Dotster 🆚 iHost.net - Mar, 2024

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dotster.com logo
Profile completion status:
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Company descriptions is fine
Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
Promotions are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years

Things to do
Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are missing
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👉 Total Reviews: 40
🙌 Average Rating: 2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 5
👎 Bad Reviews: 35
👈 Official Responses: 0
2 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

40 user reviews
ihost.net logo
Profile completion status:
Things done
Note: Company descriptions is short. Recommended 1000 chars
Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
Note: Add a promotion or coupon

Things to do
Twitter and Facebook accounts are missing
Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are missing
71%



👉 Total Reviews: 1
🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 1
👈 Official Responses: 0
1 / 10

1 user reviews
 
10 Corporate Drive Suite #300
Burlington, MA 98662
US
Part of Newfold Digital
dotster.com
iHost.net
PO Box 77425
Corona, CA 92877
US

ihost.net is inactive, but is redirected to hostpapa.comPart of HostPapa
ihost.net
📧 Emailinfo@d... 
☎ Phone800-401-5250(425) 644-0288, (800) 371-5029, 0871-422-1498
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 141,438▲79,974 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 149,518▲28 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in US 46,749
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 68/57🔗 Links 127,079
🏆 Alexa Rating 1,234,357▲3,250 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in PK 20,593
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 40/39🔗 Links 145,530
Languages en-US en-US
📄 InfoFounded in 1998, Dotster offers web services for individuals, small and medium-sized companies, hosting over 1.2 million websites worldwide.

The company specializes in the following web services: Shared Hosting;E-mail Hosting;Domain Registration;Website Builder;SSL Certificates;
All shared hosting plans have a free domain name included, free SSL and scalable bandwidth. Shared hosting services include the following unlimited features: Unlimited disk space;Unlimited subdomains;Unlimited [...]
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iHost Networks is a privately held Web services company based in Seattle, Washington. We first started offering Web hosting services to small businesses in 1996. Since then, we have broadened our service offerings to include email, domain name registration and on-demand Web applications. We are constantly innovating and employing automation that will help us to provide enhanced solutions to our customers. One area where we will not automate, however, is human-based customer support. We have [...] Read full review
📡 Established1998-
🏁 Site speedAverage, load time 2.9 seconds 28% sites are slower
SEO Links count 1,606
Fast, load time 1.8 seconds 39% sites are slower
SEO Links count 205
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media
 
🔃 User Shares
dotster.com Icondotster
Started from: February, 2009
  • Tweets: 3,747
  • Followers: 2,016
  • Friends: 1,343
  • Last activity:

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Dotster
  • Followers: 242
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2000
  • Employee Count: 51-200
  • Industry: Internet

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🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/2
💡 Plan NameBasic Hosting [Linux]PRO HOSTING [Linux]
💰 Price$ 3.75/mo.$ 4.95/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited10 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains11
🆓 Free Domain01
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited StatesUnited States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Plan Features

Subdomains UNLIMITED
Email Addresses 100
FTP Logins 5
MySQL Databases 10
Drag and Drop Site Builder
DNS Management
Standard Forwarding
Web Analytics Tool
PHP 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1
Perl/Python
INFO (mouse over)With the Pro Hosting Plan you get everything you need to have a successful web presence. Designed for the do-it-yourselfer, you can activate your WordPress site in a few clicks and start creating your site immediately. Of course, you can upload HTML content created by any web authoring tool as [...]
📅 Date PlanJun 2020Dec 2020
💡 Plan NameDeluxe Hosting [Linux]BUSINESS HOSTING [Linux]
💰 Price$ 6.75/mo.$ 5.95/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited20 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited5
🆓 Free Domain01
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server LocationUnited StatesUnited States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Plan Features

Subdomains UNLIMITED
Email Addresses 250
FTP Logins 25
MySQL Databases 25
Drag and Drop Site Builder
DNS Management
Standard Forwarding
Web Analytics Tool
PHP 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1
Perl/Python
INFO (mouse over)The Business Hosting Plan includes double the disk space and data transfer compared to the Pro Hosting Plan plus unlimited toll free tech support to assist you in getting your business site working well. We will also help you transfer your existing site form your current host. Free SSL available [...]
📅 Date PlanJun 2020Dec 2020
💡 Plan NameUltra Hosting [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 13.75/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Plan Features

Subdomains UNLIMITED
Email Addresses UNLIMITED
FTP Logins UNLIMITED
MySQL Databases UNLIMITED
Drag and Drop Site Builder
DNS Management
Standard Forwarding
Web Analytics Tool
PHP 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 and 7.1
Perl/Python
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
🔧 Website Builder - 3/0
💡 Plan NameStarter-
💰 Price$ 1.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Build up to 6 pages
Over 550k images available for use
Pre-built sections and page layouts
SEO tools
Chat and email support
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness-
💰 Price$ 6.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Build unlimited pages for your site
Revision history for pages
Analytics integration
Telephone support
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
💡 Plan NameeCommerce-
💰 Price$ 12.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Sell products online
Inventory management and tracking
PayPal integration
Offer coupon codes and promotions
Priority telephone support
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
🔧 Emails - 3/0
💡 Plan NameEmail Essentials [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 1.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Space15 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar
15 GB of Exchange Online storage
The familiarity of Outlook

Your domain name email address will always be up and running when you need it, with our 99.9%
uptime.

With our web-based email provider, you can access your email from any web browser or [...]
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness Plus [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 4.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Space50 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)50 GB of Exchange Online storage
Microsoft Office Online
1 TB OneDrive For Business cloud storage
Private and internal social networking and portals

Your domain name email address will always be up and running when you need it, with our 99.9%
uptime.

With our web-based email provider, you [...]
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness Pro [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 9.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Microsoft Office for desktop
Office 365 apps for tablets & smartphones
Automatic syncing across all devices
Book appointments online with Bookings
Additional tools like Invoicing and MileIQ

Your domain name email address will always be up and running when you need it, with our 99.9%
[...]
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📅 Date PlanJun 2020-
🔧 Dedicated Hosting - 0/2
💡 Plan Name-ENTRY DEDICATED [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 249.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-250 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Dual Core Processor
🔋 RAM-2 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-5
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)/29 IP block (5)
CentOS 64-bit
cPanel or Plesk Available

Security begins with a trustworthy technology foundation. Your VMs infrastructure is based on systems designed for security from the ground up, to ensure that the core infrastructure remains resilient to attack.

Your VM’s networking [...]
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2020
💡 Plan Name-ADVANCED DEDICATED [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 349.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-500 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Quad Core Processor
🔋 RAM-6 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-5
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, Plesk, CentOS Web Panel
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2020
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Emails
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • Dedicated Hosting
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
will (webhostreview@c...)
on 📆 Feb 14, 2012
Dotster good for the price
😃 Registered through 000domains which is part of Dotster. The only thing that makes me nervous about Dotster are all the bad reviews. But I've had no major issues with their service. Customer support has been fine for the few questions I've had and [...]

-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Aug 04, 2020
😠 I was with Dotster since the earliest days--like 2002 or 2003. In 2020, they became my least favorite company online.They lie. They screwed up my website by installing one of their own touted products to me, took months to attempt to fix it, [...]


-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Oct 20, 2016
😠 I've been with ihoststudio for eight years with their "deluxe hosting" at 34$ a month. It is certainly not worth it, and you should look elsewhere for honesty and value. - Their antiquated "dynamic" storage makes it impossible for me to copy my [...]

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