Wow! Is this hosting deal for real??

[mike_sanfil]

www.1and1.com

There is a deal on the home page of 1and1.com that offers 500mb of web space and 5gb/mon traffic. It also has every thing else you would want from a web hosting company, and it is all for free. (At least they claim) This free period also lasts for 3 years! I think this sounds as good as the $2.95 80gb hard drive, but they couldn't have made a mistake. (The ad is also in my PC Magazine) I just wondered where the catch is??

[krohnjw]

Hm, i poked around and couldnt find anything out of the ordinary. Looks like you have to use their proprietary software to connect and manage it, but they dont want a CC number or anything else to bill you with, and the liscense does state that it is free for 36 months, with a 1 month contract, auto renewing at the end of the month. So it doesnt look like you are locking into a 5 year contract with 3 years free or any garbage like that. Might be worth a look for the free hosting.

[mike_sanfil]

Terms & Conditions

These are the terms that you have to agree to when you sign up.

sorry link is down for now*

[mike_sanfil]

bump

[UpYourz]

That is some sweet offer...but for something like that you know theres a catch unless this is really true I'm going to host some of my sites there instead of where they are.

[jay_barger]

Ya it looks good, but there must be a catch. I wish i knew what it was, because that deal is crazy.

[VHockey86]

Well nothing looks unusual, but who knows.

I suppose its worth a try. What could they possibly do to you with an email

[mike_sanfil]

Well they ask for your home address too. I wonder if they would try to bill me for something that I am not seeing.

[dragonb]

I signed up. There doesn't seem to be a catch other than....
They are just reeling you in to becoming a paying customer.
The site they gave me, the address is something like 5425sd.1and1.com
not too appealing...so they try and sell you their domain name service(cheap at $6 a year) and then try to sell you their other stuff.
I'm gonna give it a try for a bit and see what happens. Won't run anything important on it obviously and I'll try to remember to update this with how it goes.
dragonb

[mike_sanfil]

thanks for the replies guys!