Comments on: My Distaste for Network Solutions http://michaelmerrell.com/2009/10/network-solutions-sucks/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed This website is devoted to web development and my technology opinions. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Merrell http://michaelmerrell.com/2009/10/network-solutions-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Michael Merrell Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:04 +0000 http://michaelmerrell.com/?p=158#comment-31 The only thing I ever use Network Solutions for is doing a whois look up. They seem to be the easiest to deal with when try to just find out information on who owns a domain or IP address. As far as brand recognition goes I feel that a lot of has to do with the amount of money they pump into advertising. I have another website I manage that has image ads on it with more ad space and they are constantly different Network Solutions Ads. A lot of web sites I visit regularly have them as well, I would hate to see how much money they are throwing at those advertisements. Of course the real statistic I wouldn't want to see is how many mis-informed consumers they are attracting. The only thing I ever use Network Solutions for is doing a whois look up. They seem to be the easiest to deal with when try to just find out information on who owns a domain or IP address.
As far as brand recognition goes I feel that a lot of has to do with the amount of money they pump into advertising. I have another website I manage that has image ads on it with more ad space and they are constantly different Network Solutions Ads. A lot of web sites I visit regularly have them as well, I would hate to see how much money they are throwing at those advertisements. Of course the real statistic I wouldn’t want to see is how many mis-informed consumers they are attracting.

]]> By: Ted Jardine http://michaelmerrell.com/2009/10/network-solutions-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Ted Jardine Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://michaelmerrell.com/?p=158#comment-30 Yep. The real crazy thing is that everytime you do *anything* with Network Solutions, you encounter multiple ways where they deliberately mislead you (love their notification emails) or lock your account because of some strange reason. I swore off Network Solutions years back when a friend was convinced in an email to get a multi-year renewal (@ $30/year) with Network Solutions because (the email stated) that it was expired. This despite the fact that a) it had never been registered with Network Solutions and b) was already registered for several years at Godaddy (@ <$10/year). I have no idea why they still have such brand recognition. And I have no idea how they're still in business. Yep. The real crazy thing is that everytime you do *anything* with Network Solutions, you encounter multiple ways where they deliberately mislead you (love their notification emails) or lock your account because of some strange reason.

I swore off Network Solutions years back when a friend was convinced in an email to get a multi-year renewal (@ $30/year) with Network Solutions because (the email stated) that it was expired. This despite the fact that a) it had never been registered with Network Solutions and b) was already registered for several years at Godaddy (@ <$10/year).

I have no idea why they still have such brand recognition. And I have no idea how they're still in business.

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