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Posted by jterrill, 04-11-2006, 10:16 AM
anyone here a vivehosting customer, the main site's down, and all mine are as well - and no way to contact him, hes not online at all - any advice? Thanks Jon I should mention that the host has been down most of yesterday and today thus far. Last edited by jterrill; 04-11-2006 at 10:19 AM.
Posted by Realchaos1, 05-30-2006, 10:39 PM
Hey, this happens a lot. I am a customer too... I can recall this happening about 3 times prior, and it just happened today. I am considering switching hosts because they never informed me whats going on...
Posted by Realchaos1, 05-30-2006, 11:23 PM
ok I am very aggitated with this situation. I tell you whats going on right now. 1 - there main website is down 2 - my website is down 3 - ftp is down 4 - email is down (what do they run this hosting company off one server or something!?) and 5 - I am waiting on VERY important emails to come in. If they didn't come through, then I probably just lost TWO potential business partners!!! >.< Now in the world of business, thats a lot of money... UGH... This is my testimony, I'm switching off this company immediately.
Posted by Realchaos1, 06-08-2006, 12:43 PM
down again
Posted by Pythondev, 06-09-2006, 08:09 AM
Im also with ViveHosting and their still down. This has happened loads of times - Also they arent replying to any emails I sent them. I am deffinately switching to someone else... I do not recommend this host at all!!!
Posted by Realchaos1, 06-09-2006, 01:53 PM
I switched to Dreamhost, although very tempting, remember you have to be a geek to use this company. They don't use cPanel X, and is a little unfriendly to newbies, but there support is excellent. I had to download soms SSH program to initially setup the database. It takes a while for all the DNS servers to sync up. So if your into complex things and love to learn, try Dreamhost, but remember it's a bit complex.
Posted by Pythondev, 06-09-2006, 09:33 PM
Im considering switching and upgrading to a VPS from PowerVps
Posted by netmation, 06-10-2006, 12:55 PM
Yes does look like Vivehosting existance of a company is short lived. The phone number posted for the owner Jeffrey in his domain name is disconnected as well. With a single server doesn't seem to be anyway to contact him. Sympathy goes out to all others here, is a frustrating situation.
Posted by netmation, 06-10-2006, 04:10 PM
Does anyone have a means to contact Vivehosting other then his web site?
Posted by Pythondev, 06-10-2006, 04:24 PM
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...32#post3923932 Ive got similar problem - cant get in touch with them... I have him on MSN - support@vivehosting.com & vivehosting@hotmail.com The support@vivehosting.com is always online but never replies and the other isnt. I suggest you write to him. That what Ill probably do. Im fairly screwed unless I get my database...
Posted by netmation, 06-10-2006, 05:10 PM
He has been down a few other times for a couple days in the past month and it always manages to come back on line. Hopefully this will be the case again.
Posted by Pythondev, 06-10-2006, 05:13 PM
I sure hope so...
Posted by Realchaos1, 06-11-2006, 01:18 PM
i have a few databases that i neglected to backup, they were for a simple blog i ran...
Posted by netmation, 06-15-2006, 11:45 PM
I managed to get hold of the Vivehosting guy, here is his response..... Hi, unfortunately, vivehosting has been brought to a screeching halt by paypal. The majority of the revenue comes from paypal, and all costs were being paid through paypal debit. I'm sure you've heard horror stories regarding paypal, well... I've fallen victim to their game. They decided it would be in their best interest to lock my account without explanation which resulted in the datacenter turning off the servers for lack of payment. There really isn't anything I can do about the situation without losing a vast amount of money, so I'm just going to give up. I suggest you cancel any subscriptions you have with vivehosting, and I hope you kept backups of your data because it's completely lost. There isn't much I can do at this point, but suggest another hosting provider. http://www.webonce.com is a very good alternative and can probably maintain a better service than vivehosting ever has. I apologize for the downtime and the lack of assistance, but I'm left with no options.
Posted by Pythondev, 06-16-2006, 04:23 AM
Thanks for that netmation - It clears things up a bit. Im still anooyed though. I lost money whilst my sites were down
Posted by Mark S, 06-16-2006, 10:44 AM
I also know ViveHosting has a AIM address reachable at "vivesupport"...
Posted by WO-Jacob, 06-17-2006, 06:29 PM
Wow, he really listed our url? I'm quite touched, honestly. For the record, we have no affiliation with them other than hosting one of his projects for a while. I am really sorry to hear about what has happened to you guys. It bites when paypal decides to play games with people's cashflow, and not everyone is always prepared for it. It can lead to rotten things like this happening. I wish you all the best of luck with whoever you go to next for your hosting needs.