Things that happen or annoy you in this industry...
- Thread starter TruvisT
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When a provider makes false claims/press releases to boost sales. It makes the whole industry look deceptive, immature, and greedy (sometimes I feel like we're all used car salesman tainted by those who purposely sell lemons). Especially when in the same press release they also post the truth to contradict their claims.
And then they claim "well it's so cheap, I don't have anything to lose" and then a few days later "they scammed me!"
Stop the waterworks. You were warned going in.
It would have to be lying providers.
It could be about anything. Talking big and bad about an office and not having one (can anyone guess who I'm talking about)? Lying about outsourcing. Lying about how long you've been in business. Lying about overselling. I'm sure I'm missing a few that I'll remember later and add...or tomorrow during work I'll see a thread somewhere that will remind me and I'll add it
It could be about anything. Talking big and bad about an office and not having one (can anyone guess who I'm talking about)? Lying about outsourcing. Lying about how long you've been in business. Lying about overselling. I'm sure I'm missing a few that I'll remember later and add...or tomorrow during work I'll see a thread somewhere that will remind me and I'll add it
People asking for information although it is clearly advertised on the website. Sure, some information may be sort of hard to find, but things like product pricing and features.... c'mon. It's right there. On the website. Advertised clear as day. This is what generates sales, and in no way, shape, or form is this 'hidden' or hard to find. See that number next to that "$" symbol? That's the price. Those things next to the check marks? Those are what we like to call 'features'. If it has an 'X' instead of a check-mark, that means it is not included.
:huh:
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Someone like me might want to (double) check whether the service is live, any person replying on the other side before buying. Even though you have clearly advertised, the prospective customer would be more comfortable if he/she gets a reply (even if there is nothing they have to really query you) for a dumb question. I always feel safe that way, whether the sale is small or big, an confirmation before purchase should not be questioned; some might abuse it, but what on earth that is not abused?
Schultz
New Member
Existing bad providers & hosts pushing the limit on prices and making clients think that their $2/mo VPS will get the best support for all the software in the world & they'll have top of the line hardware.
Then you always have providers like BlueVM who devalue the hosting industry by providing rock-bottom prices, they have lately improved by a lot though.
Providers need a mix of low/med & high tier plans to suit all needs.
Then you always have providers like BlueVM who devalue the hosting industry by providing rock-bottom prices, they have lately improved by a lot though.
Providers need a mix of low/med & high tier plans to suit all needs.
We all know what you were dealing with last night
I think most of these complaints are generally lighthearted and not signs of any real anger.
Public press releases that are just not true is #1
Lies, consistently is annoying.
Lies, consistently is annoying.
sundaymouse
New Member
How much personal information some hosts are demanding while there's no mention of company details in "About us" and a /# Privacy Policy.
DomainBop
Dormant VPSB Pathogen
I think most of these complaints are generally lighthearted and not signs of any real anger.
The last time a provider made me wait 10 minutes for the activation email for their supposedly "instant setup" VPS they woke up the next morning with a horse head next to them in bed...
Sometimes this is the only way for a customer to know what their randomly generated password is.