WebHostingPad Web Hosting Reviews
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Get Unlimited Hosting for $3.96/M Now! WebHostingPad is becoming a regular in our top 10 list, coming in this month at number eight. This provider offers what is easily one of the best values on the market, a feature-rich plan that almost anyone can afford. From humble beginnings in 2005, WebHostingPad now has thousands of global customers and industry recognition in the form of award-winning support.
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Reliability (4/5)
WebHostingPad delivers a web hosting service you can count on. The company proves its reliability by operating out of a world-class data center equipped with all the technologies and systems required to keep the operation thriving. WebHostingPad makes use of the best hardware in Dual Xeon Intel servers with RAID technology for redundant backups. The company’s network infrastructure is designed to support data-driven websites and enable them to perform efficiently online. WebHostingPad boasts the utmost confidence in its service with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
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Price Value (5/5)
If you really want a bang for your buck, you will have a rough time finding a better value than WebHostingPad. Its multipurpose web hosting plan is available for just $3.96 a month and comes with some of the hottest features on the market. You get unlimited MySQL databases, server side includes and a web-based file manager for organizing all your important files. Also included are unlimited email accounts and three different webmail solutions. With unlimited disk space and bandwidth, you have ample capacity for creating your web presence and more than enough room to grow.
Control Panel (5/5)
When purchasing an account with WebHostingpad, you are provided with the industry leading cPanel, arguably the best control panel software on the market. This program is incredibly simple to use and allows you to administer every critical aspect of your website. From the easy navigable interface you can configure autoresponders for when you’re away and set up cron jobs to run automated scripts. Aside from management tasks, cPanel actually allows you to build your website as it provides easy access to the site builder as well as FrontPage extensions. The software is very user-friendly and you’re liable to get the hang of it in no time.
Customer Support (4/5)
Maintaining a web hosting account can be a challenge, but don’t worry because WebHostingPad has you covered from various angles. Help is available 24/7 via email, support ticket and phone as well. You can also help yourself to the knowledge base online which contains articles and tips on some of the most important features. Support is made even easier with cPanel as it is integrated with a number of video tutorials and troubleshooters.
Overall Value (4/5)
It’s hard to beat WebHostingPad’s current offering. This plan is loaded with features and very capable of meeting the needs of individuals and small business owners. With thousands of satisfied customers, this provider has shown that it can be relied upon.
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“I just signed up for a 3-yr account less than 10 days ago and have had constant connection/downtime problems. In fact, it’s been down all day today and I’m trying to get my website online. I cannot get ftp access or even access my control panel online.”
I think the prices being offered by WebhostingPad is just too great. Just $3.95 for unlimited bandwidth, unlimited space and unlimited domains. Honestly, that is one of the best offers I have come across. I think they offer a great service for an incredibly low fee.
Justin4 thats really bad that you have just signed up a 3 year contract with them yet their service uptime is poor. I haven’t hosted with them before but I’ve been checking their site and saw that their prices are very low. How long have you been having downtimes. How long have you been hosting with them before signing up a 3 year contract?
After reading the article, I went to check out the site of Web hosting Pad. Contrary to the article I think they do offer live telephone support. I am not sure how reliable the support is because I have not tried it yet. I do like the unlimited features they offer and thier prices are really low.
Justin4, I am hosting my site with Web Hosting Pad as well but I haven’t had any problems with it. My site is up and running, I am not sure why you are having problems. Before signing up the 3 year contract, you must have surely tested their services and it was ok. I guess that is the reason why anyone would buy a three year package. Is your site ok now?
Very Good hosting company. Providing good technical support in resolving my issues.
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Webhostingpad are well worth trying. The price is the main reason I went with them. I’m now unsure if I should have paid more and got better features. I guess the old saying you get what you pay for!
Don’t get me wrong these guys offer great hosting they have just cut the features to be able to offer a low price.
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Hi, I bought a 2 year account on web hosting pad and it IS THE WORST HOSTING PROVIDER IMAGINABLE. My website is down 60% of the time and when it is running, it is usually verrrry slow. The space and bandwidth is excellent, especially for the price, but if your site is down they can offer as much bandwidth and space they want and it will not matter. If you are doing more than just posting static .html files, DO NOT SIGN UP WITH WEBHOSTING PAD. You will save yourself lots of money on aspirin.
