These guys are offering one hell of a lot for free...

[k-san]

Sure looks suspicious to me, but eh.

http://www.1and1.com/

Take a look at it, see what you think o_o;

[MagicNakor]

Are there any limitations?
The offer expires January 14, 2004. That means only customers signing up prior to this date qualify for the 3 free years. Every customer can use the free offer only once and must not resell the service.


What happens after the three years?
You may seamlessly switch to any hosting plan ranging from $5 to $29 a month. Or you decide to go for the full power of a Dedicated Server starting as low as $69 a month. Of course, you may do so anytime within the 3 years period.

How about (excessive) bandwidth?
If the data traffic generated by visitors to your Website exceeds the free 5 GB in a given month, the additional bandwidth is charged at an industry-leading $0.99 per GB. The free traffic allowance is typically sufficient for a high 5-digit number of visitors.

It seems as though there's going to be a nasty catch hidden in there somewhere. If not already, certainly in the near-future.

[Matt8]

I dont like the looks of it. I think there is a catch and they will somehow catch you and keep you from cancelling/billing you without notice.

[Trel]

I made a post about them here:

http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47542

Before I read this topic.

They are an successful hosting company in the UK and are trying to break into the market in the United States and Canada.

The catch is, only residents of North America can signup and they verify who you are and require billing information (I think).

Oh well, hope it helps someone. :D

[darkcurves]

Not bad, free for 3 years.

[k-san]

Originally posted by darkcurves
Not bad, free for 3 years.

Yup. That's why we're scared.