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Intermedia (intermedia.net) has been added on Jun 01, 2005 and last updated on Jan 08, 2019. Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2015.
Ithemes (ithemes.com) has been added on Nov 20, 2018 and last updated on Nov 20, 2018.
Surfshark (surfshark.com) has been added on Dec 12, 2018 and last updated on Dec 12, 2018.

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  brands		intermedia.net
Profile completion status:
Things done
✓ 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
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
✓ Products (plans) are added
Note: Add a promotion or coupon

100%

Total Reviews: 11
Average Rating: 4 / 10
Good Reviews: 3
Bad Reviews: 8
Official Responses: 0 4 / 10VISIT WEBSITE
11 user reviews		ithemes.com
Profile completion status:
Things done
✓ Note: Company descriptions is short. Recommended 1000 chars
✓ Company address location is complete
✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
✓ Products (plans) are added
✓ Promotions are added

Things to do
✗ Company phone number/fax is missing
86%

VISIT WEBSITE		surfshark.com
Profile completion status:
Things done
✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
Note: Add a promotion or coupon

Things to do
✗ Company descriptions is too short. Minimum 500 chars
✗ Company address is incomplete. Must contain: street, city, zip code and country
✗ Company phone number/fax is missing
✗ Products (plans) are missing
43%

Total Reviews: 1
Average Rating: 9 / 10
Good Reviews: 1
Bad Reviews: 0
Official Responses: 0 9 / 10VISIT WEBSITE
1 user reviews
 
Intermedia
825 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
US
Ithemes
1720 S Kelly Ave
Edmond, OK 73013
US
Surfshark


US
Emailinfo@i...info@i...support@s...
Phone(888) 302-6967, Fax: (646) 225-7348  
RanksAlexa Rating29,322▲2,151 (lower is better)
Domains5,447▼-163 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in US 5,168		Alexa Rating51,118▲4,079 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in US 21,162		Alexa Rating34,274▼-30,536 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in US 26,820
Coupons-1 active coupons codes20% off Hosting Plans, coupon code HOST20
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Languagesen-US en-US en-US
InfoIntermedia gives customers and partners the freedom to focus on business, not IT. We do it by integrating 30 essential cloud IT apps with a single point of control - and backing it with levels of reliability, security and support that assure a Worry-Free Experience

Intermedia is a one-stop shop for cloud business applications. Our Office in the Cloud suite integrates the essential IT services that businesses need simply to do business - including email, voice, file syncing and sharing, [...] Read full review		Offering professional wordpress hosting.

iThemes Media LLC, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, seeks to offer the best-quality, premium WordPress themes for small businesses and bloggers.
In addition to iThemes, we also run PluginBuddy (WordPress plugins) and WebDesign.com (WordPress web design training).

With the iThemes Sync Pro control panel, you can manage your site faster and more productively.

One-Click WordPress Updates
Manage Themes & Plugins
Uptime Monitoring
Create [...] Read full review		Surfshark is highly secure, easy to use unlimited VPN service and soundly encrypted for privacy-conscious minds.

