❌ WebSite Source review

12 user reviews; 0 support responses; 0 testimonials; 11 products, 0 promotions, 2 social accounts; 3,078 domains; 6,642 hosted domains, Alexa #2160694; 📆 listed 2005 (#2263)

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📅 Aug 31, 2015

public (condor.condoerg@g...) / condoer.com

😠 DANGER - DANGER _ AVOID AVOID
Horrible, despicable service.
Down phone lines
Down chat (although chat agents, except for one, were nice). One was always difficult to deal with and condescending.
A couple of times I thought they'd gone bankrupt as they virtually disappeared for hours.
No response to emails.
Lost my ability to edit my site
NO RESPONSE
HORRIBLE
A joke
Not worth the $6.
Outdated web designs.

📅 Aug 31, 2015

-hidden- (aaa@g...) / academ.com

😠 Down every weekend. Horrible service
Hosting our website with them was a nightmare. Down every week. Impossible to edit our site because they were down.
Good price (the only thing that works).
Decided to drop their service after they WYSIWYG interface stopped working and I had to resort to creating stuff on google docs and then embedded it in.

📅 Sep 12, 2011

DoG (dog@m...)

😠 websitesource is best! *just kidding*
This is a good example of junk service. Although providing features I want, the service is deterriorating year by year. So many problems after they gave it up to Alentus. Support desk never had any answer or solution out of the box, no flexibility. Horrible ticket system. Last time they shut down my service without notifying me my billing period ended (2 years!).

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📜 About WebSite Source

Founded in 1998 and operating entirely in the United States, Website Source has earned numerous web hosting awards and accolades from respected review panels. With over two decades of experience, Website Source assures its customers that their websites are in the hands of seasoned professionals. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Website Source boasts an expert team of technical support personnel dedicated to serving thousands of businesses and individuals worldwide.

Website Source offers a comprehensive range of services, including shared hosting, business hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated hosting, and reseller hosting. Their commitment to providing everything necessary to establish, maintain, and expand online businesses sets them apart in the industry.

For those hesitant to take the leap into the online realm, Website Source offers a compelling reason to move forward. With no hidden fees, expensive add-ons, or high-priced programmers, they provide an affordable and comprehensive solution for small to mid-sized online businesses, personal websites, blogs, and more.

Why Choose Website Source?

U.S. Owned and Operated: Website Source is proud to be a 100% U.S.-based company with its corporate office in Austin, Texas. All customer support is handled in-house, ensuring a high level of service and accountability.
Excellence: From outstanding customer service to premier network architecture, Website Source prioritizes quality in every aspect of its operations, maintaining long-term relationships with clients.
Reliability: With highly dependable Dell™ and Supermicro servers and enterprise-class networking hardware, Website Source ensures the highest speed and latest security measures for online businesses.
Experience: Since its establishment in 1998, Website Source has been dedicated to providing efficient, value-driven business hosting plans and industry-leading customer service.
Solutions: Website Source offers a comprehensive suite of hosting tools suitable for businesses of all sizes, from startups to well-established ventures, ensuring growth and success.
Security: By managing and operating its own data center and employing rigorous security measures, Website Source ensures the security and protection of client data.
Support: With knowledgeable technical and customer service staff available 24/7/365 via email, live chat, or phone, Website Source provides prompt, complete, and courteous support.
E-Mail: Website Source offers spam-blocking services that put control in the hands of users, allowing them to manage legitimate email and block spam effectively.
ECommerce: From web design to shopping carts to marketing tools, Website Source provides all the necessary resources for a successful online business venture.
Infrastructure: Website Source's data center is designed and built to ensure reliability, security, and quality of service, setting a benchmark for the hosting industry.
With a track record of excellence, reliability, and unparalleled support, Website Source stands out as a trusted partner for businesses seeking reliable and comprehensive web hosting solutions.