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I have been with Webhosting pad for almost a year now, they used to be good but they have been going down hill steadily.
Now, they have reached the bottom!!! Webhostingpad sucks as far as I am concerned.
I have not been able to get into my websites for 9 days now, and nobody at Webhostingpad or RVsitebuilder seems to be concerned, they keep telling me there is nothing wrong on their side.
That is there answer and they want nothing to do with the fact that I can not get into my 3 websites!!
I have asked for someone to call me to try and resolve this problem, neither company has done so, I have asked to talk to supervisors, neither company has done that either.
I am now going to cut my loses and transfer to another webhosting service.
If you don’t mind never being able to get onto your websites, then this is the company you should join!
Be aware of webhostingpad. They are a big scam.
webhostingpad is a good and cheap hosting in my opinion. I recommend this host if you want to start personal website and low volume blog. Otherwise I would recommend another big hosts such as lunarpages, bluehost.
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I always like trying out new web hosting companies that are getting a name for themselves. The cheap price and advertising I have seen these guys do is what brought me to them. I have to say, I have really like their services overall. They appear to know what they are doing and have good customer support. You simply can’t find this type of service for this price anywhere else!
Webhostingpad is a life saver! I had a terrible web hosting company before these guys. I came to them out of desperation wanting to move to them. I sent their sales guys an email of desperation and they got back to me promptly. They helped me move over and I was back up and running with a better website than I had had before. The transition was smooth. They are great for anyone who is currently with a miserable web host at the moment.
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Hmm not bad at all i used it when i started my network on internet.i had lot of experience with this one and i hope to continue their service in future.Great customer support and reliable hosting cost is all i can say about this service.i m almost satisfied with its service.Plans are nice and eye-catching.
I think Webhostingpad is amazing. When I found out how much their plans were for so many features I was shocked!! They are everything they say they are. For me, 100% uptime, great free consultation, extremely helpful 24/7 support, no hidden fees. Too bad some people didn’t get good service, but they haaave only been around since 05 so maybe they werent doing so hot in the beginning. Now they are just tops. I recommend Webhostingpad to everyone.
I got a free 30-minute session with their webmaster, and he helped me use my free Yahoo and Google credits so my site could get more recognition and traffic, which it did. Webhostingpad offers many services as great as this one, at such a ridiculously cheap price! No wonder they became so popular in such a short time. I love Webhostingpad.
My site was down a couple of times, but overall I haven’t had any major issues with them. It’s important to read their Terms of Use because they’re not really unlimited; they have guidelines, but basically so does every other hosting company. Best part of webhostingpad is definitely their customer support.
I signed up for 2 years with webhostingpad to get the best price per month. Their support answers quickly, but they tend to forget about me often, making the chat sessions unnecessarily long. The couple of phone calls I’ve made to them revealed that they only had one (or a few more) people answering phones – and I got the same guy on chat. He wasn’t helpful or friendly. When I chatted in (today even) with an issue adding domains, the chat “Technical Support Agent” answered that I had to email someone else. What’s the point of chat support?
During my first month (the month where you can get your money back if you’re not satisfied) my site was quick and I didn’t have any problems. After the first month, it got much much slower. I only use the site for a family website running wordpress, but it is almost unusable. I suspect they put the new accounts on the faster servers, and the older accounts (that are now stuck without an “out”) on the slower/more congested servers. Others have indicated likewise.
Before I was aware that it was not allowed to host copyrighted materials on their server (so, music, videos, etc) I uploaded my music library for remote access. After weeks of uploading on a slow DSL connection, my media folder is missing. Just gone. No warning from support, no email or anything. Gone. I called and chatted in, (getting the same guy of course), and he denied that there ever existed a media folder like I described. I understand them deleting a folder that breaks the TOS, but to say nothing about it and deny it vehemently, even though logs are available that indicate otherwise, is asinine.
Lastly, and most alarming, prompting me to spread the word on this terrible company, is the issue I experienced today. I had a folder titled “backup” where I placed a couple multi-volume rar-backups of some important documents. The files themselves were encrypted, along with their contents, so in no way could the company see their contents, so this was NOT against the TOS. Last month it was there, and my disk quota was around 1.7 TB I believe, very large. Today, my disk quota has been bumped down to 10GB, and my “backup” folder is completely gone. My chat with the agent is pasted below for your enjoyment:
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Date : 2008-12-01 16:02:00
Executive :Brian Henson (Support)
Name : Bradford
Email : *******@yahoo.com
Chat transcription :-
Bradford: In Cpanel my “Disk Space Usage” shows as 2722.94/10000 MB
Bradford: Why was it lowered?
