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👉 Total Reviews: 7
🙌 Average Rating: 4 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 3
👎 Bad Reviews: 4
👈 Official Responses: 0
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👉 Total Reviews: 19
🙌 Average Rating: 2.5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 3
👎 Bad Reviews: 16
👈 Official Responses: 0
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 DarkStar Communications
201 W. OLIVE STREET, SUITE 2B
Bloomington, IL 61701
US

darkstarllc.com is inactive webhosting company!
darkstarllc.com
100 N Riverside, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
US
Part of Hostway
hostway.com
📧 Emailsales@d...sales@h...
☎ Phone +1 866-467-8929, Fax: +1 312 236 1958
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 15,238,642▲6,369,041 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in US 417,952
🏆 Alexa Rating 96,226▲50,178 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 87,260▼-141 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in US 34,713
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 59/53🔗 Links 141,026
Languagesen en-US
📄 InfoWe've closed our doors! Effective June 01, 2018, Darkstar Communications, LLC has officially closed its doors and is no longer providing services. It has been our pleasure to serve you these last 16 years. Should you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact us by phone (877) 677-9014 or via email: support@darkstarllc.com --------- DarkStar Communications was founded in August of 2002 with the goal of providing high quality hosting experiences for the average Internet consumer. [...] Read full reviewHostway was founded by Lucas Roh, Arnold Choi and John Lee back in 1998. The company was born after the purchase of Spectronet Inc. Later, in 2000, Hostway extended and launched Hostway Korea.

The company specializes in the following web hosting services:Shared Hosting;VPS Hosting;Exchange Hosting;WordPress Hosting;Web Design;Domain Registration;
Shared hosting plans operate on both Linux and Windows OS, except for the start-up plan. These plans run on unlimited data traffic. The [...]
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📡 EstablishedAugust, 2002January, 1998
🏁 Site speedVery fast, load time 0.8 seconds 84% sites are slower
SEO Links count 105
Average, load time 2.5 seconds 34% sites are slower
SEO Links count 660
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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Started from: February, 2009
  • Tweets: 6,208
  • Followers: 3,109
  • Friends: 2,313
  • Last activity:

-HostwayCorporation
-Hostway Services, Inc
  • Followers: 2,518
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1998
  • Employee Count: 201-500
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

https://www.darkstarllc.com/
  • Blog Posts: 0
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2012

Host Way Blog
  • Blog Posts: 198
  • Software Wordpress version 5.8
  • Blog added on: Oct, 2015
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/3
💡 Plan NameDarkStar Communications Bronze Plan
[Linux]
Website Starter [Linux]
💰 Price$ 8.33/mo.$ 6.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space1 GBunlimited
📶 Data Transfer15 GBunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains unlimited
🆓 Free Domain 0
🔨 Control Panel [In-house]
🌏 Server Location United States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)DarkStar Communications Bronze Plan is setup on DarkStar Communications's non-oversold web hosting servers with dual 100 Mbps connections to the Planet's Data Network, which provides more than 20 Gbps of combined network bandwidth. They maintain their web hosting servers themselves and ensure that [...]INFO (mouse over)Easily create and manage your website with one simple WYSIWYG website editor and template Library
Includes OX App Suite Email
Marketing tools such as Site Promotion or Instant Business Broadcast
Promotion drive traffic to your site

Starter sites are ideal for businesses with limited technical [...]
📅 Date PlanOct 2008Jan 2020
💡 Plan NameDarkStar Communications Silver Plan
[Linux]
FlexCloud Site [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price$ 11.67/mo.$ 12.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space2 GB300 GB
📶 Data Transfer30 GBunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains unlimited
🆓 Free Domain 0
🔨 Control Panel [In-house]
🌏 Server Location United States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)DarkStar Communications Silver Plan is setup on DarkStar Communications's non-oversold web hosting servers with dual 100 Mbps connections to the Planet's Data Network, which provides more than 20 Gbps of combined network bandwidth. They maintain their web hosting servers themselves and ensure that [...]INFO (mouse over)Save 16% off 1, 2 or 3 year registrations
400 email accounts

