Fraud
Don’t use Internet Solutions Fraud
Last week I had a terrible time dealing with a director from a company called Internet Solutions, based in Northern Queensland. These guys run the following companies:
- Yourhub
- Internetlounge
- Yourdomains
- Yourhosts
- Yourcity
I had this server colocated in a Brisbane data-centre with these guys, in exchange for offering my services to them at ungodly hours of the morning. I did this - and everything was fine for 15 months. Then, out of the blue, my server gets turned off. I panic trying to get this guy’s phone number, and when I finally do, he tells me he never knew about the arrangement (lie!) and will work out an arrangement for me to pay him monthly. This I could live with. What happens next should disturb you.
As you might know, the cost of colocation in Brisbane is about $150/month for a decent deal. This guy sends me a quote, saying he wants to charge me $1700/month PLUS backcharge me for 15 months at this rate. He ended up wanting to charge me $15000. That’s how much he would pay to run his whole ISP there!
I told him I couldn’t do that, and he held my server equipment at RANSOM. Meanwhile my clients were absolutely freaking out about how they couldn’t access their data and company records, and one threatened to sue the guy $125,000 a week that he held it at RANSOM.
After 2 days lawyers were involved, and he eventually surrendered the hardware. I had to quickly organise more colocation, which ended up being OK.
I hear he’s doing this to other people too.
Point of the story is, I recommend you think twice before using:
- Internet Solutions
- Yourhub
- Internetlounge
- Yourdomains
- Yourhosts
- Yourcity
~Shane