Features:
Unrestricted content
Ultra-fast speed
CleanWeb (no ads)
Kill Switch
MultiHop
Friendly Support
Diamond-strong protection
Strict no logs policy
Unlimited devices
Privacy over public WiFi
IP masking
Zero-knowledge DNS
Internet without borders
Simplicity Read full review
EstablishedAugust, 19952008-
Site speedFast, load time 1.6 seconds 61% sites are slower
SEO Links count 567		Average, load time 2.9 seconds 26% sites are slower
SEO Links count 2,627		Very fast, load time 0.8 seconds 86% sites are slower
SEO Links count 35
Social Media
Social Media
User Shares
intermedia.net Iconintermedia_net
Started from: May, 2009
  • Tweets: 9,853
  • Followers: 4,638
  • Friends: 1,126
  • Last activity: Aug 16, 2019
ithemes.com Iconithemes
Started from: October, 2008
  • Tweets: 11,094
  • Followers: 11,014
  • Friends: 2,423
  • Last activity: Aug 14, 2019
surfshark.com IconSurfsharkSecure
Started from: May, 2018
  • Tweets: 333
  • Followers: 525
  • Friends: 305
  • Last activity: Aug 13, 2019
intermedia.net IconIntermedia
  • Likes:1,221
  • People talking about them: 29
  • Last activity: Jul 8, 2019
ithemes.com IconIThemes
  • Likes:2,696
  • People talking about them: 10
  • Last activity: May 31, 2019
surfshark.com IconSurfshark
  • Likes:709
  • People talking about them: 1,595
  • Last activity: Jun 13, 2019
Intermedia
  • Followers:3,909
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1995
  • Employee Count: 501-1000
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
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Intermedia Blog
  • Blog Posts:444
  • Software Wordpress version 5.1.1
  • Blog added on: Dec, 2011
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post: Jul 18, 2019
Ithemes Blog
  • Blog Posts:83
  • First post from: Oct, 2018
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post: Aug 16, 2019
Surfshark Blog
  • Blog Posts:0
  • Software Wordpress version 5.2.2
  • Blog added on: Dec, 2018
Exchange Hosting - 5/0/0
Plan NameExchange Email [Linux]--
Price$ 7.49/mo.--
Disk Spaceunlimited--
Data Transferunmetered--
Hosted domainsunlimited--
Free Domain0--
Dedicated IPs0--
Control PanelCPanel--
Server LocationUnited States--
DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Mailbox Storage
Intermedia Email Protection
ActiveSync for mobile devices
HostPilot Control Panel
Free, Expert Migration
24/7 Phone support
Intermedia AnyMeeting® Video Conferencing
Intermedia AppID® Single-sign on
SecuriSync Backup and File Sharing - 2GB /User
Email Encryption - [...]		--
Date PlanJan 2019--
Plan NameExchange Email + Archiving
[Linux]		--
Price$ 9.99/mo.--
Disk Spaceunlimited--
Data Transferunmetered--
Hosted domainsunlimited--
Free Domain0--
Dedicated IPs0--
Control PanelCPanel--
Server LocationUnited States--
DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Mailbox Storage
Intermedia Email Protection
ActiveSync for mobile devices
HostPilot Control Panel
Free, Expert Migration
24/7 Phone support
Intermedia AnyMeeting® Video Conferencing
Intermedia AppID® Single-sign on
SecuriSync Backup and File Sharing - 2GB /User
Email Encryption - [...]		--
Date PlanJan 2019--
Plan NameExchange + SecuriSync Backup
[Linux]		--
Price$ 10.99/mo.--
Disk Spaceunlimited--
Data Transferunmetered--
Hosted domainsunlimited--
Free Domain0--
Dedicated IPs0--
Control PanelCPanel--
Server LocationUnited States--
DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Mailbox Storage
Intermedia Email Protection
ActiveSync for mobile devices
HostPilot Control Panel
Free, Expert Migration
24/7 Phone support
Intermedia AnyMeeting® Video Conferencing
Intermedia AppID® Single-sign on
SecuriSync Backup and File Sharing - 10GB /User
Email Encryption - [...]		--
Date PlanJan 2019--
Plan NameExchange Email + Office Apps
[Linux]		--
Price$ 14.99/mo.--
Disk Spaceunlimited--
Data Transferunmetered--
Hosted domainsunlimited--
Free Domain0--
Dedicated IPs0--
Control PanelCPanel--
Server LocationUnited States--
DescriptionSame as previous plans--
Date PlanJan 2019--
Plan NameExchange + Compliance and Security
[Linux]		--
Price$ 16.99/mo.--
Disk Spaceunlimited--
Data Transferunmetered--
Hosted domainsunlimited--
Free Domain0--
Dedicated IPs0--
Control PanelCPanel--
Server LocationUnited States--
DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Mailbox Storage
Intermedia Email Protection
ActiveSync for mobile devices
HostPilot Control Panel
Free, Expert Migration
24/7 Phone support
Intermedia AnyMeeting® Video Conferencing
Intermedia AppID® Single-sign on
SecuriSync Backup and File Sharing - 10GB /User
Email Encryption
Email [...]		--
Date PlanJan 2019--
Shared Hosting - 0/1/0
Plan Name-Business [Linux]-
Price-$ 25.00/mo.-
Disk Space-20 GB-
Data Transfer-unmetered-
Hosted domains-2-
Free Domain-0-
Dedicated IPs-0-
Control Panel- -
Server Location-United States-
Description-INFO (mouse over)80K Pageviews
Sync Pro (2 Site Plan)
BackupBuddy (2 Site Plan)
Security Pro (2 Site Plan)
Free and Automatic SSL Certificate Included
Two Free Migrations with BackupBuddy		-
Date Plan-Nov 2018-
Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
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List of products
  • Exchange Hosting
  • Shared Hosting
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Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • Email
  • Help Desk
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Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
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Last positive / negative customers review
 
Kris Pazhayanoor (kpazhayanoor@t...)
on Sep 16, 2009
We chose Intermedia over the competition, because the configuration fit exactly what we needed. Feature set provided matched the price very well. Overall, it was a win-win for all parties.It is also impressive how Intermedia offers top of the [...]

RES3168 (john@t...)
on Dec 11, 2014
Intermedia is a FRAUD
Reseller for over 4 years, 10 accounts, received first commission check then they stop payment on the check and tell me they made a mistake. Merry Christmas... Fraud is a deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.
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-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on Jan 14, 2019
This isn't the first nor the third provider that I've ever used, but it's my top #2 if not #1 right now. It's quite a small provider server-wise. Also, the apps look very simple. However, they all (I tried macOS, Windows, Android, but I don't have [...]
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