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All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
Old 03-12-2008, 11:32 AM All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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I just discovered this deal http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Years-Unlimite...QQcmdZViewItem

and am curious, what's the catch? 8.88 a month is understandable... 8.88 for 2 years? That seems crazy.

Did I not read something?
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:23 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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First of all, it's on eBay...which, as we all know, increases the scam factor by a factor of 5 by itself.

Second, this is clearly "budget" hosting at its finest. Take a look at this auction. Do the pictures in the WebHostWay template seem a little odd? If so, hover your mouse over the WebHostWay logo and see what pops up in the status bar. Not bad, eh?

Finally, the "unlimited" everything. Unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited emails, etc. Unlimited is a word that does not exist, and is generally reserved by hosting companies for get-rich-quick hosting scammers.

In other words, you'd be better off taking the $8.88 and flushing it down the toilet.
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:31 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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They don't sell hosting from their main web site either.
It just redirects you back to eBay. Very shady.
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:47 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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LOL! When you hover over the logo, e-romance.com pops up in the status bar.

Shady Indeed!
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Old 03-12-2008, 02:07 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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You like that, Aaric? Looks like they "converted" a template.
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Old 03-12-2008, 02:20 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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I'm just a little confused as to what unlimited PHP 4 & 5 means.
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Old 03-12-2008, 02:25 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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That means they'll install PHP5 an unlimited number of times until they finally get it right.
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Old 03-12-2008, 03:04 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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No, Canada - it means 4 + 5 = infinity, also known as 8 taking a nap because it's drunk. That ties back into the price because it's 3 drunken 8 which comes to a drunken 24 which is a show about torturing people to fight terrorism. Which means the web host supports Bush, which gets us back to the being drunk part.
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Old 03-13-2008, 04:44 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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That means they'll install PHP5 an unlimited number of times until they finally get it right.
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Old 03-13-2008, 09:38 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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Unlimited is a word that does not exist, and is generally reserved by hosting companies for get-rich-quick hosting scammers.
You can now count Yahoo's hosting in.

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That means they'll install PHP5 an unlimited number of times until they finally get it right.
Now that's hilarious!
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Old 03-13-2008, 09:46 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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Everyone allowed to try out that service and share the experience. If I were you I'd never sign up for that plan. The easiest way get scamed IMO
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Old 03-13-2008, 09:46 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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Old 03-15-2008, 12:58 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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No, Canada - it means 4 + 5 = infinity, also known as 8 taking a nap because it's drunk. That ties back into the price because it's 3 drunken 8 which comes to a drunken 24 which is a show about torturing people to fight terrorism. Which means the web host supports Bush, which gets us back to the being drunk part.
Man, where'd you learn your math, America?

PHP 4 + PHP 5 = (16)(8)(16)4 + (16)(8)(16)5 = 8^5 * 4 + 8^5 * 5 =294912. If we add the digits up, we get 2 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 27 = 8+8+8 (or 8.88) + 2 years + 1 web host far too honest to screw over the consumer, based on no proof whatsoever. This means that their pricing is mathematically proven, because the same proof is in the Bible on the inside back cover, and as we all know, every word of the Bible is true because the Bible says that every word of the Bible is true and, if you refer back to earlier on in this sentence, every word of the Bible is true.

Therefore, based on solid irrefutable scientific evidence and Jesus, this pricing model makes complete and perfect sense.
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Old 03-15-2008, 02:18 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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I wonder if I can negotiate with them some kind of better deal, discount of some sort or maybe they can buy me a bottle of beer?

Do you guys think I may have any chance to get a post card from them at least?




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Old 03-17-2008, 12:57 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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Try to get them down to $8.87 they might go for it. Makes you wonder who would ever buy something like that?
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Old 03-17-2008, 01:16 AM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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People who don't know any better and idiots who expect the moon for a nickel.
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Old 03-18-2008, 09:43 PM Re: All of this, 8.88 for 2 years? What's the catch?
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I own a hosting comapny if that is what he sells to everyone he will be out in a week
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