SmartHost, LLCReviews of smarthost.net

Response from SmartHost, LLCDec 13, 2022

We use industry standard billing, control panel, and site templates. Unfortunately not in our direct control to fix such bugs. Client is also the only client reporting such an issues, and we have been unable to recreate such. Performance will vary per location, per hardware node, and per service type. We actively monitor and balance our nodes, so they maintain good and fair performance across our infrastructure. I'd have to disagree on pricing, we're pretty low priced, especially for the size of our company and footprint. You will probably find alot of small startups with lessor pricing, but that is a risk you take with service reliability and them remaining in business. We are not a bargain basement pricing provider, but I would consider us pretty darn inexpensive compared to most providers of our equivalent size, reliability, and infrastructure. We maintain an active mailing list, and constantly are acquiring other companies and absorbing their operations in to ours. We only mail the list 1-3 times per month typically. The subscription removal works with one click...use it if you so desire. It instantly removes you, and will not add you back no matter if you are on mailing lists of any future acquisitions integrated.

Response from SmartHost, LLCNov 28, 2022

Client WAS refunded, prior to this review, when it was clear we could not work with him. Client had minimal understanding of VPS market, and typical hosting hardware utilized in hosting industry in the small-medium provider category. He was provisioned on Xeon E5 v1/v2 series hardware, not the newest gear out there, but perfectly capable of provide adequate services, especially at the low prices we charged for the package selected. Sometimes it is better to be on older hardware with far less users/load on it, then the newest hardware loaded full with clients...performance will be better. We do balance our nodes well, and make sure not overloaded. Older hardware gets decommissioned when the cost to maintain and power it no longer is viable compared to installing new equipment. Client had no understanding that different hosting providers utilize different hardware, and expected every hosting provider to only use the newest just because a couple providers he knows do. He specifically ordered a "Budget VPS" which is ultra high resources, at a very low price, provisioned on older hardware! Client also failed to read our Terms of Service, and accused of not telling him policies in advance, not listed TOS in advertisements, when he specifically agreed to them when he placed the order. Basically, he blamed us for his failures and lack of understanding. We tried to explain everything to him, and even come up with alternatives on different hardware, or even a deal on newer hardware at reasonable prices (just not budget rates...), but it went no where. We issued a refund when we found that we just couldn't work with him and better he moved along elsewhere. ;-( Unfortunately we cannot please every client, no matter what we try, and regardless of how good our services are. Obviously for every poor review out there, there are hundreds of happy clients that don't both to do reviews.

Response from SmartHost, LLCOct 26, 2022

Ignore. Was not ever an active client with our company. Fraudster that was just denied service activation from us. Florida billing address, based on NY order on the IP, and coming from Nigeria! Yea right....