Bradford: And why were my files deleted?
Brian Henson: We do not just go delete files from the server.
Bradford: That’s what happened.
Bradford: Twice now.
Bradford: Plus, you can see, my disk quota has been changed
Bradford: It was much larger a little while ago. I just noticed today.
Brian Henson: We start everyone out now at 10 gb, as they need more, simply request it and we will upgrade it.
Bradford: I was already a customer with a large quota. I log in today and see that it was made much smaller, and my folder /backup/ with all its sub-files and directories is gone
Brian Henson: I am unsure of why this would happen, once again, it would be something to talk about with our system admins.
Bradford: How do I get in contact with them? I had the same problem 6 months or so ago, and the person I spoke with on the phone and on chat said that YOU guys didn’t do it. I sure didn’t. I don’t want to get the run-around.
Brian Henson: Please contact admin@webhostingpad.com
Bradford: What is their phone number?
Brian Henson: There is not a phone number
Brian Henson: they are in the datacenter and are not allowed to take phone calls.
Bradford: Aren’t you support?
Brian Henson: This is level 1 technical support, as this livechat is meant for this, level 2 and three support is all emails that are directed to the datacenter.
Bradford: I’ll try to email them, but judging by the response I am getting now and the response I’ve received in the past, I don’t expect much. I am going to use this chat as an example on any webhosting review site I can find to show how poor your support is. Deleting large files and then denying it is piss-poor support, and probably criminal according to your TOS, though I’m sure you’ve covered your asses. I know you’re just a peon (I’ve worked support too) but please pass this on to your superiors.
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I hope this serves as a warning to others. Please avoid this site, or at least start a month-to-month plan with them to get better service. DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ANNUAL OR BI-ANNUAL.
When I called them to ask about their hosting service they gave me a very clear, detailed explanation. I ordered with no hidden fees and had my account set up in less than a day. Their server speed is very fast and uptime has been 100% as far as I see. Great cPanel. Webhostingpad has been excellent in every way.
Web hosting pad is so great! The support people are very friendly and helpful and setup was so fast, smooth, and easy. So far I haven’t had a single problem and was only impressed by how much they offer, and continue to offer, customers for a very good price. I wouldn’t go with any other company.
Web Hosting Pad has incredible prices for so much. I couldn’t believe I found such a good company. No hidden fees, a free site builder, 100% uptime in the past year. Definitely can’t find more for your money than with Web Hosting Pad! WHP, great job.
price and price. That is what I love about webhostingpad. I don’t care for uptimes and other technical stuff since I only want to have some personal sites where i can play with different stuff without thinking about money. once i become more professional, maybe then i will start looking for reliability , customer support bur for the time being i love the low prices.
I think the price is too good for what they are offering, and for that reason, they are eventually gonna come crashing down. Who can offer unlimited space + unlimited bandwidth for $3.95 a month? It just doesn’t work, to be fair.
I wouldn’t trust a seller like this, I’d trust someone to actually provides what they say they will, and I don’t think webhostingpad can do that.
My best friend has his hosting with WebHostingPad and he was satisfied with their service. I helped him set up his account and resolve some minor problems but this company seems to be a no thrill hosting company.
I used this host for a few months and I must say that their service is pretty lousy and their downtime is way too much. I also had problems with files that disappeared and got the same answer as above, “we didn’t do it”. There are too many low-priced hosts available that do the job better than this one.
This is such a great hosting company. Whenever I had a problem I just called it in and they helped me so much. Also I didn’t know hosting could be so cheap, and with the coupon I had, I saved so much more than if I’d gone with someone else. I’m very happy with Webhostingpad. Thank you for all your great support and great features!
Have had several problems over the years. If someone has a good experience I am very surprised. I cannot believe that they are hard to get a response from the service is not what it should be the price is ok, but this is one of those where you get what you pay for. I am not sure where they are but if they improved I would go back to them.
The worst thing about webhostingpad is their customer services. It takes a while to get any response and if you do, the answer you get is not always very useful.
