Friday, May 11, 2012

Go Daddy Hosting Scam - Thiefs and Liars

I recently purchased hosting, a merchant account, SSL certificates, and multiple domains through GoDaddy. I run multiple internet businesses including selling DJ remixes through Fiverr.com, I put together a mix for another artist in another state who had a big show the next night opening for Johnny Monsoon , after spending all night uploading the 1.3 gigabyte file I checked first thing in the morning to see it had been uploaded successfully and I could download the file no problem. I texted the link to the Djay who immediately responded he could not download the file. This was no longer than two hours later, I knew I had just downloaded it with no problem but nevertheless tried again, sure enough it did not work. So I logged into my hosting account to realize the file was no longer there AT ALL!!! Panicking I called Godaddy support where they told me they had deleted the file because it did not comply with their Terms of Service !?!?!?!? WHAT??!?!?! He said that the file was deleted because it did not relate to the hosting I paid for???? As far as I was concerned I had paid for every known Godaddy product that would allow me to do exactly what I was doing. I wasn't hosting pirated software, and I was giving the link out to one sole individual! He proceeded to give me the run around and basically tell me I was f***ed and there was no unf***ing myself since I had already paid Godaddy the money. How can a large corporation get away with this??? Because of this outright robbery and injustice I felt inclined to write this blog to help anyone considering Godaddy hosting to sincerely reconsider. I am not the only one who has experienced these problems, so if you want a site to host business files that the host won't unexplainable delete the files, DO NOT put your trust in the thieves at Godaddy!