Gisol.com Hosting Review
April 15, 2008 - 8:43 pmGISOL, Global Internet Solutions, is a hosting company that offers two hosting packages: Premium for 5.95 a month and Unlimited for 7.95 a month. They also offer you a Windows control panel or a Linux Control Panel. The first thing that got me from this company is the Unlimited plan. Usually when a hosting company offers you and “Unlimited†plan it’s a sign of trouble. Sooner or later they will not be able to uphold that plan as more and more people start signing up with different websites.
This company’s support is terrible, it’s practically nonexistent. A hosting company’s support is tested once you start having problems with your site. It should be their number one priority to get you up and running as soon as they can. GISOL doesn’t do this. When you contact their support they answer back with excuses of why they can’t fix your problem(s). This is a huge turn off when you are trying to select a hosting company.
Another thing I found ridiculous is their setup fee. The only way you can avoid this fee is if you sign up for their one or two year prepaid plan. Often the best thing that one can do when trying to choose a company is try them out for a month or two and see how it goes. If you choose this route you have to pay for those months plus the setup fee. The setup fee for a month or three month package is $19.95, which means you are practically paying 3 months worth of hosting when compared to their premium plan of $5.95.
GISOL also offers the option of registering a domain thru them. The problem with doing this is when you decide to leave them they give you problems when you try to transfer the domain over to another hosting company. With this company it’s just problem after problem. They just don’t provide you with the type of service a hosting company needs to provide you with. They are highly unreliable and you need your hosting company to be reliable. Facing the facts with GISOL you are pretty much just paying $5.95 or $7.95 a month for problems. They have numerous server issues and some clients report a lot of downtime of their websites and no technical support whatsoever for this type of issue. I would recommend for you to stay away from GISOL.
Overall rating: 2/5
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 am
Beware this company. The “problems” listed above are the tip of the iceburg.
It is is scam, a fraud, and a rip off. I know what I’m talking about. After being with them a year, they quoted me $42/year special, then charged me $718! They also let my domain name run out (as it was registered in their name) and I had to get it back through the deletion process.
After researching on the internet (Google “Gisol Fraud”), I found 100s of similar complaints. I set up my own website http://www.report-gisol.com so that we could get together and share stories and do something about this fraudulent company.
Currently, the FBI, IC3, various police depts, various Attorneys General, LA District Attorney, US Mail and the Federal Trade Commission are all investigating this company and are deciding between themselves who should prosecute.
Some people have been charged more than $5000 by this company and still do not have hosting, or their domains! The standard charge is $1798.20. Their customers find it very difficult to claim their money back from their banks and credit card companies.
Avoid this company like the plague!
Remember if it looks too good to be true, it probably is… IT CERTAINLY IS WITH GISOL.