âś” Host Metro review
9 user reviews; 2 support responses; 0 testimonials; 4 products, 1 promotion, 4 social accounts; 7,553 domains; 4,670 hosted domains, Alexa #926049; 📆 listed 2013 (#18094)Host Metro
Website language(s): en-US
415 W Golf Rd #5
Arlington Heights , IL 60005 US
☎ Phone 800-485-9730
☎ Phone +1 (310) 693-6200
📧 support@h...Website language(s): en-US
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Matt (kcvmail@c...) / masscontrolonline.com
😁 Business hosting
I opted for the business plan with hostmetro because of the added seo and security features. It's a bit more expensive but I need to be able to do credit card transactions through my site. they got my ssl set up within a few hours and showed me everything I needed to do to add a purchase button on my page. They go beyond what they have to in order for me to be happy which I like in a company. Who doesn't want it to be all about them?
I opted for the business plan with hostmetro because of the added seo and security features. It's a bit more expensive but I need to be able to do credit card transactions through my site. they got my ssl set up within a few hours and showed me everything I needed to do to add a purchase button on my page. They go beyond what they have to in order for me to be happy which I like in a company. Who doesn't want it to be all about them?
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DHG (dhg1983@y...) / dhgreenaccounting.com
😁 hostmetro is great
While they weren't my cheapest option, hostmetro gives me pretty much everything i need for my website. I did have to pay extra for ssh access, but every host I researched charged for ssh access so this isn't that big of a deal. The support guys are quick to act and friendly, and they us cpanel which I am familiar with using from other hosts. I have been with 5 or 6 hosts over the years, and hostmetro so far has been the best. Website speed is fast and always responsive, and they have the best support I have encountered so far. They are alwasy ready to help out which is helpful for me.
While they weren't my cheapest option, hostmetro gives me pretty much everything i need for my website. I did have to pay extra for ssh access, but every host I researched charged for ssh access so this isn't that big of a deal. The support guys are quick to act and friendly, and they us cpanel which I am familiar with using from other hosts. I have been with 5 or 6 hosts over the years, and hostmetro so far has been the best. Website speed is fast and always responsive, and they have the best support I have encountered so far. They are alwasy ready to help out which is helpful for me.
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Tamba (voicesofliberia@y...) / thevoiceofliberia.org
😁 great host
Had to move my website to another host because of downtime and increase in price from previous host. Found host metro and had them transfer my website to their hosting. No downtime, good price, great support. Happy customer. Thank you host metro!
Had to move my website to another host because of downtime and increase in price from previous host. Found host metro and had them transfer my website to their hosting. No downtime, good price, great support. Happy customer. Thank you host metro!
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📄 Editorial Review
🔧 Services: Web HostingDomain RegistrationHostMetro started its activity in 2003. It might appear as a smaller hosting company, but nevertheless, this does not stop the company to compete with other popular companies in the field.
HostMetro has been certified and awarded over the years and thus, earning a good reputation in hosting services.
HostMetro claims great services and freebies right when accessing their homepage:
- Maximum hosting space;
- Maximum bandwidth;
- Free script installer;
- Free domain name;
- Free website builder;
- Unlimited email accounts;
- Unlimited domain hosting;
In terms of products, HostMetro provides its customers with the following:
- Web hosting;
- Domain registration;
- Secure email;
💰 Price & Cost
Their prices are very reasonable and highly competitive. What might seem slightly inconvenient for the customers is the long-term contract they demand. If, for instance, you want to buy a Shared Hosting plan from HostMetro, you can have it at their lowest price if you agree on a 3-year contract with them. Nevertheless, 1-year contracts provided by HostMetro seem to have better prices than those offered by other great companies, such as HostGator or GoDaddy.
According to the HostMetro team, customers can get their money back in 30 days if they are not satisfied by the service. This is the standard number of days provided by other companies, as well, even if there are companies offering more time for the customer to decide whether a product functions according to their expectations or not (some offer between 45-90 days).
⌛ Reliability
HostMetro comes with the standard uptime guarantee in the industry, that is, 99.9%.
🏢 Data Center
HostMetro is a US-based company that has its offices in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a village in Cook County, a suburb of Chicago)
✍️ Customer Support
Their customer support team is available 24/7 by phone, email, ticket system or live chat. There is also an area called Customer Portal where customers can create accounts to get additional help or assistance. HostMetro also provides customers with a useful knowledgebase.
🔨 Control Panel
HostMetro offers cPanel control panel with incorporated tools to help you manage and control your website.