Other than that, their uptime is good and the price they charge for their service is also good. It doesn’t take long to have your account set up after you purchase their plan
How can people complain so much? Of course for $4 a month you’re not going to get as much as hosting that charge more. But for their low price you get SO MUCH and reliability is top-notch. I couldn’t believe how much I got for such a low price and I think it’s totally worth it to switch from more expensive hosting companies to Webhostingpad, especially for people who have just personal sites or small business sites. Also their customer support is great and I have only had pleasant experiences talking on the phone with them. For their price NO OTHER COMPANY can compete with Webhostingpad. Thank you Webhostingpad for giving me so much for such an affordable price.
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Internet technology is just something that’s very hard for me to grasp, and when I was with other web hosting companies their system just intimidated and confused me. Finally with Webhostingpad’s simple system and great support, I’m feeling more and more confident about my ability to create and host my websites. Thank you for all your help and patience.
I first just got Webhostingpad to host my school project’s site because it was cheap, but it’s really great too! Definitely the best deal around and it’s really reliable and comes with a lot. I’m keeping it.
I just got Webhostingpad to host my school project’s site because it was cheap, but it’s really great too! Definitely the best deal around and it’s really reliable and comes with a lot. I’m keeping it.
Its a mixed bag of ratings that I’ve given to Web Hosting Pad because I’ve heard a lot about their services, specially the value for money; but at the same time many of my friends who are a member are not satisfied. The customer services are really weak which can really frustrate even the most patient of clients.
I figured that Webhostingpad, being so cheap, wouldn’t be that great but I wanted to try them out anyway because if they were good then I’d be saving money. I decided if I didn’t like I’d just switch to a more expensive but worthwhile company.
Well, it turns out Webhostingpad is great. It is everything I need. Good cPanel, support, uptime, ease of use, included features; so far they have not let me down. I hope this great service continues because I love saving money.:)
The only thing good about WebHostinPad web hosting is their price. Other than that, they’re terrible, as you can see from other people’s experience on the matter. I don’t know why everyone loves them so much, as they’re one of the worst deals you’re ever going to get when it comes to web hosting. But for that price, what would you expect?
Good, good, good. WebHostinPad was great for my needs. I don’t know why kuruletz was so mad about, but pizdutza feels very satisfied with the services received. Actually, more than satisfied, as the company has proved to be a valuable ally against a slow loading time for my website.
Overall I must say that I have been ok with Webhostingpad. I have hosted sites with various different hosts over the years and every hosting company has had their strong and weak sides. The only thing that does need rather drastic improvement at Webhostingpad is their rather bad customer support.
I like Web Hosting Pad web hosting solutions provider. They’re my friends when it comes to my websites and their hosting. The sites are always online, and even the famous Digg bomb can’t put them down. So the guys are pretty good at what they’re doing. A little bit expensive, but that’s how life is.
I have seen good and bad things with Webhostingpad. They do have great prices and special offers which is why I started hosting my sites with this company. However whenever I have an issue with the hosting then the customer support team is very slow to reply to me.
I LOVE Webhostingpad. They may not be as reliable as Lunarpages or offer as much as other hosting companies but for me they are enough. Thier customer support is AMAZING! They are so friendly and helpful and caring, and helped make my site everything I wanted it to be and very fast. The guys there are just great, super super nice guys.
Don’t tell me you’ve never heard of Web Hosting Pad wen hosting providers! What, you never heard of the best price value in the entire world? You’ve never heard of quality that surpasses everything you’ve ever witnessed? I pity you then, for Web Hosting Pad web hosting is something that every man with a site should witness in his life time.
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Web Hosting Pad is like a mouse pad made of gold, and your mouse is made of diamonds. Top class services, like if you’re a hip hop star fighting the powas! Just think of the great customer support, and bow to its superiority. Just love the reliability and get over it. Just appreciate the great price. You won’t find anything better, trust me!
wowO webhostingpad rocks. i had NO IDEA i could get so much for such a low price!!! having websites is soooo exciting and easy now, and i cannot wait to learn how to use all the features they offer. im a super happy customer.
Warning !!! Webhostingpad.com took my money and give me nothing. I still can not access the server. They not answer my emails. They are sending automatically emails with links to support ticket and when I click the links my firewall are blocking the links telling me about spayware look like this ert47.a1.wrs. so I decide to cancel the account. I have used the cancellation request form but still not receive any response from them, only automatically links to the support ticket with the spayware link. My website look like this ,Simpson’s constructions page, not accessible start page. I did not get my money refund, and they still are not answering my emails.