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WebSite Source Listed Plans

🔧 Shared - 💻 Linux/Windows	Keep mouse over features!	💰Price	💿 Disk space	📶 Transfer	📆 Updated	🆓 Free domain / 🔌 Allowed
1		free	1 GB	unmetered	Dec 2014
🔧 Shared - 💻 Linux	Keep mouse over features!	💰Price	💿 Disk space	📶 Transfer	📆 Updated	🆓 Free domain / 🔌 Allowed
ALL IN ONE		$6.00/mo.	350 GB	3,500 GB	Dec 2014
All-in-One		$8.00/mo.	8 GB	20 GB	Dec 2014
POWER		$10.00/mo.	375 GB	3,750 GB	Dec 2014
Basic		$13.00/mo.	2 GB	6 GB	Dec 2014
POWER PLUS		$14.00/mo.	400 GB	4 TB	Dec 2014
Deluxe		$20.00/mo.	3 GB	8 GB	Dec 2014
Commerce		$27.00/mo.	4 GB	10 GB	Dec 2014
Professional		$34.00/mo.	5 GB	12 GB	Dec 2014
🔧 Dedicated - 💻 Linux	Keep mouse over features!	💰Price	💿 Disk space	📶 Transfer	📆 Updated	🆓 Free domain / 🔌 Allowed
Power		$129.00/mo.	80 GB	200 GB	Dec 2014
🔧 Reseller - 💻 Linux	Keep mouse over features!	💰Price	💿 Disk space	📶 Transfer	📆 Updated	🆓 Free domain / 🔌 Allowed
Commerce Reseller		free	unlimited	unmetered	Dec 2014

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⚑ Targeting:	United States
📥 Website DNS:	MX::mail.websitesource.com => 208.85.251.5 ( *New York City* ) / Endstream Communications LLC - endstream.com ns101.websitesource.com => 216.177.140.249 ( *Aliso Viejo* ) / Alentus Corporation - alentus.com ns100.websitesource.com => 64.40.146.18 ( *Aliso Viejo* ) / Alentus Corporation - alentus.com
🔨 Server Software:	nginx\|PHP/7.4.33\|PleskLin
📌 Website IP:	208.85.251.5
📍 IP localization:	United States, New York, New York City - see top providers in United States, New York
🔗 ISP Name, URL:	Endstream Communications LLC, endstream.com

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📋 WebSite Source News / Press release

Alentus Acquires Two Web Hosts - Web hosting provider Alentus (alentus.com), which is owned by Web hosting equity firm EnActen, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Linux-based Web hosting providers Website Source (websitesource.com) and SpeedFox (speedfox.com). The financial details of the cash and stock transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas, Website Source and its subsidiary SpeedFox, which was founded in 2002, offer Linux-based shared hosting, virtual private servers, dedicated [...]

Website Source Increases Domains - Web hosting provider Website Source (websitesource.com) announced on Monday it has added unlimited domains to its shared hosting plans.
In addition, the Web host has also increased its reseller plan domain limits from 200 to 1,000 domains, without changing the pricing. Established in 1998, Website Source has followed the lead of its sister company SpeedFox, which received much positive response after adding unlimited domains to its hosting plans in June. "In response to customer feedback, [...]

SpeedFox Offers New Hosting Plans - Web hosting provider and Website Source (websitesource.com) subsidiary, SpeedFox (speedfox.com) announced on Monday it is launching new hosting plans that will enable Web masters to host unlimited domains for $4.95 a month.
SpeedFox Web hosting plans have no setup fees and include e-commerce software, free domain move service, a dedicated IP address, Web site templates, spam filters and 24-hour toll-free phone or online support. Additional IP addresses can be purchased for $5 a [...]

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📅 Jul 7, 2009

sp (spetersen@c...)

😠 Avoid at all costs. I used these guys for years. At first they were great! Cheap, reliable, prompt service, many features not available else ware. In the last year they have been plagued with downtime, disconnected support phones, disconnect live chat, email support goes to a black hole. Massive downtime and hacking problems, I have lost the majority of the data hosted with them in the last 6 months. I am giving up and moving to godaddy.com. Only worse experience is registerfly.com

📅 May 25, 2009

Charls (chuck2323@g...)

😠 BEWARE!!! WORST HOSTING COMPANY EVER!!! There was a period of 3 weeks last month where tech support NEVER answered the phone. Tech support live chat was always offline. Trouble tickets were NOT answered. I called the billing department asking them what the deal was and that I was very angry my site was down, she immediately transfered me to tech support even after i said tech support would not answer the phone! I couldn't believe how bad and rude they were. I estimate they cost me thousands during the time I was down. They're abosolutely terrible and give customers no warning when they take your sites down. They're always giving the excuse "we're upgrading servers" when things are down. Give me a break, after each upgrade, your site is still running slow. BTW, I was paying $90 a month for a VPS account, so I wasn't short changing them by any means. It ran worse than an average regular shared hosting plan. I cancelled my account with them and moved over to another company, and my site [read more...]