🎯 Conclusion
HostMetro is a hosting provider dedicated to their customers and to the products they offer on the market. Their prices are affordable and the features which are integrated in their Shared Hosting plans and the secure email package are useful for customers.Pros:
- Low prices;
- Great features;
Cons:
- Only long-term contracts allowed;
- Only Shared Hosting options, no VPS/Dedicated/Reseller.
- Missing social activity on Linkedin, Instagram, Pinterest and presence in Crunchbase / Glassdoor. Even on bbb.org they are not accredited business.
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Mega Max Plan | features💳 Payment Methods : Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards, PayPal ✍️ Support Options : Help Desk, Phone / Toll-Free, Live Chat, Available 24/7 🔌 Hosted domains : Unlimited 🆓 Free domains : 1 📌 Dedicated IPs : 0 START YOUR WEBSITE WITH HOSTMETRO TODAY! HostMetro provides you with tools that make it simple to get your website up and running. Whether you plan on making a personal blog or a business website, you'll get everything you need to have a great web [...] 🔗 Plan URL : https://www.hostmetro.com/web-hosting.html | $2.95/mo. | unlimited | unmetered | 1 / unlimited | |
Super Max Plan | features💳 Payment Methods : Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards, PayPal ✍️ Support Options : Help Desk, Phone / Toll-Free, Live Chat, Available 24/7 🔌 Hosted domains : Unlimited 🆓 Free domains : 1 📌 Dedicated IPs : 0 🔗 Plan URL : https://www.hostmetro.com/web-hosting.html | $6.95/mo. | unlimited | unmetered | 1 / unlimited | |
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.COM | features💳 Payment Methods : Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards, PayPal ✍️ Support Options : Help Desk, Phone / Toll-Free, Live Chat, Available 24/7 Start Building Your Website Today! Starting At Only $2.95/mo 🔗 Plan URL : https://www.hostmetro.com/domain-registration.html | $14.49/yr. | ||||
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METROMAIL SECURE EMAIL | features💳 Payment Methods : Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards, PayPal ✍️ Support Options : Help Desk, Phone / Toll-Free, Live Chat, Available 24/7 Have a more Personal Image MetroMail allows you to have an email address using your domain name. Stand out from the Gmail and Yahoo crowd by giving yourself a unique, memorable email address. For example, John@JohnDoe.com. Protect your personal [...] 🔗 Plan URL : https://www.hostmetro.com/secure-email.html | $2.50/mo. | 10 GB | unmetered |
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💁 Owner: | HostMetro, Inc. |
👑 Web Site Title: | Affordable Web Hosting - HostMetro |
👒 Website Description: | HostMetro provides cpanel web hosting for individuals and businesses. Get affordable web hosting for your website. |
⚑ Targeting: | United States |
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📡 Site in business since: | |
🔗 Links to the site: | 470 |
📂 Details for https://www.hostmetro.com/ | |
📥 Website DNS: | MX::hostmetro.com => 204.93.198.213 ( Chicago ) / Complete Web Reviews - completewebreviews.com ns2.hostmetro.com => 172.110.190.54 ( Saint Cloud ) / Webby Enterprises LLC - webbyenterprises.com ns1.hostmetro.com => 69.65.33.10 ( Arlington Heights ) / GigeNET - gigenet.com |
🔨 Server Software: | Apache |
📌 Website IP: | 204.93.198.213 |
📍 IP localization: | United States, Illinois, Chicago - see top providers in United States, Illinois |
🔗 ISP Name, URL: | Complete Web Reviews, completewebreviews.com |
Facebook Shared Count: | 20 |
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Account started from December, 2012, having already 1251 tweets with 582 followers and 46 friends. Last activity on . See recent tweets:
- While optimizing large websites may appear onerous, this five-step SEO technique might assist you in making the tas… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674157927119167491
- The combination of cutting-edge website and server technology makes creating your own website as simple as possible… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1671620166524846084
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- A new malware scam has arisen - We've been notified by our domain registrar, Enom.com, that they have been experiencing a new malware scam/phishing attempt that is being carried out. This scam is attempting to look like an email ...
- We’re no longer BBB accredited, and here’s why. - As you may have noticed, we recently removed all of the “BBB Accredited” images from our website. That's because for the time being we will not longer be affiliated with the Better Business Bureau. ...
- StealRat and Server Updates - If you've been following the last few blog posts I've made, or if you've been unlucky enough to experience it first hand, you'd see that the StealRat botnet has become a huge issue not just for us, ...
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Gary J. (gjmd@y...) / foundin.us
😁 good host
I am a beginner so I rely on their support to help me. They helped me upload my website and set up email addresses. They are always friendly and are able to walk me through doing everything that I need with my hosting. I waste a lot of their time calling with things that are probably easy for them, but they always make me feel comfortable calling. Never treat me like I'm bothering them.
