubts anyone would pay this for any type of design, no matter how good.

They do NOT go to his hosting, Thats another porkie.

The convo progessed, Hosting details related. I asked how much that would be for hosting not reseller, and about a charge per nodes?. He said dont worry about it, It depends, I mean i can offer you unlimited everything for a year of payment, And ill design and code a corp website are the direct words.

O.k, sounds like this Kid knows nothing about Nodes, trying to escape the topic there.

This then went into pricing, Bla bla bla,

Fair enough.

So i confirmed some details and he said he would not sit here and barter with me. A REAL company owner would NEVER say that for a few questions. Shows Mike is not experienced in the business world. Also most businesses would refuse orders in msn and redirect them to a client.

Exactly, it would seem this "provider/owner" is more a kid that is trying to make quick sales by enticing victims like yourself to buy their unlimited BS. It is all too common and many people still continue to fall for them.

What gets me is that you knew the answers were there, but why continue to purchase without your doubts?

He said he deals with companies that have direct finances with airlines and other huge deals. He aint even been up for a year. LIES!

Big Fat Lie, most of these large companies go through large companies, for example Qantas the Australian Airline goes through a US company UltraDNS Corporation.

I believe his is now getting caught in his little lies.

He then, After telling me all, Decided to tell me the setup fee. A real businessman would of brung that into the convo on the pricing topic. That annoyed me.

What was the pricing fee may I ask?

Bla bla bla, He asked if i had the first payment ready. Again, a Real businessman would not ask for it that quick. That shows signs of a SCAM. Businessess would ask people to pay in there time not in the companies.

It's a tactic, you should be aware of this, I have seen a lot of business do it to try and make a sale. It does not necessarily mean a SCAM but in this case I'll make an exception.

He gave me a link to the client, That asked for my personal info. I put a non existant address and details in. He then said if i get my freinds to order from him, I get it free. For a start, There is no afflicate system. How does he know my freind ordered stuff from him, and came from me. Also, Normally its best to ask this ONCE THE HOSTING IS SET UP - Not before the bloody details are agreed.

To me it sounds as if he is trying to get you to refer your friends to purchase off him as well, just another market tactic to make more sales, he does not know your friends etc, it seems it's the way you interpreted it

I asked if its done, He replied "You aint even told me a domain to set it up to". Again a real person would ask me to order it in the client, Which asks for All the details he needs in Standard or Custom fields. He did not ask, He waited for me to brag. He said then, Number 2, I have got things to do that people pay for. That sences LAZYNESS. A proper business runner would employ enought staff, even volenteers to get setup done quickly. He is the only staff and i had to wait ages for even the sence of setup to come.

If you proceed through checkout, that option is usually and in mostly all cases the first thing you would input - a Domain name or a nameserver change.

Sounds to me from the rest he is an arrogant tool that has no idea and is willing to treat his customers with the utmost disrespect even when sales are being made.

He then replied: "LOOOL You can forget your hosting now" I replied good, i found someone better, Which i had. See how untrustworthy you are?

Wow...

He replied pathetic. For a start a hosting company owner would not say you can forget it. They would say something like "sorry but your hosting cannot be completed due to XXX" or something. Replying pathetic? All he has done is pathetic more than patheticnessworld.

I told him i was going to write bad reviews all over the net, Which i would of done, Like alot of people. He said I can take legal action against me no matter what age. For a start, I have not done anything. He does not even have EVIDENCE which you need.

So childish and immature, sighs.

Thats the story of a Non experienced, Scamming, Noob of a LIAR.

Thanks for sharing.

DO NOT VISIT SELECTHOSTS.CO.UK

Was not thinking of joining

Thank you all for accepting my Opinion. I now know never to get unlimited as its just a scam. Does anyone know a cheap host that can do over 150gb space for under five pounds? Ill make a threat on it later.

Still shows that you have not learn't anything, 150GB Space for 5 pounds, come on think realistically here - You cannot pay for an external hard drive at a retail shop for 5 pounds and get 150GB so why think you can do it on a Hosting Business

IF YOU DID SOME MORE RESEARCH, YOU WOULD FIND THEY ARE USING A PIRATED WHMCS AS WELL .... http://www.screen-shot.net/ss/0641288772240739696.png


ATH

[server prodigy]

I'm amazed you hung in there after the first couple of porkers. If the story had ended with you actually sending him money I was going to offer you my "magical closet hosting" package. You have to pay for a decade up front, of course but you get unlimited everything including pixie dust.

Sadly this person you reviewed probably has clients.

[Dan_EZPZ]

After all that, what made you still send him the money?

So much of it doesn't add up so I'm fairly surprised you thought it would work out well.

[Sparrow-Sean]

After all that, what made you still send him the money?

So much of it doesn't add up so I'm fairly surprised you thought it would work out well.

I thought the same, though, no money was actually passed over

He then replied: "LOOOL You can forget your hosting now" I replied good, i found someone better, Which i had. See how untrustworthy you are?

So I suspect with the false information the OP provided, the service was never registered and no money was ever sent.