I-Web Solutions, problems with maths?

[Raistlin]

I'm just looking at the I-web solutions site (want to register a domain name and take up one of their CF packages).

I think that either:

a) I'm reading something wrong

or

b) There's a problem with the maths on the site

Perhaps somebody could check the following for me:

Annual Cost = £10.69 GBP
Domain Registration Cost = £17.98 GBP Per 2 Years

Now, I make that:

Total Payable Now = £28.67 GBP
Total Recurring Annual = £10.69 GBP (payable Feb 2006) and then £28.67 GBP in Feb 2007 to cover the Annual Cost and the cost of renewing the domain.

But according to the I-Web site it's:

Total Payable Now = £28.67 GBP
Total Recurring Annual = £28.67 GBP

So it looks like at the end of the first year I have to pay another years hosting cost (fine) plus the cost of registering the domain for the next 2 years (even though I still have a year to run on the original registration? Not fine).

Can somebody have a look for me and see if I've missed something please?

http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/cfhosting.php

I'm going for CF Package 1 and getting I-Web to register a .co.uk domain for me.

Cheers.
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BTW - This isn't intended to be a blatent plug, honest

hi Raist

this is based on I-web regging a domain on your behalf - they charge for that, however regging a domain with a 3rd party & moving it to I-web is free

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

I'm just looking at the I-web solutions site (want to register a domain name and take up one of their CF packages).

I think that either:

a) I'm reading something wrong

or

b) There's a problem with the maths on the site

Perhaps somebody could check the following for me:

Annual Cost = £10.69 GBP
Domain Registration Cost = £17.98 GBP Per 2 Years

Now, I make that:

Total Payable Now = £28.67 GBP
Total Recurring Annual = £10.69 GBP (payable Feb 2006) and then £28.67 GBP in Feb 2007 to cover the Annual Cost and the cost of renewing the domain.

But according to the I-Web site it's:

Total Payable Now = £28.67 GBP
Total Recurring Annual = £28.67 GBP

So it looks like at the end of the first year I have to pay another years hosting cost (fine) plus the cost of registering the domain for the next 2 years (even though I still have a year to run on the original registration? Not fine).

Must be a bug somewhere, I'd let them know on I-Web's forums or something.
It might surprise you to learn that we are not I-Web, we only buy hosting from them so posting this on here is fairly pointless.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by homealone

hi Raist

this is based on I-web regging a domain on your behalf - they charge for that, however regging a domain with a 3rd party & moving it to I-web is free

I get that but the cost of £17.98 is "per 2 years", they appear to be charging for it annually.
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Originally Posted by Richard M

Must be a bug somewhere, I'd let them know on I-Web's forums or something.

Yeah, probably a good idea. I visited the forums earlier but it seemed a bit quiet there so (see my point below).....

Originally Posted by Richard M

It might surprise you to learn that we are not I-Web, we only buy hosting from them

Not suprised at all but I know that a fair few of the I-Web guys "hang out" in here so (see my point below).....

Originally Posted by Richard M

so posting this on here is fairly pointless.

My Point Below: I thought I might get a quicker response this way
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or at least that somebody would check my adding up and tell me I was being daft and point out the error of my ways

[Richard M]

Your maths seem correct to me but I've had a few beers now so I'm probably wrong.

and some domains insist on a per 24 months contract .........

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by homealone

and some domains insist on a per 24 months contract .........

Sorry, it's late, I don't see your point here.....

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Sorry, it's late, I don't see your point here.....

a co.uk purchase is for two years

[Raistlin]

Yep, I know that.

But, at the start of the hosting package the site is saying that I will pay the 17.98 to register the domain for two years.

Then it says that I will have to pay another 17.98 in one year's time.....

[willie]

It is a bug in the client software rest assured you will only be billed for the domain once then when it is up for renewal in 2 years you will be invoiced again

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Web Junkie

It is a bug in the client software rest assured you will only be billed for the domain once then when it is up for renewal in 2 years you will be invoiced again

Thanks a lot, I'll go and sign up this afternoon then

Cheers all.

Case closed

[Raistlin]

Ok, I've signed up with I-Web.

does anybody know how long it takes to actually register the domain name? It's a .co.uk if that makes any difference.

I would ask on their forum but, despite being a registered member, it won't let me post there (yes I have followed the activation process).

I have had an email telling me that I need to point the DNS for my domain name at their DNS but I don't see why I should need to do that if they're registering the domain. Did I miss a step?

[Richard M]

No, you just need to wait up to 48 hours to the domain to resolve on the world's DNS servers.
Until then, you can use the IP to upload stuff.

[KingPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Ok, I've signed up with I-Web.

does anybody know how long it takes to actually register the domain name? It's a .co.uk if that makes any difference.

I would ask on their forum but, despite being a registered member, it won't let me post there (yes I have followed the activation process).

I have had an email telling me that I need to point the DNS for my domain name at their DNS but I don't see why I should need to do that if they're registering the domain. Did I miss a step?

Hi,

Did you send a PM to one of the admins per the notice? However i have upgraded your forum account.

Your domain name can take anything upto 5 days, normally it takes about 24 hours, or at most 48, but the registrars do say anything upto 5 days. That notice is really a reminder, that should you have registered your domain elsewhere that it is still not pointing at our servers. You can dis-regard it to be honest.

If you have anymore issues, i would recommend you login to your members center and create a support ticket, whilst they are a friendly bunch over here, im sure it wont take too long to annoy them with I-Web support issues

[Raistlin]

I've connected to the IP address (using Filezilla) that I was given in my email and uploaded a file called index.htm to the root directory.

When I browse to the address on the server I can't see my index page, all I get is the standard I-Web page.

Any ideas?

To be honest, there are a whole load of folders in the root directory and I can't work out what is what. I can't even see an index page that controls the I-web page that is up there.
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Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

Hi,

Did you send a PM to one of the admins per the notice? However i have upgraded your forum account.

Your domain name can take anything upto 5 days, normally it takes about 24 hours, or at most 48, but the registrars do say anything upto 5 days. That notice is really a reminder, that should you have registered your domain elsewhere that it is still not pointing at our servers. You can dis-regard it to be honest.

If you have anymore issues, i would recommend you login to your members center and create a support ticket, whilst they are a friendly bunch over here, im sure it wont take too long to annoy them with I-Web support issues

Fair enough, can a passing Admin / Mod close this thread please?

Thanks KP, appreciate the help