I am really impressed with Webhostingpad. When I first signed up I had no idea how to put up websites. Now I know a lot, thanks to their very patient, friendly, and knowledgeable support guys. With their help, setup was smooth, and now all my sites are up and running smoothly. If I ever need help with anything I know they will always be there for me. I think Webhostingpad is great and I plan to stay with them for years to come.
I really like Webhostingpad. The support guys are really nice and showed me how to do everything. I think Webhostingpad makes hosting simple and easy to do. I don’t see any point in going to another hosting company if this company gives me everything I need for such a cheap price.
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Webhostingpad is really an all-inclusive package. On my first site alone they helped me install an image gallery, forum, and WordPress blog. I also now have a Joomla site. None of this would have been possible without a hosting company that is there for me 24/7 and sets their priority on helping their customers get the most out of their hosting package.
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I can’t recommend this company. My site was down several times when I hosted with them, and when I called them on their guarantee, the customer service guy pulled that DDOS crap with me. Now, one look at my logs say otherwise, and he just stuck his fingers in he ears and started to sing A Spoonful of Sugar when I presented the proof that he was wrong.
I’m all for cheap hosting, and I’m okay with my site going down, but when the Customer Service starts to pull crap with me, I don’t bother escalating, I just simply stop using them.
I’m going to make this short and sweet: I simply do not do business with a company that changes things about my site, and denies it in the face of irrefutable evidence. If you say 5000MB at $6 a month, I will happily pay the bill. When you quote me 50,000MB at $6 a month and start shifting that number thinking I wont notice, then we have a problem.
I’ve not had that happen to me, but I’d rather have a 5GB site that stays up than a 50GB one that goes down more than a hooker on Five Dollar Friday.
Webhostingpad is great. Setup and use is smooth and easy, with customer support guys who take their time to answer my questions and help me work out my sites. For a cheap hosting company they actually have very up-to-date equipment and services, and I am pretty happy with it. All in all a great hosting company that I recommend to friends and clients all the time.
the webhostingpad support really focuses on empowering its customers not only by helping them deal with the issues they are having but also by explaining what the problem was and how that problem can be dealt with independently in the future. I feel as if, the more i have contact with their support team, the more knowledgeable i become and now I hardly ever have to contact them. their support is really great unlike bluehost who just sent me links to their knowledgebase articles whenever i asked them a question. webhostingpad is much more personal and they put much more effort into helping their customers. im really grateful.
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This is one of the best hosting companies i have seen. The uptime is almost 100%. The technical support is also very good. I had no issues with the speed and bandwidth. One could get specific answers to the queries. My rating would be top for this. The price is also an affordable one.
Sorry i forgot to add my rating and now that i have given in a separate post.
webhostingpad is such a great hosting company. I was blown away by their prompt phone answering and helpfulness. Not many companies answer their phones within 2 minutes and also don’t rush to get off the phone by giving simple, incomplete answers. Instead they explained a lot, very clearly, and I was helped well. thank you I am staying with you a long time!
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I haven’t had a single regret since moving from Yahoo to Webhostingpad. Sure, there are a few problems – my sites have been down a couple of times, and during peak hours support has taken about 15-20 minutes to answer. But there’s no such thing as a perfect host, and Webhostingpad’s service is unquestionably equivalent to the services of hosts that cost $7, $8, $9 per month. And compared to Yahoo, Webhosting SHINES.
Webhostingpad is the one I would give as an advice to my friends, if they are looking for a really good and web host. I never had any trouble with them, never was left alone by the customer service. This is a wonderful host to work with. That is why they get full 5 points from me.
Web Hosting Pad is great! I honestly didn’t think I could get such great service for the budget I had, but a friend recommended his hosting company, Web Hosting Pad, and I’m as happy with it as he is. Great uptime, customer support, features, specials, even a coupon when I signed up. Couldn’t have asked for more.
I get back to webhostingpad after being with another host and had a few problems their with missing data, changed storage size and so on.
Webhostingpad has giving me help to get back to them ( had trouble to get my data out of the old provider systems) and webhostingpad has a wonderful customer support. And all with an unbeatable price- thanks for that guys.
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