Here’s A Hosting Provider You’ll Probably Want To Avoid

[mmemmer]

Well it certainly isn't funny for the companies affected by it but this is not the first time it has happened. You may be able to do a search a few years back for a company by the name of LikeWhoa, they had a disgruntled employee leave with a few key peices of equipment in the middle of the night (name servers, etc).

Rumor had it at the time that the employee wanted compensation for wages he was due. The wriiting had been on the wall for a long time and it wasn't long after that before they closed there doors. Bad as it was at the time for their dedicated clients, there colo customers really got the shaft.

Back to the old saying though, you get what you pay for. Beware the hosts that promise the world for FREE, hosting and especially good hosting, cost money to maintain and deliver. Beware the hosts that promise great deals if you pay cash up front. Sadly they were not the first and won't be the last. Hosting represents the cornerstone of your online presence and for the little bits that you can save by choosing a "budget host", it can cost you so much in the end.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by mmemmer

Well it certainly isn't funny for the companies affected by it but this is not the first time it has happened. You may be able to do a search a few years back for a company by the name of LikeWhoa, they had a disgruntled employee leave with a few key peices of equipment in the middle of the night (name servers, etc).

Rumor had it at the time that the employee wanted compensation for wages he was due. The wriiting had been on the wall for a long time and it wasn't long after that before they closed there doors. Bad as it was at the time for their dedicated clients, there colo customers really got the shaft.

Back to the old saying though, you get what you pay for. Beware the hosts that promise the world for FREE, hosting and especially good hosting, cost money to maintain and deliver. Beware the hosts that promise great deals if you pay cash up front. Sadly they were not the first and won't be the last. Hosting represents the cornerstone of your online presence and for the little bits that you can save by choosing a "budget host", it can cost you so much in the end.

There are so many rumors about that particuliar host including some questionable investment that if you knew them it would make your head spin.

The search function here can provide anyone that wants it a good history on the Like Whoa saga.

[DannyCox]

I forgot all about that! The employee who walked off with little things like the network routers in the middle of the night was an old part-time employee of mine. He was actually quite useless, but his wife was doing support work for me and helped out Carol quite a bit when she was pregnant 11 years ago, that I used to throw him some part-time work. He got his job at LikeWhoa by saying he used to be my Network Admin (and they never checked with me)