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NPR · Unread post by **NPR** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:48 pm

Hey guys I just found out about this hosting company a few days ago. They have a startup special running. You get 500 MBs of storage and 5 Gigs of bandwidth a month for FREE for the next 3 years. I just thought it would be good for everyone that wants to post there covers online or that just wants to put up a site.

I already signed up and got my site up for free. I didn't purchase a domain or anything so right now it is a sub domain, but you can get one for 5.99 a year. But so far I haven't paid a nickel and I got hosting for FREE.

Just wanted to give every one a heads up.

Check it out:
http://www.1and1.com

jjr0319 · Unread post by **jjr0319** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:37 pm

that almost sounds to good to be true. whats the catch? do you have to sign some contract for so many years after the 3 years is up. i would love to get my own domain name instead of using my schools, but the one's i would need are around $15-$30/month.

thanks for the info

NPR · Unread post by **NPR** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:42 pm

jjr0319 wrote:that almost sounds to good to be true. whats the catch? do you have to sign some contract for so many years after the 3 years is up. i would love to get my own domain name instead of using my schools, but the one's i would need are around $15-$30/month.

thanks for the info

Yeah that is what I thought to. So I decided to sign up for it the other day to see for myself. They never asked for a CC number during the setup and now I have a site. I didn't even really need to have the site cause I have hosting else where but I was like why the heck not.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:15 pm

Thanks for the heads up, hopefully this will do away with angelfires bullshit

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:09 am

sweetness!

hopefully this isn't b/s...

awesome, though. thanks so much.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:10 am

argh...says it's down..

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:16 am

I signed up but I think after reading the terms and agreements thing it says that after the free three years are up you gotta pay, I could be wrong but even if you do, its three years from now, Ill cross that bridge when I get there, plus Ill have money then so who cares.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:17 am

yeah...you can cancel anytime, though, so that's good. you only have to pay within the three years if you exceed your monthly bandwidth.

NPR · Unread post by **NPR** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:19 am

3 years of free hosting you can't beat that!!!

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:22 am

hm...they never use your phone number, right?

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:22 am

isaac wrote:yeah...you can cancel anytime, though, so that's good. you only have to pay within the three years if you exceed your monthly bandwidth.

Is that easily done you think? You get 5 Gigs, how many do you get on angelfire a month cuz I know that excees pretty easily. Also, I hope if you go over they let you know immediatley so you can remedy it as opposed to handing you a huge bill after 3 years.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:24 am

isaac wrote:hm...they never use your phone number, right?

I hope not, I gave my cell phone number, and the first time some bastard selling something wakes me up on it at 9 in the morning Im gonna flip out.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:27 am

yeah, i gave my cell, too.

and i don't think wasting 5 gigs of bandwidth can be done that quickly...lol. just do the math and take down the files when you're about to exceed. i'm sure it has a monitor that tells you how much bandwidth you use.

and fortunately, for every gig you go over a month you only pay a dollar. not too bad if you ask me.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:31 am

Yeah, thats not bad at all, how much bandwith a month do they give you on angelfire, just so I can have some sort of comparison.

isaac · Unread post by **isaac** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:32 am

1GB, but with daily rate limits. the one NPR posted is without, so no worries about being suspended.

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