NTL webspace..let me in!!

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

Okay I finally got my website to work, using a ftp client - but as previously mentioned I'm not too happy about being directed to a webspace homepage that ends in my firstname.secondname. I've got nothing to hide, but, would you don't your personal details up there for the world to see.


I did phone Technical Support and they initially did try to change my NTL Webspace free homepage to something of my choosing, but it didn't work. In the end he gave up and said it didn't look like it was possible.

It should work

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

So it looks like http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/cfhosting.php is the next step for me.
I dont' mind paying £10 or so a year, and you seem to get much, much more with that package. Can you choose a domain name of your choice though, with i-websolutions?

I-Web are great

You can choose a domain name of your choice, although the cost is separate to the hosting.

You can either buy a domain name from somewhere like http://www.123reg.co.uk/, & point it towards I-Web's nameservers, or you can get the name via I-Web directly.


If you don't want to pay for a domain name, I believe I-Web also offer hosting where you simply have a sub-domain within i-web. I think Incognitas has that.

[stb-bug]

Hi im back. Ive still got the same problem as before. My webspace wont let me in with the password i am using.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by stb-bug

Hi im back. Ive still got the same problem as before. My webspace wont let me in with the password i am using.

Did you contact monkeybreath?

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...1&postcount=44

[stb-bug]

yeah but i still have the same problem as before

[Pea-Pod]

Originally Posted by Matt D

It should work




I-Web are great

You can choose a domain name of your choice, although the cost is separate to the hosting.

You can either buy a domain name from somewhere like http://www.123reg.co.uk/, & point it towards I-Web's nameservers, or you can get the name via I-Web directly.


If you don't want to pay for a domain name, I believe I-Web also offer hosting where you simply have a sub-domain within i-web. I think Incognitas has that.

I have paid for a domain name from 123reg and have been invoiced for this, just checked and it has an holding page. So I now thought about signing up with I-Web-Solutions to take advantage of Cable Forum member discounts, however when I go to order I notice that the page where you enter your personal details and credit card details is not encrypted with SSL. i.e. it doesn't have padlock at the bottom of the screen and when I right click properties it says it's not encrypted. Am I being over cautious, but I thought that any page were you have to enter your personal details and Credit Card number should be SSL???

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

I have paid for a domain name from 123reg and have been invoiced for this, just checked and it has an holding page. So I now thought about signing up with I-Web-Solutions to take advantage of Cable Forum member discounts, however when I go to order I notice that the page where you enter your personal details and credit card details is not encrypted with SSL. i.e. it doesn't have padlock at the bottom of the screen and when I right click properties it says it's not encrypted. Am I being over cautious, but I thought that any page were you have to enter your personal details and Credit Card number should be SSL???

when I paid for my hosting account with I-Web, it was via Pay-Pal and was definitely SSL encrypted - I wonder whether it might be to do with the problems that Pay-Pal have been having, rather than I-Web, themselves?

- you did the right thing by not risking your details, without being sure they were safe, though

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

I have paid for a domain name from 123reg and have been invoiced for this, just checked and it has an holding page. So I now thought about signing up with I-Web-Solutions to take advantage of Cable Forum member discounts, however when I go to order I notice that the page where you enter your personal details and credit card details is not encrypted with SSL. i.e. it doesn't have padlock at the bottom of the screen and when I right click properties it says it's not encrypted. Am I being over cautious, but I thought that any page were you have to enter your personal details and Credit Card number should be SSL???

iweb don't take credit cards, paypal or cheque? Most websites don't go secure until you have got to the input card details page (which I web don't have!).

[trebor]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

iweb don't take credit cards, paypal or cheque? Most websites don't go secure until you have got to the input card details page (which I web don't have!).

That doesn't make them sound like a company you should use.
It makes them sound like the nigerian scammers "send us your bank account number and we will give you money"
I would not deal with any company online that does take credit cards or paypal, it is the only way you have any sort of insurance when buying online.

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by trebor

That doesn't make them sound like a company you should use.
It makes them sound like the nigerian scammers "send us your bank account number and we will give you money"
I would not deal with any company online that does take credit cards or paypal, it is the only way you have any sort of insurance when buying online.

urm.... i-web do take paypal....

and with regards to SMharman's comments.... you can use Paypal to pay with a credit card.

I have 4 domains hosted with i-web and have had excellent service

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by trebor

That doesn't make them sound like a company you should use.
It makes them sound like the nigerian scammers "send us your bank account number and we will give you money"
I would not deal with any company online that does take credit cards or paypal, it is the only way you have any sort of insurance when buying online.

I wrote that badly didn't I. It should have said...

Originally Posted by SMHarman should have said if he had read his post properly

iweb don't take credit cards; but paypal or cheque instead. Most websites don't go secure until you have got to the input card details page (which I web don't have!).

Iweb don't take credit cards. They take pay pal or cheque, both are done offline of the initial order capture transaction. The capture transaction creates an electronic invoice which you settle by mailing in a cheque or by sending a paypal payment to them. Whenever you send a cheque to someone you are sending your bank account details to them. This does not make cheques insecure. Signing a DD mandate to a company you were unsure of (some think this of NTL) would open your account to them, but to get DD collection authority you need to be vetted by the bank doing the processing so are going to be legit.

So if you want to pay by credit card you will be handing your cc details over to paypal not iweb.

I've 3 sites hosted and about 15 domains (pointed to) them, they've been great and respond to support tickets promptly too. Reliable email with spam trapping too.

So they do take paypal, i've never used the PP option but sent in cheques. TBH i can afford to take the £9.95 hit if I get scammed. They are distance selling compliant and their website has full contact details etc. I've sent them three cheques so far, and had no problems.

Remeber it's this .co.uk not one of the many similarly named competitors/site developers.
http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/

[Pea-Pod]

Just an update I did get a little confused, indeed you are correct; i-web took my paypal payment and promptly invoiced me for this.

I was probably getting a little paranoid when I went to that personal details page sign-up and it wasn't encrypted, you never know who could be lurking out there looking at what your looking at

Anyway I am now signed up with i-web and and took advantage of the discount deal for Cable Forum members.

So NTL Webspace was no good to me, because I could not choose my individual and unique domain name.

P.S. Is it easy to get i-web who now host my website to point to my 123reg domain name???

[SMHarman]

Sent you a PM.

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

P.S. Is it easy to get i-web who now host my website to point to my 123reg domain name???

It is indeed.... logon to your account with 123reg and change the name servers (dns servers) to the ones that i-web supplied you. nb it may take upto 48 hours for the domain name to resolve to your iweb hosting.

[Pea-Pod]

Thanks again guys, I've now done this.

Originally Posted by Pea-Pod

Thanks again guys, I've now done this.

how are you getting on?