I'm a little annoyed with my current web host. I'm on a free hosting plan right now, and as free plans go, it's great. However, I used to have POP e-mail access, but this mysteriously disappeared some time ago when I hit my bandwidth limit one day while working on my site. I e-mailed support about it, and they told me that free plans don't have POP access. Well, why did I have it before I exceeded my bandwidth limit and had my site temporarily shut down?
In the "Welcome to Netfirms Web Hosting" e-mail I received when I first signed up, they said I could access my e-mail through any POP client. I was never informed of any change to my plan or anything like that. I know I'm just a free user, but can they do that? I want my POP e-mail back.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Its nothing special, but its better than what you have, and its cheap, and its giving away 3 free months.
However, I'd suggest going for a next tier up webhost, if you can at all afford it. Pick somebody reliable and pay around $15/month. Its pricier, but you're more likely to be able to stick with the same web host in the long run.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I've heard good things about iPowerWeb and LunarPages, both of which offer 800MB storage and 40GB transfer for $8/month.
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
I'm pretty happy with HostDepartment, which charges me around $12 a month. And in addition to answering all support e-mails, they also have chat-based support.
[ May 01, 2004, 12:29 PM: Message edited by: Megachirops ]
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
I pay HostRocket $10/mo for 1GB/50GB, and they have no problem answering all my pesky support tickets.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Thanks for the suggestions, but my question really was, can I make my web host give me back my POP access?
But if I do switch, I'm considering RoutHost's Bronze Plan (only $1.95 a month when paid annually).
Posted by Saruman (Member # 2275) on :
*bump*
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
gah, I thought Saruman was Pat's name!
::shakes head in disbelief::
I thought I could tell them all apart! Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
quote:Thanks for the suggestions, but my question really was, can I make my web host give me back my POP access?
No. With a paid host you could always threaten to quit...though even with a paid host your chances of changing their mind would be slim...with a free host there is nothing you can do.
Posted by Saruman (Member # 2275) on :
Pat gave Saruman to me several months ago. We mostly just like to keep you guessing.
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