📅 Apr 25, 2009

Fred (fred@l...)

😠 We switched to websitesource about 5 years ago with high hopes for good service. Things went great for about a year and hen the service started to go downhill. Not only was our site down hours every week but their own site was down. No phone support and submitting a trouble ticket was a joke. It was amazing that the only person that would answer the phone was a sales agent. As a joke I called a sales agent after my site was down for 2 days and asked her about their uptime guarantee. She still claimed it waas 99.7. Our site was down over 30% of the time.

Finally cancelled and went to godaddy. No more downtime since.

📅 Apr 24, 2009

Rendall (rendall@g...)

😠 Terrible. Just terrible.

A few weeks ago I attempted to show my website during a job interview and received an Address Not Found error, which subsequently lasted for a week. Urgent calls to their tech support did not go through and were never returned. Even calls to the sales department failed!

Eventually, when I did receive an answer they blamed it on a data center migration.

Astoundingly, I didn't jettison them immediately. I'm a patient, understanding guy, what can I say? The problems did not end, and were ongoing from before that: Email server failures, FTP failures, changes to read/write settings on my file folders, policy changes without notice, on and on.

It's a company in a slow train wreck. I can't imagine what it must be like to work there.

I've been with these guys from back when they were called iPowWeb well over 5 years ago. They were never *amazing* but they only needed to display my site the 5 times a month anyone ever requested it and they'd

📅 Apr 23, 2009

Bill (mzbill@h...)

😠 Just left Websitesource after being with them for ten years (1999). I just couldn't tolerate the week long down times, lost emails/orders, no phone or chat support, slow/disconnected FTP ..... They were really good until they sold out. Although it was a pain to change hosts, it was well worth it! My pages load up faster on the web, no problem with emails and the FTP works like it should!! If you are into high maintenance, and problem management, WSS is for you. However, if you business depends on your web page, don't even consider WSS.

📅 Apr 18, 2009

Karen (karen354@a...)

😠 HORRIBLE!!!!! Listen to everyone on here and STAY CLEAR of this host. Has been a TOTAL nightmare. Outages lasting 5+ days, Emails bounced back to customers, Blank white pages when someone tried to access our site, Forms timed out. AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!

📅 Nov 25, 2008

Jason (jason@i...)

😠 Support is OK, features and price are good. But uptime is HORRIBLE. Email servers and performance are HORRIBLE? Their servers will not relay emails with over 40 or so recipients. Servers are ALWAYS going down, weekly bouts downtime. This is no exageration. When questioning these issues I get the "upgrade for better performance" excuse. I am in the process of moving ALL my hosting away from websitesource.com.

They used to be a good host, but the last couple years (I presume since they were bought out) they have been and a downward slope.

📅 Nov 11, 2008

Louie Kampouris (louie@e...)

😠 When we first moved here things were great. Technical Support was quick. Mainly moved here because my previous host became slow and unreliable with Miva and since that is our Shopping Cart it was time to find reliability.

Up until we upgraded the Miva Store we purchased/leased from Websitesource it was great. Then could not pack the store so file a Trouble Ticket..
I would get a response on how to maintain Miva, to which I would answer been using Miva for years, installed many a store for other customers very familiar with maintaining.
Told them over and over that teh problem was on their server in Miva but deaf ears there.

They would have to pack the database for me, not very efficient way to do business, and this went on for 2 years. The store would slow down to a crawl, I would attempt for hours to pack it and finally file yet another trouble ticket be told how I show be doing it which was exactly what I was doing then someone there would figure out that they needed to [read more...]

📅 Sep 21, 2008

Lorri G (-no email-)

😠 This hosting site is a complete waste of time. Nothing works correctly; uploads don't function, texts don't save, they're help pages are full of type-o errors,customer service is next to non-existent despite their 24/7 support 'guarantee'. You are encouraged to do the online chat however they have an immediate disclaimer that if someone doesn't come on in seconds then they're not there. Which was every time I tried - though I did get through after midnight. And still without answers to my questions. I should have known. I emailed a question and after days finally receieved an answer - in which they admitted that emails get bumped around to the wrong department. DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS SITE - IT WILL LEAVE YOU WITH STROKE LEVEL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE!!