I am a beginner so I rely on their support to help me. They helped me upload my website and set up email addresses. They are always friendly and are able to walk me through doing everything that I need with my hosting. I waste a lot of their time calling with things that are probably easy for them, but they always make me feel comfortable calling. Never treat me like I'm bothering them.
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Mike (mgillianunk@h...) / its-about-the-legs.com
😁 Awesome service
I transferred to hostmetro because of ipage trying to jack up my renewal price by over $100 dollars. They transferred all my files for me in a day and got me set up on their server very quickly. They also have a price lock which is obviously good for me if I want to renew.
I transferred to hostmetro because of ipage trying to jack up my renewal price by over $100 dollars. They transferred all my files for me in a day and got me set up on their server very quickly. They also have a price lock which is obviously good for me if I want to renew.
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Albert (albertlyman1987@g...)
😁 Quality hosting
I have a website hosted with HostMetro that must load quickly for my customers in the UK. I am happy with the speed at which my website loads, and am comfortable knowing that they host my business website.
I have a website hosted with HostMetro that must load quickly for my customers in the UK. I am happy with the speed at which my website loads, and am comfortable knowing that they host my business website.
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Jean-Paul (jpfarell@h...) / netinspire.net
😠 Avoid them
I signed up for a 3 year plan because of a published offer on their site. They charged my credit card but never activated my account. For days, all I got from their "support" was that my account was cancelled due to lack of payment. No attempts to clarify anything, no options, no response at all.
While at it, I looked closer at them. They appeared in 2012, yet you see positive reviews in several sites going as far back as 2010 - a smokescreen. Also, look closer at their "awards" non-existant websites, sites where they registered but were never given any awards, in general, non-verifyable awards in the whole "impressive" list.
As far as I know, this site is a scam and I fell for it. Good thing I do have a good history and credibility with my credit card company to cancel the charge.
Avoid them or you'll get ripped off.
I signed up for a 3 year plan because of a published offer on their site. They charged my credit card but never activated my account. For days, all I got from their "support" was that my account was cancelled due to lack of payment. No attempts to clarify anything, no options, no response at all.
While at it, I looked closer at them. They appeared in 2012, yet you see positive reviews in several sites going as far back as 2010 - a smokescreen. Also, look closer at their "awards" non-existant websites, sites where they registered but were never given any awards, in general, non-verifyable awards in the whole "impressive" list.
As far as I know, this site is a scam and I fell for it. Good thing I do have a good history and credibility with my credit card company to cancel the charge.
Avoid them or you'll get ripped off.
🗨 I apologize for any confusion when you signed up for an account. After reviewing your issue our billing system log shows that the credit card payment failed and an email was sent explaining that payment was not completed. If we do not receive payment within 24 hours of an account sign up the order will be cancelled. This is why our support team explained that the account was closed due to non-payment. There was no charge to your card at any time from us.
✍️ Customer Service (kyle.d@h..., 📅 ).
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Steve Hutchinson (s.hutch.1985@g...)
😁 great host
Transferred away from iPage because they tried to increase my renewal price by over $100 for a year. Hostmetro transferred my files for me and so far I have had no problems with service. The transition was easy and I'm saving money.
Transferred away from iPage because they tried to increase my renewal price by over $100 for a year. Hostmetro transferred my files for me and so far I have had no problems with service. The transition was easy and I'm saving money.
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Burak KORKMAZ (burakkorkmaz@m...)
😠 hostmetro grifter
The host that I registered is known unlimited domain but they didn’t give WHM Panel and a day after registering, I requested the payment back but they cancelled my account totally!
The host that I registered is known unlimited domain but they didn’t give WHM Panel and a day after registering, I requested the payment back but they cancelled my account totally!
🗨 We do offer unlimited domain hosting, however each domain name is hosted under a single cPanel. We do not offer individual WHM logins as we offer shared web hosting. In order to have your own WHM login you would need to purchase a VPS or reseller hosting package. This would allow you to create individual cPanel accounts for each domain name.
If you request a refund we do cancel and close your account as soon as the refund is issued. I'm not sure why there is confusion with this as a cancellation form was filled out by you and processed by our billing department.
✍️ Customer Service (kyle.d@h..., 📅 ).
If you request a refund we do cancel and close your account as soon as the refund is issued. I'm not sure why there is confusion with this as a cancellation form was filled out by you and processed by our billing department.
✍️ Customer Service (kyle.d@h..., 📅 ).