Choose Linux or Windows OS
Easily add and deploy applications with Easy Scripts
MS-SQL or MySQL Databases
SSL Certificates included for improved site security

Secure, Reliable Shared Hosting

FlexCloud is ideal for [...]
📅 Date PlanOct 2008Jan 2020
💡 Plan NameDarkStar Communications Gold Plan
[Linux]
FlexCloud Site Pro [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price$ 16.67/mo.$ 29.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space3 GB1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer60 GBunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains unlimited
🆓 Free Domain 0
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server Location United States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)DarkStar Communications Gold Plan is setup on DarkStar Communications's non-oversold web hosting servers with dual 100 Mbps connections to the Planet's Data Network, which provides more than 20 Gbps of combined network bandwidth. They maintain their web hosting servers themselves and ensure that [...]INFO (mouse over)1000 email accounts

Choose Linux or Windows OS
Easily add and deploy applications with Easy Scripts
MS-SQL or MySQL Databases
SSL Certificates included for improved site security
Unlimited monthly traffic

Secure, Reliable Shared Hosting

FlexCloud is ideal for businesses with [...]
📅 Date PlanOct 2008Jan 2020
🔧 Exchange Hosting - 0/2
💡 Plan Name-Exchange [Windows]
💰 Price-$ 8.49/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Original price $9.99, limited time reduced price!

Mailbox Storage (per user) UNLIMITED
Directory Link (AD Sync) INCLUDED
ActiveSync INCLUDED
ActiveSync Remote Wipe INCLUDED
Public Folder 1 INCLUDED
Retention Policies (per user) INCLUDED
Wireless Policies (per user) INCLUDED


SECURITY & [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jan 2020
💡 Plan Name-Security & Compliance [Windows]
💰 Price-$ 19.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Public Folder 5 INCLUDED
Mailbox Storage (per user) UNLIMITED
Directory Link (AD Sync) INCLUDED
ActiveSync INCLUDED
ActiveSync Remote Wipe INCLUDED
Retention Policies (per user) INCLUDED
Wireless Policies (per user) INCLUDED


SECURITY & COMPLIANCE / EXCHANGE
Advanced Email Protection [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jan 2020
🔧 VPS - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Basic [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 19.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-15 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-1 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-1 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Virtuozzo
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Windows price: $29.95/mo.

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jan 2020
💡 Plan Name-Advanced [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 49.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-60 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-3 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-4 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Virtuozzo
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Windows price: $59.95/mo

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 domains [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jan 2020
💡 Plan Name-Ultimate [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 99.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-240 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Virtuozzo
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Windows price: $109.95/mo.

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 [...]
📅 Date Plan-Jan 2020
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
  • Windows
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👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
Phil Johnston (pjohnst17@i...)
on 📆 Aug 04, 2009
😁 my guild uses darkstar for a 50 slot server. they have tons of features and the sound quality is a lot better than other ventrilo hosts i've used.

Justin (justinschlemm@g...)
on 📆 Dec 28, 2011
Horrible service, do not use
😠 I rented a tf2 server from Darkstar LLC for 30 days. I cancelled my subscription in paypal days before renewal and they still tried to bill me for another month. I informed them of my intent to cancel due to horrible experience with them, and they [...]

Mark Osborne (markdosborne@g...)
on 📆 Apr 29, 2012
Excellent service over a long long time (13 years)
😁 You should not have too much experience with the service department of an ISP, and this has proven to be the case with Hostway. In 13 years with them, I have had a handful of email service requests, and one phone call from Australia to the US all [...]

Scott (-no email-)
on 📆 May 15, 2014
😠 I am absolutely LIVID right now. The level of incompetence at Hostway is intolerable!I sent a request to delete xxxxxxx.com, and suspend yyyyyyy.com. The knuckleheads over there kept xxxxxxx.com, deleted yyyyyyy.com & now yyyyyyy.com is showing [...]

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